Why Is the ISS Being Retired? Since the first segment of the ISS—Zarya—was launched into orbit by a Proton rocket in 1998, it ...

After several years of lab-testing ideas for orbital manufacturing technology, the US Department of Defense's research arm ...

On Feb. 8, 2010, space shuttle Endeavour began its 24th trip into space, on the 20A assembly mission to the International ...

Houston, United States - NASA astronauts Sunny Williams and Butch Wilmore completed a crucial spacewalk last week, marking their contributions to keeping the International Space Station (ISS) running ...

Suni Williams conducted a record-breaking spacewalk outside the ISS. An amateur astrophotographer photographed her from Earth ...

For Williams, it was her ninth spacewalk, during which she set a new record for the most EVA time by a woman, surpassing the previous record of 60 hours and 21 minutes set by Peggy Whitson in 2017.

Significance: First time NASA astronauts attempted to collect microbial samples from the exterior of the ISS to check for life in the vacuum of space. Findings: The collection of microbial samples ...

NASA astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams, one of the two astronauts on an unintentionally extended stay aboard the International Space Station, now holds the record for total spacewalk time by a ...

during which Williams worked outside the ISS to maintain its hardware and collect surface material samples from the Destiny laboratory and Quest airlock for analysis. Also Read: Donald Trump asks ...

The spacewalk, starting at 8 am Eastern Standard Time, involved maintenance of ISS hardware and the collection of surface samples from the Destiny laboratory and Quest airlock to study microorganisms ...