ISS Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Fri, 02 May 2025 17:41:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png ISS Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 White House budget proposal would phase out SLS and Orion, scale back ISS operations https://spacenews.com/white-house-budget-proposal-would-phase-out-sls-and-orion-scale-back-iss-operations/ https://spacenews.com/white-house-budget-proposal-would-phase-out-sls-and-orion-scale-back-iss-operations/#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 15:53:53 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=516839 SLS/Orion

The White House is proposing to phase out SLS and Orion spacecraft as well as reduce ISS operations in its fiscal year 2026 budget request.

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Veteran NASA astronaut says ISS can operate past 2030 https://spacenews.com/veteran-nasa-astronaut-says-iss-can-operate-past-2030/ https://spacenews.com/veteran-nasa-astronaut-says-iss-can-operate-past-2030/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 23:50:37 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=516649 Pettit

A veteran NASA astronaut just back from the International Space Station believes the orbiting facility can operate well past its planned 2030 retirement date

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SpaceX launches cargo Dragon to ISS with additional crew supplies https://spacenews.com/spacex-launches-cargo-dragon-to-iss-with-additional-crew-supplies/ https://spacenews.com/spacex-launches-cargo-dragon-to-iss-with-additional-crew-supplies/#respond Mon, 21 Apr 2025 09:42:03 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=516417 CRS-32 launch

SpaceX launched a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station April 21 whose cargo includes more crew supplies and fewer science experiments than usual.

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NASA safety panel warns of increasing risks to ISS operations https://spacenews.com/nasa-safety-panel-warns-of-increasing-risks-to-iss-operations/ https://spacenews.com/nasa-safety-panel-warns-of-increasing-risks-to-iss-operations/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 02:19:06 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=516380 ISS

Members of a NASA safety panel said they were “deeply concerned” about the safety of the aging International Space Station, citing long-running issues and funding shortfalls.

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Multilateral coordination will be needed for commercial space stations https://spacenews.com/multilateral-coordination-will-be-needed-for-commercial-space-stations/ https://spacenews.com/multilateral-coordination-will-be-needed-for-commercial-space-stations/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:40:23 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=516376 The International Space Station, photographed in 2021. Credit: NASA

Even as NASA and its partners on the ISS shift to commercial space stations, NASA’s former deputy administrator believes there will still be a role for multilateral coordination.

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NASA extends seat barter agreement with Roscosmos into 2027 https://spacenews.com/nasa-extends-seat-barter-agreement-with-roscosmos-into-2027/ https://spacenews.com/nasa-extends-seat-barter-agreement-with-roscosmos-into-2027/#respond Sun, 13 Apr 2025 23:58:01 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=516185 Jonny Kim

NASA and Roscosmos have extended a seat barter agreement for flights to the International Space Station into 2027 that will feature longer Soyuz missions to the station.

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Vast signs three more payload partners for Haven-1 https://spacenews.com/vast-signs-three-more-payload-partners-for-haven-1/ https://spacenews.com/vast-signs-three-more-payload-partners-for-haven-1/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:57:42 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=516117 40ss Vast

Commercial space station developer Vast has signed three more payload customers for its Haven-1 station set to launch in a little more than a year.

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Isaacman says NASA should pursue human moon and Mars programs simultaneously https://spacenews.com/isaacman-says-nasa-should-pursue-human-moon-and-mars-programs-simultaneously/ https://spacenews.com/isaacman-says-nasa-should-pursue-human-moon-and-mars-programs-simultaneously/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:04:17 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=516004 Isaacman

NASA Administrator nominee Jared Isaacman said that the agency should simultaneously pursue both human missions to the moon and Mars.

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NASA seeks proposals for two private astronaut missions to ISS https://spacenews.com/nasa-seeks-proposals-for-two-private-astronaut-missions-to-iss/ https://spacenews.com/nasa-seeks-proposals-for-two-private-astronaut-missions-to-iss/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 23:40:43 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=515685 Ax-1 docked to ISS

NASA’s latest call for proposals for private astronaut missions to the space station opens the door to having those missions commanded by someone other than a former NASA astronaut.

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Cygnus mission to ISS scrapped after finding spacecraft damage https://spacenews.com/cygnus-mission-to-iss-scrapped-after-finding-spacecraft-damage/ https://spacenews.com/cygnus-mission-to-iss-scrapped-after-finding-spacecraft-damage/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:51:52 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=515134 Cygnus

NASA and Northrop Grumman will not launch a Cygnus cargo mission to the ISS in June as previously planned after discovering the spacecraft is damaged.

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NASA examining options for another Starliner test flight https://spacenews.com/nasa-examining-options-for-another-starliner-test-flight/ https://spacenews.com/nasa-examining-options-for-another-starliner-test-flight/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:31:40 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=514822 Starliner undocking

NASA is evaluating options for another test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle before beginning regular ISS missions.

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Crew-9 returns from space station https://spacenews.com/crew-9-returns-from-space-station/ https://spacenews.com/crew-9-returns-from-space-station/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 03:04:41 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=514750 Crew-9 Splashdown

A Crew Dragon spacecraft returned four people from the ISS March 18, including two NASA astronauts whose extended stay became entangled in controversy.

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Crew-10 arrives at space station https://spacenews.com/crew-10-arrives-at-space-station/ https://spacenews.com/crew-10-arrives-at-space-station/#respond Sun, 16 Mar 2025 15:09:50 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=514565 Crew-10 approach

A Crew Dragon spacecraft with four people on board docked with the International Space Station March 16, setting up the departure of an existing station crew in the coming days.

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Crew-10 launches to space station https://spacenews.com/crew-10-launches-to-space-station/ https://spacenews.com/crew-10-launches-to-space-station/#respond Fri, 14 Mar 2025 23:31:19 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=514541 Crew-10 liftoff

Four people are on their way to the International Space Station on a typical crew rotation mission that has become enmeshed in political controversy.

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Cygnus issue causes changes in ISS cargo missions https://spacenews.com/cygnus-issue-causes-changes-in-iss-cargo-missions/ https://spacenews.com/cygnus-issue-causes-changes-in-iss-cargo-missions/#respond Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:01:48 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=514205 Cygnus

Potential damage to a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft has led NASA to revise the manifest of an upcoming cargo Dragon mission to the ISS.

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ISS astronauts reject call for early retirement of the station https://spacenews.com/iss-astronauts-reject-call-for-early-retirement-of-the-station/ https://spacenews.com/iss-astronauts-reject-call-for-early-retirement-of-the-station/#respond Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:30:24 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=513917 NASA astronauts

Astronauts on the International Space Station said they disagreed with Elon Musk’s claim that the station was past its prime and should be deorbited soon.

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Musk calls for deorbiting ISS “as soon as possible” https://spacenews.com/musk-calls-for-deorbiting-iss-as-soon-as-possible/ https://spacenews.com/musk-calls-for-deorbiting-iss-as-soon-as-possible/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:26:32 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=513364 International Space Station (ISS)

SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said that NASA should deorbit the International Space Station “as soon as possible,” preferably in the next two years.

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Musk and Trump repeat inaccurate claims about Starliner astronauts https://spacenews.com/musk-and-trump-repeat-inaccurate-claims-about-starliner-astronauts/ https://spacenews.com/musk-and-trump-repeat-inaccurate-claims-about-starliner-astronauts/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:41:21 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=513261 Wilmore and Williams

President Donald Trump and SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk reiterated claims in a televised interview that NASA astronauts were “abandoned” on the ISS.

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NASA and SpaceX to swap Crew Dragon spacecraft to reduce Crew-10 delay https://spacenews.com/nasa-and-spacex-to-swap-crew-dragon-spacecraft-to-reduce-crew-10-delay/ https://spacenews.com/nasa-and-spacex-to-swap-crew-dragon-spacecraft-to-reduce-crew-10-delay/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:46:28 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512943 Crew Dragon approach

NASA and SpaceX have agreed to switch Crew Dragon capsules to avoid further delays in the launch of a new crew to the International Space Station.

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NASA rules out immediate Crew-9 return, saying astronauts will come back “as soon as practical” https://spacenews.com/nasa-rules-out-immediate-crew-9-return-saying-astronauts-will-come-back-as-soon-as-practical/ https://spacenews.com/nasa-rules-out-immediate-crew-9-return-saying-astronauts-will-come-back-as-soon-as-practical/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:58:34 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512141 Wilmore and Williams

NASA appears to be retaining existing plans to return astronauts from the International Space Station after calls to bring them back “as soon as possible.”

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Trump tells Musk to bring back ‘stranded’ ISS astronauts SpaceX already planned to return https://spacenews.com/trump-tells-musk-to-bring-back-stranded-iss-astronauts-spacex-already-planned-to-return/ https://spacenews.com/trump-tells-musk-to-bring-back-stranded-iss-astronauts-spacex-already-planned-to-return/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:48:51 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512124 Williams and Wilmore

President Trump says he has told SpaceX to return two NASA astronauts “abandoned” on the ISS even though SpaceX already planned to bring them back.

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NASA sees strong support for strategy to maintain continuous human presence in LEO https://spacenews.com/nasa-sees-strong-support-for-strategy-to-maintain-continuous-human-presence-in-leo/ https://spacenews.com/nasa-sees-strong-support-for-strategy-to-maintain-continuous-human-presence-in-leo/#respond Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:54:59 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=510945 Melroy

NASA’s deputy administrator says there is nearly unanimous support for its LEO microgravity strategy that endorses keeping humans in orbit continuously.

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Next Crew Dragon mission delayed a month https://spacenews.com/next-crew-dragon-mission-delayed-a-month/ https://spacenews.com/next-crew-dragon-mission-delayed-a-month/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:33:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=510419

WASHINGTON — Delays in the completion of a new Crew Dragon spacecraft will extend the stay of astronauts on the International Space Station by a month, including two who have […]

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Vast signs agreement with SpaceX for private astronaut missions to the ISS https://spacenews.com/vast-signs-agreement-with-spacex-for-private-astronaut-missions-to-the-iss/ https://spacenews.com/vast-signs-agreement-with-spacex-for-private-astronaut-missions-to-the-iss/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=510404

WASHINGTON — Commercial space station developer Vast Space has signed a deal with SpaceX for two private astronaut missions to the International Space Station, pending NASA approval. Vast announced Dec. […]

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