When Halloween comes each year, astronauts aboard the International Space Station also take part in the occasion by dressing up as various characters. NASA also celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Expedition 1's historic launch over the weekend.
The crew members of Expedition 1 reached the ISS on Nov. 2, 2000, thus becoming the first residents of the space station.
NASA and SpaceX will launch the Crew-1 mission on Nov. 14 and will hold a teleconference to discuss the details of the launch Wednesday. The agency will also be sharing the results of the recent testing conducted on the Falcon 9 Merlin engines.
NASA can confirm there's accessible water on the moon that was previously unknown.
The International Space Station has long been criticized for its expense and the value of its operations
The suspected air leak has now been patched, albeit using temporarily.
As the 20th anniversary of the International Space Station having continued human presence approaches, NASA astronaut Drew Morgan shared his experiences of living in the space station in a video posted Thursday.
Three new crew members boarded the International Space Station today at 7:07 a.m. EDT, where they are expected to stay for the next six months.
The launch set a record for the fastest trip to the space station, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said.
New crew reaches ISS in record time
Russia shuns US lunar program, as space cooperation under threat
Although launching as Expedition 63, the three astronauts launching this week will be Expedition 64 members.
NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore will replace him as the commander of next year's Boeing Crew Flight Test to the ISS.
Northrop Grumman is set to launch its Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the ISS on October 1, 2020 at 9:38 pm EDT. Loaded with research, hardware, and other needs, Cygnus has been performing resupply missions to the ISS since 2014.
The air leak was first detected in September 2019.
The very first astronaut to cast a vote from space was NASA's David Wolf, who did so from the Russian Space Station in 1997.
The radishes and new toilet will help inform future missions.
ISS moves to avoid space debris
The reality series titled "Space Hero" will soon launch a worldwide hunt for people with a keen interest in space exploration.
For the study, some of the mice sent to the International Space Station were genetically altered to have twice the average muscle mass.
The dark reds on the ECOSTRESS data indicates the extreme temperatures around Death Valley National Park.
The crew members of the ISS were relocated to the Russian segment of the station after a new air leak was detected.