Three Chinese astronauts currently aboard the Tiangong space station have been forced to delay their return to Earth after their spacecraft was reportedly struck by a piece of space debris. The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) confirmed on…
Three Chinese taikonauts — Wang Jie, Chen Zhongrui and Chen Dong — will be extending their stay aboard China's Tiangong space station after their return capsule was struck by a presumed piece of orbital debris on Wednesday.
China’s Shenzhou-20 crew is not returning to Earth as scheduled, due to a possible impact from space debris. The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced the decision, with an impact analysis and risk assessment now being done. The trio…
China recently achieved a significant milestone in space when astronauts aboard the Chinese space station, Tiangong, prepared a full meal. The six crew members—from the outgoing Shenzhou-20 mission and the incoming Shenzhou-21…
Aboard China's space station, astronauts have begun using a new hot air oven delivered by Shenzhou XXI to prepare freshly baked dishes, including chicken wings and steaks, as shown in a recent video from orbit.
The International Space Station has been around for decades housing astronauts in space, but have you wondered how big it is? Here's the actual size of the ISS.
A Pakistani astronaut will fly to China's Tiangong space station for a short visit, marking the start of international participation in China's human spaceflight program.
When the International Space Station plunges to its fiery doom in 2030 its loss to science will be incalculable, even if it remains an open question as to whether its successes matched humanity's ambitions for it.
In May, Roscosmos and the China National Space Administration signed a memorandum on building a power station for the International Lunar Research Station
On Nov. 2, 2000, the Soyuz TM-31 spacecraft docked with the Zvezda module of the International Space Station. On board were Roscosmos cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev and NASA
Over the past 25 years, the International Space Station has hosted 280 people from 23 countries. Jericka Duncan speaks with former astronauts about their time living 250 miles above Earth.