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SpaceX's 30th Dragon cargo mission departs the ISS, heads home to Earth

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX's 30th robotic Dragon cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station today (April 28) and headed back home to Earth.

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two cosmonauts in white spacesuits work outside the international space station

Russian cosmonauts make quick work of space station spacewalk

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub are back inside the International Space Station after just 4.5 hours outside.

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Cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky shared this photo of the International Space Station on Twitter on Sept. 29, 2021. He and two colleagues were relocating a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from one port to another at the time.

International Space Station: Live updates

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.

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two astronauts in white spacesuits work outside the international space station

Watch 2 cosmonauts conduct spacewalk outside the ISS today

By Mike Wall published

Two Russian cosmonauts are scheduled to spend about seven hours working outside the International Space Station today (April 25), and you can watch the action live.

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starliner visible out a space window with the earth in behind

Starliner: Boeing's next-generation spaceship for astronauts

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

Reference Starliner is the commercial spacecraft Boeing will use to carry astronauts to space.

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a pallet of silvery batteries is seen in space against the blue ocean of Earth, with a white robotic arm to its right

Object that slammed into Florida home was indeed space junk from ISS, NASA confirms

By Mike Wall published

The small object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was indeed part of a pallet jettisoned from the ISS three years ago, NASA has confirmed.

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NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara missed the total solar eclipse, but saw Earth 'moving' below her during spacewalk (photos)

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara missed watching an eclipse from the ISS by days. But she did participate in the 4th all-woman spacewalk, and has a unique story about a baby octopus.

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The Soyuz capsule drifts down to Earth under a parachute. The three crew members after being lifted from the capsule

Soyuz capsule with crew of 3, including 1st female astronaut from Belarus, lands safely to end ISS mission

By Elizabeth Howell published

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three people, including the first female Belarusian in space, landed in Kazakhstan early this morning (April 6).

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a white cone-shaped capsule can be seen head-on with earth behind it

Watch live as Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying 3 spaceflyers departs the ISS tonight

By Elizabeth Howell published

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft is set to depart the ISS late tonight (April 5) with three people on board, and you can watch the action live.

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a large white rectangle floats above the blue surface of earth

Mysterious object that crashed through Florida home was likely space junk from the International Space Station

By Ben Turner published

The mysterious cylinder crashed through the home of Alejandro Otero on March 8.

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