French astronauts set for 2027 voyages to ISS and first commercial space station
Two French astronauts are to blast into space next year, one of whom will stay on board the…
China launches ‘human artificial embryos’ to space in bid to see whether reproduction is possible off-world
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Lai Ka-ying is Hong Kong’s first astronaut. Her mentor saw her talent years ago
If you are working on a space station orbiting hundreds of kilometres above Earth, the woman set to…
Axiom, then Vast. Now, 3rd company to send private astronauts to ISS
The International Space Station is increasingly becoming a place where not only government astronauts affiliated with space agencies…
UAE doubles down on moon exploration: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre refuses to step back despite NASA’s U-turn on Lunar Gateway
UAE Reaffirms Space Ambitions After NASA’s Lunar Pivot As the global space race enters a decisive new phase,…
Rethinking The Microbial Future of Space Travel
Biofilms, shown here, are structured communities of microorganisms that could be important to space exploration. — University of…
Vast Takes a Giant Leap Towards Building a Private Space Station
In the race to build a new space station to replace the aging International Space Station (ISS), two…
NASA boss blasts Boeing and agency over bungled test flight that left astronauts stranded on space station
A botched Boeing mission that left two astronauts stranded in orbit on the International Space Station for nine…
Scientists use microbes on ISS to extract valuable metals from meteorites
A meteorite chip sat in a small container, bathed in liquid, while the International Space Station floated overhead.…
A SpaceX Dragon capsule just nudged the ISS to a record altitude
The International Space Station (ISS) is now orbiting Earth at a record altitude of 262 miles (422 km).…
Emergencies, Unlucky Space Shuttles and Space 2026
Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham are joined by member of the first crew to fix a…
Russia patents a modular spacecraft designed to create artificial gravity
Human spaceflight is once again confronting a familiar problem: how to protect astronauts during long missions far beyond…