INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

The astronauts were working to complete construction of the Tiangong station — part of official Chinese plans for a permanent human presence in orbit.

Three Chinese astronauts landed in a northern desert on Sunday after six months working to complete construction of the Tiangong station, a symbol of the country’s ambitious space program, state TV reported. A capsule carrying commander Chen Dong and astronauts Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe touched down at a landing site in the Gobi Desert in northern China at approximately 8:10 p.m. (1210 GMT), China Central Television reported. Prior to departure, they overlapped for almost five days with three colleagues who arrived Wednesday on the Shenzhou-15 mission for their own six-month stay, marking the first time China had six astronauts in space at the same time.

NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio helped augment and restore power to the International Space Station during a seven-hour spacewalk on Saturday (Dec. 3).

Two NASA astronauts will conduct a spacewalk Saturday (Dec. 3) to install new solar arrays on the International Space Station, and you can watch it live.

Final preparations are being made to send a new three-person crew to China’s space station as it nears completion amid intensifying competition with the United States

SpaceX on Saturday launched its 26th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. The launch, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, was delivering supplies, science investigations and equipment. (Nov. 26)

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft launched science and solar arrays to the International Space Station on Saturday.

SpaceX's next cargo launch to the International Space Station (ISS) has been pushed back a day, to Tuesday (Nov. 22).

Two parts of the Russian side of the International Space Station are a step closer to being relocated, thanks to work done by spacewalking cosmonauts on Nov. 17.

Two cosmonauts will venture outside the International Space Station for a seven-hour spacewalk today (Nov. 17) at 9:20 a.m. ET, and you can watch the action live.

NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio completed the first in a series of three spacewalks to continue upgrading the power supply for the International Space Station.

Two NASA astronauts will float outside the International Space Station today to prepare the orbiting lab for new solar wings and you can watch it live online.

Most of us get to see a rocket launch up close just one or twice in our lives, if ever, so capturing the moment in detail is a high priority. Here's how you can do it.

Now you can dress like an astronaut, or at least your feet can, with limited edition socks of the Osom Brand style used by Doug Hurley on the International Space Station.

Tropical Storm Nicole has pushed the liftoff of SpaceX's next cargo mission to the International Space Station back by three days.

A Northrop Grumman capsule has delivered several tons of supplies to the International Space Station, despite a jammed solar panel. (Nov. 9)

A Northrop Grumman capsule has delivered several tons of supplies to the International Space Station despite a jammed solar panel.

Cygnus craft is scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station early Wednesday (Nov. 9) despite being unable to deploy one of its two solar arrays.

NASA astronaut Josh Cassada voted in the U.S. midterms from a bunk bed on the International Space Station, joining a group people who cast their ballots from orbit.

Scientists have sent a batch of seeds to the International Space Station to create new strains of agricultural plants resistant to climate change.

Skywatcher Alexander Krivenyshev captured stunning shots of the Antares rocket shining brightly above New York City's famous skyline early Monday morning (Nov. 7).

The private Cygnus cargo ship has managed to unfurl just one of its two solar arrays, but the freighter may still be able to reach the ISS on Wednesday as planned.

A newly launched cargo capsule has run into trouble with a solar panel after liftoff.

A Northrop Grumman cargo capsule ran into trouble with a solar panel after Monday's liftoff to the International Space Station. Only one of the two solar panels on the Cygnus capsule opened successfully following the predawn liftoff from Virginia. It's dubbed the S.S. Sally Ride after the first American woman in space who died a decade ago.

Along with needed equipment, the Cygnus cargo ship is carrying "much-deserved treats" for the station crew.

The first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi has been pushed back by two additional months, to April 2023.

NASA and Axiom Space added two Saudi astronauts to the Ax-2 mission roster after previous crew announcements of a NASA astronaut and a motorsports racing driver.

A Japanese astronaut briefly doubled as catcher as NASA astronauts celebrated their hometown Houston Astros meeting the Philadelphia Phillies in the end-of-season series.

A new crowdsourcing science project called "Spritacular" is asking skywatchers to use their digital cameras to try to capture images of unusual electrical discharges above thunderstorms.

Newly released images from the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam are giving scientists details about the early universe. The photos show galaxies bending light.

A piece of what used to be a Russian satellite was coming uncomfortably close to the International Space Station. Space junk is a growing problem and has major implications for satellite services.

A cargo ship attached to the International Space Station fired its thrusters for five minutes Monday night (Oct. 24) to dodge a fragment of the destroyed Russian satellite Cosmos 1408.

Russia will launch a robotic cargo spacecraft toward the International Space Station tonight (Oct. 25), and you can watch the action live.

Newly returned International Space Station astronauts say they were impressed with their quarters, but new tech and design thinking could push new commercial stations even further.

Auroras set off spectacular light shows in the night sky, but they are also illuminating another reason the ozone layer is being eaten away.

NASA has approved spacewalks outside the space station again, after finding that hardware issues didn't cause the buildup of water in an astronaut's helmet this past March.

After three missions in space, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev has run into difficulty on Earth.

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev just landed from a six-month International Space Station stay last month.

An astronaut onboard the ISS recently captured a peculiar image of Earth with two unrelated blue blobs of light shining in the planet's atmosphere.

New maps of the chemical composition of dust based on measurements taken from the International Space Station will help scientists understand which types of minerals contribute to climate change.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft skimmed Earth's atmosphere early Saturday morning, flying lower than the International Space Station. The mission launched exactly a year ago.

The International Space Station experiment is a small step towards testing this tech for lunar exploration for the Artemis program, proponents say.

NASA's Lucy asteroid mission is celebrating the first anniversary of its launch from Earth by zipping closer to the planet than the International Space Station's orbit.

The first mission for SpaceX's newest Dragon crew capsule could hardly have gone more smoothly.

Their mission ended Friday with a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida. SpaceX delivered their replacements to the International Space Station last week.

SpaceX's Crew-4 mission returned from a 5.5-month mission at the International Space Station Friday (Oct. 14) at 4:55 p.m. EDT (2055 GMT).

Four astronauts are back on Earth after spending almost six months at the International Space Station.

Astronauts with NASA and SpaceX returned to Earth on Friday, landing in the ocean off Florida's coast.

With the Crew Dragon's departure, NASA completes a complex sequence of flights to replace the station's seven-member crew.

SpaceX is set to return its fourth operational crew mission from the International Space Station on Friday.

SpaceX and NASA called off plans for Crew-4 astronauts to undock their Dragon capsule and return to Earth on Oct. 13 due to weather concerns.

Expedition 68 commander Samantha Cristoforetti thanked her crew of 10 for the 'short but intense' International Space Station rotation she oversaw for the past 2 weeks.

The first person to pay his way into space has now bought two tickets to the moon. Dennis Tito revealed that he and his wife have reserved seats on a SpaceX Starship circumlunar flight.

As landing on Earth draws near, a potential moonwalker said International Space Station research 'will enable us to go further into the solar system.'

SpaceX has delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station for NASA, including the first Russian to launch from the U.S. in 20 years.

A Russian cosmonaut has rocketed from the U.S. for the first time in 20 years, catching a ride with SpaceX.

The International Space Station is welcoming three new residents following a smooth Russian launch.

A Russian spacewalk has been cut short because of a bad battery in a cosmonaut's suit.

The head of Russia’s space agency says the country has not set a date for pulling out of the International Space Station, noting that it would only do that after it puts its own space station in orbit.

Russia's space chief says the country will opt out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost.

Boeing's astronaut taxi has returned to Earth from the International Space Station, completing a repeat test flight with a mannequin on board.

Boeing's astronaut capsule has arrived at the International Space Station in a critical repeat test flight.

Local 10 News viewers sent in photos and video of the remnants of the SpaceX launch that were spotted Friday morning from Boca Raton to Oakland Park.

SpaceX has returned four astronauts from the International Space Station with a midnight splashdown off the Florida coast.

SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires.

The head of Russia’s space program says the future of the International Space Station hangs in the balance after the United States, the European Union and Canadian space agencies missed a deadline to meet Russian demands for lifting sanctions on Russian enterprises and hardware.

When three Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station wearing yellow flight suits with blue accents, some saw a message in them wearing the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

A trio of Russian cosmonauts have arrived at the International Space Station wearing yellow and blue flight suits similar to the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Friday played down recent comments by the head of Russia’s space agency that the United States would have to use broomsticks to fly to space after Russia said it would stop supplying rocket engines to U.S. companies.

The former head of the National Space Council tells The Associated Press that tensions over eastern Ukraine should not have a significant impact on the International Space Station or U.S.-Russia cooperation in space.

A Japanese space tourist says he felt his 12-day mission to the International Space Station was too short and he would love to stay a week more.

SpaceX has launched a load of Christmas gifts and supplies to the International Space Station.

A Japanese space tourist has rebuffed criticism from those who questioned his decision to pay a fortune for a trip to the International Space Station, saying the “amazing” experience was worth it.

A Japanese billionaire and his producer rocketed to space on Wednesday and reached the International Space Station several hours later.

Spacewalking astronauts have replaced a broken antenna outside the International Space Station after getting NASA's all-clear for orbiting debris.

NASA has called off a spacewalk because of menacing space junk.

A Russian cargo craft carrying a new docking module has successfully hooked up with the International Space Station after a two-day space journey.

NASA says the International Space Station remains at increased risk from orbiting debris following this week's Russian weapons test.

Russian officials are rejecting accusations that they endangered astronauts aboard the International Space Station by conducting a weapons test that created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk.

U.S. officials say a Russian weapons test created the space junk now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts has pulled up at the International Space Station, their new home until spring.

Wang Yaping has become the first Chinese woman to conduct a spacewalk as part of a six-month mission to the country's space station.

High wind off the Florida coast has prompted SpaceX to delay the return of four space station astronauts.

The astronauts who will depart the International Space Station on Sunday will be stuck using diapers on the way home.

Bezos’ company Blue Origin will team up with several countries to build an outpost to eventually replace the International Space Station.

A Russian actor and a film director who spent 12 days in orbit to make the world’s first movie in space say they were so thrilled with their experience on the International Space Station that they felt sorry to leave.

A forthcoming flight to space by a Japanese billionaire will let the public have a closer look at life on board the International Spacer Station.

A Russian actor and a film director have rocketed into space to make the world’s first movie in orbit.

Smoke alarms went off at the Russian segment of the International Space Station in the early hours of Thursday, and the crew reported noticing smoke and the smell of burnt plastic.

A NASA astronaut says he pulled out of a spacewalk this week because of a pinched nerve in his neck.

NASA is delaying a spacewalk at the International Space Station this week because of an undisclosed medical issue involving one of its astronauts.

Northrop Grumman is making another supply run to the International Space Station.

A Russian space official says engineers will need to analyze whether a glitch that caused the International Space Station to spin out of its normal orientation could have any impact on the orbiting outpost's systems.

A Russian space official has blamed a software problem on a newly docked science lab that briefly knocked the International Space Station out of position.

A problem with a newly docked Russian science lab briefly knocked the International Space Station out of position.

Russia has successfully launched a long-delayed lab module for the International Space Station.

Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson's companies both will take tourists to the edge of space.

An uncrewed Russian cargo ship has blasted off on a mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.

Astronauts have finished unfurling a new pair of solar panels outside the International Space Station.

NASA is teaming up with the maker of Tide to figure out how to do laundry in space.