Although it's more challenging to observe than theInternational Space Station(ISS), the Chinese space station, officially known as Tiangong, can be seen from Earth's surface. Tiangong, which means "Heavenly Palace" in Mandarin , appears fainter than the ISS because the Chinese space statio...
TheInternational Space Station(ISS) is a multi-nation laboratory, orbiting 248 miles (400 kilometers) above our heads. It perhaps comes as no surprise that it's easy to see and track the ISS fromEarth. We can see the ISS from Earth because the colossal structure reflects sunlight, appearing...
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Building the International Space Station (ISS) is much like building a toy using a child's LEGO or K'nex building block set. But whereas those playthings tend to be small in scale, the ISS contains thousands and thousands of parts [source: Hollingham]. Some of the major components are li...
NASA just inflated an extra room to the Space Station — see how they did itZach Wasser
The Crew-8 launch will carry NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, to the ISS about 250 miles above Earth. This is Barratt’s third space mission, while the other three are heading to orbit for the first tim...
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Cameras will track the rocket as it blasts off from the launchpad, powering the Crew Dragon capsule toward the ISS. The coverage will also include the return of the rocket’s first stage for an upright landing so that it can be used again in another mission. ...
Minutes later, mission control confirmed the successful completion of the docking sequence and welcomed Hurley and Behnken aboard the ISS. SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule docks with the International Space Station. Credit: NASA "It's been a real honor to be just a small part of this nine ...
The damage, which upon closer inspection was found to be two tears — a 2.5 foot rip and another about one-third the size — was a serious concern. The ISS was already at a power handicap as a faulty joint was preventing one set of its arrays from rotating to track the Sun. Now, ...