NASA says their astronauts don't have access to the popular smartphone app.
The new Soyuz MS spacecraft will carry a crew of Russian, American and Japanese astronauts to the $100 billion orbiting laboratory.
The prototype habitat being tested in orbit could provide living quarters one day for crews going to Mars.
The spacecraft will be permanently docked at the International Space Station.
Bigelow Aerospace developed an inflatable structure that could be useful for missions to Mars.
Elon Musk's spaceflight company has had three successful launches since the June 2015 crash.
Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft will perform double-duty as a cargo delivery vehicle and scientific investigation.
NASA and Microsoft launched Project Sidekick to the International Space Station in December 2015.
The astronaut's year-long expedition paves the way for a future manned mission to Mars.
A lunar station could be used as a jumping-off point for longer missions to Mars.
From the more than 18,300 that applied, only eight to 14 individuals will be chosen for training.
NASA's administrator said President Obama’s budget “keeps us on a strong and strategic course of achievable goals.”
The contracts for SpaceX and Orbital ATK were set to expire in 2016, but NASA ordered additional missions for the two companies.
The manmade junk that orbits Earth is said to pose a serious risk to spacecraft and satellites, including the International Space Station.
The functions and responsibilities of the agency will now be transferred to the Roscosmos state corporation, which was established earlier this year.
The extravehicular activity was necessary ahead of the arrival of the Progress spacecraft.
The space agency received $800 million more than what President Barack Obama requested.
The U.K. is getting serious about pursuing its own private space industry.
Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft successfully launched from Florida Sunday.
Sunday afternoon's launch marks the first shipment to the International Space Station from the United States in months.
Friday's launch will be the first for Orbital ATK since a 2014 launch failure.
The Cygnus spacecraft has been named the "S.S. Deke Slayton II" for the mission.