ISS commander celebrates ‘gigantic’ SpaceX launch as ‘step toward future’ of American space travel

International Space Station Commander Chris Cassidy has spoken out about the significance of NASA‘s upcoming space flight, which will be the first launched from US soil since the space shuttle program ended. ‘It’s a gigantic deal,’ says Cassidy during a live interview from space as he spoke about the Wednesday launch that will bring astronauts Bob … Read more

SpaceX creates a simulator that lets you play at being an astronaut manually docking with the ISS 

SpaceX have created a Crew Dragon simulator that lets you play at being an astronaut and practise manually docking with the International Space Station. The free-to-play browser based tool presents users with a digital copy of the real-life controls astronauts would use if they needed to manually dock with the ISS.  The real Crew Dragon … Read more

Houston we have a slime blob! Astronauts release Nickelodeons’ iconic green slime on the ISS

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have received a range of items to test in microgravity, but the most bizarre may be a package of green slime. Nickelodeon, a children’s television network, launched its iconic green slime to the craft last year and recently shared footage of the crew releasing it inside. The astronauts played … Read more

NASA and SpaceX set May 27 to send astronauts to the ISS on an American rocket since 2011

NASA and SpaceX target May 27 to send astronauts to the ISS aboard an American rocket the first time in nearly a decade NASA and SpaceX will launch two astronauts aboard an American rocket May 27 This will be the first mission to leave from US to the ISS since 2011  The crew will board … Read more

ISS appears as a speck as it transits in front of the Sun

Incredible high-definition snaps show the International Space Station as a tiny speck as it passes in front of the Sun. The ISS, which is the largest object ever put into space by humanity at 357 feet long, looks like a fly as it zooms in front of the perfectly round orange star.  The images were … Read more