International Space Station dodges 2nd piece of space junk in 6 days
A Russian Progress freighter docked to the ISS fired its thrusters Monday (Nov. 25) to dodge a piece of debris, the second such evasive maneuver for the orbiting lab in less than a week.
‘Unexpected odor’ reported at the International Space Station
There was brief cause for concern at the ISS recently when crew there reported an unexpected odor coming from Russia's recently docked Progress spacecraft.
Astronauts had to shut down a Russian space station module due to ‘unusual odor’ from spacecraft
A Russian segment of the International Space Station was locked down this weekend after cosmonauts found an “unusual odor” emanating from a visiting cargo capsule, NASA said.
‘Unexpected’ Smell On Space Station Causes Hiccup In Cargo Delivery
A mysterious odor and "small droplets" greeted cosmonauts on the ISS when they opened the hatch to a newly arrived cargo spacecraft. NASA thinks it knows what happened.
Astronauts on the International Space Station share their Thanksgiving plans
Astronauts at the International Space Station sent their Thanksgiving plans down to earth. (AP produced by Javier Arciga)
International Space Station forced to maneuver out of way of approaching space debris
A Russian cargo ship docked at the space station fired its thrusters for five minutes Tuesday to move the ISS out of the way of an inbound object.
Space Station Astronauts Complain of Horrible Smell After Russian Capsule Docks
As if they need any more problems, the astronauts on board the International Space Station now have a new noxious odor to deal with. In a statement posted on X-formerly-Twitter, NASA's ISS account noted that when the Russians' Poisk module docked with the rest of the space station,
Russian cargo incident sparks concern on International Space Station
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) faced an unusual incident. Upon opening the Russian cargo spacecraft Progress 90, Russian cosmonauts detected an intense and unpleasant smell. The situation caused concern aboard the station and required immediate action.
International Space Station forced in to evasive action with space junk flying directly for it
The International Space Station has been forced to take urgent evasive action to avoid a huge piece of space junk that could have ripped through it if contact had been made,
International Space Station fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space debris
That number has gone up since — the ISS dodged space junk twice in a week-long stretch in March 2023, for example — and it will continue to rise as low Earth orbit gets more and more crowded with satellites and pieces of debris, such as defunct rocket stages.
International Space Station Is Leaking Over 3 Pounds Of Air Per Day And No One Can Agree On Why
With bilateral relations being at their worst since the 1980s and the station’s planned death in sight, persistent air leaks onboard are steadily escalating tensions between NASA and Roscosmos. The American space agency aired its concerns in public during an ISS Advisory Committee last week.
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Can NASA keep Space Station afloat until 2030? Inspector General raises safety questions.
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Space station developers weigh in on NASA’s continuous presence rethink
Commercial space station developers are questioning whether NASA’s reconsideration of continuous human presence in low Earth orbit risks holding back International Space Station alternatives.