International Space Station (ISS)

Congress has authorized ISS operations through 2030.

Financing issues are delaying development of a new Russian space station in low Earth orbit.

Gitai’s 1.5-m-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2) has successfully passed all NASA safety reviews for its planned International Space Station external demonstration.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The capsule touched down at 7:17 a.m. EDT, about 90 mi. southeast of Dzhezkazgan, and was met within minutes by recovery team members.

The agency plans to make a single award for a U.S. Deorbit Vehicle on April 18, 2024, a solicitation posted on NASA's procurement website shows.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio will pass the one-year mark in space on Sept. 21. His return to Earth is set for Sept. 27.

Russia’s Soyuz MS-24 crew capsule autonomously docked to the International Space Station on Sept. 15.

NASA is working with at least six companies interested in operating orbital outposts.

The previous record was set by fellow NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei.

The four crewmembers plan to spend up to 14 days aboard the orbital lab.

Three of NASA’s four Crew-6 astronauts who recently returned from the International Space Station expressed satisfaction with their contributions.

The program, known as Silent Barker, consists of at least two launches, each with multiple payloads.

Three women astronaut candidates from 1978 observed the milestone and encouraged those from all backgrounds to follow their dreams.

The crew splashed down in darkness at 12:17 a.m. EDT and were joined 30 min. later by a SpaceX recovery vessel with NASA staffers and medical personnel.

NASA’s Crew-6 mission astronauts and cosmonaut are set to splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean waters off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla., ending a 186-day mission.

The timeline for the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft to return from the International Space Station has been revised.

The launch will take place aboard the next SpaceX commercial resupply mission.

Designated Progress 85 by NASA, the Russian space freighter MS-24 linked to the aft port of the ISS Russian segment's Zvezda service module at 11:45 p.m. EDT.

With their six-month, four-person SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the ISS drawing to a close, two of the U.S. flyers praised their NASA crewmate Frank Rubio.

Russia’s Progress MS-24 resupply mission was on course to reach the seven-person International Space Station late Aug. 24.

Russia’s Progress MS-22 resupply mission capsule has departed the International Space Station filled with trash.

Saudi Arabian investor Aljazira Capital is supporting Axiom Space as the company works to develop a future commercial space station.

Space freighter module forms the basis for multiple future missions.

The Cygnus resupply capsule fired its delta velocity thruster early Aug. 11 to raise the International Space Station’s orbit.