The deorbit vehicle effectively needs to complete its mission within about 18 months of launch, she told reporters at the ...

It's this two-year disparity that concerns NASA officials plotting the final days of the ISS. NASA awarded SpaceX a contract in June to develop a deorbit vehicle based on the company's Dragon ...

NASA engineers are running checks to solve the mystery of why the Falcon 9's engine failed to perform a routine maneuver to ...

NASA investigates a worsening air leak in the ISS's Russian segment, losing 1.7 kg of air daily. Classified as high-risk, the ...

Point Nemo, the most remote place on Earth, is so isolated that its closest neighbours are often astronauts aboard the ...

Discover NASA's decision to partner with SpaceX for the controlled demolition of the ISS, raising environmental, political, ...

The space station will have both research-dedicated and living spaces. Its walls and surfaces will be covered in soft ...

NASA is rethinking its desire for a “continuous human presence” in low Earth orbit during the transition from the International Space Station to commercial platforms to include options where, at ...

The OIG report highlights several other risks, including limited evacuation options for the crew during emergencies, the absence of a deorbit vehicle in the ISS deorbit plan, and rising ...

Unpopulated and in the middle of nowhere, Point Nemo is starting to have a history. This article appears in the November 2024 ...

NASA is addressing a persistent air leak in the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS), initially detected ...

As the ISS nears its planned retirement between 2028 and 2030, NASA is also preparing for its deorbit. A deorbit vehicle is ...