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SpaceX's Dragon CRS-23 cargo ship is seen with a bright blue Earth as a backdrop by a camera on the International Space Station during its docking approach on Aug. 30, 2021.

SpaceX's Dragon docks at ISS in time for astronaut's birthday

By Mike Wall published

The robotic Dragon capsule delivered about 4,800 lbs. (2,200 kilograms) of supplies and scientific gear to the orbiting lab.

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Image shows the Russian-built module Zarya (top) being aligned to attach to the U.S. module Unity in 1998

New cracks found on International Space Station

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Officials have not reported if the new cracks are causing any air leaks.

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Images captured by European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet on July 26, 2021, show a Russian Progress capsule tugging the retired Pirs module to burn up in Earth's atmosphere.

Astronaut watches Russian space station module fall from space in fiery demise (photos)

By Meghan Bartels published

On Monday (July 26), astronauts said goodbye to a cornerstone of the International Space Station and captured stunning images of the compartment burning up in Earth's atmosphere.

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The Proton M rocket with the Russian Nauka module aboard blasting off Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Russia launches huge Nauka science module to space station after years of delays

By Tereza Pultarova published

Russia has launched its decades delayed Nauka module to the International Space Station, which will represent the largest addition to Russia’s segment of the orbital outpost in years.

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Tardigrades are nearly indestructible creatures that have been found in the most inhospitable places on Earth.

These tiny indestructible tardigrades will reveal how to survive in extremes of space

By Elizabeth Howell published

Indestructible tardigrades will be subject to a series of experiments at the International Space Station to reveal how they survive in extreme environments.

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The sperm that was preserved up in space for years was injected into oocytes using a method called intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

Frozen mouse sperm that spent 6 years in orbit used to conceive 8 healthy ‘space pups’

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Long-term storage on the International Space Station didn't cause DNA damage to freeze-dried mouse sperm.

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The International Space Station.

Russia threatens to leave International Space Station program over US sanctions: reports

By Elizabeth Howell published

Russia's space chief is threatening to leave the International Space Station program in 2025 unless the United States lifts sanctions against the Russian space sector.

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These images from NASA and the Canadian Space Agency show the location of a space debris strike on the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robot arm spotted on May 12, 2021 and released on May 28.

International space station hit by orbital debris in 'lucky strike' (video)

By Elizabeth Howell published

A piece of space junk smacked into the robotic arm on the International Space Station, but near-term operations should not be affected.

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A man models an astronaut undergarment — known as a Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment — that was designed for the Space Shuttle/International Space Station Extravehicular Mobility Unit, photographed in 1994.

Astronauts may finally start cleaning their space underwear (with microbes)

By Mindy Weisberger published

Bacterial compounds could provide antimicrobial protection in undergarments shared by astronauts during spacewalks.

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China's space station core module 'Tianhe' flies over the Bell Tower on May 2, 2021 in Beijing, China.

You can see the International Space Station (and China's Tianhe, too) in the night sky this weekend

By Joe Rao published

You can see two space stations in the night sky this weekend, China's Tianhe and the International Space Station.

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