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NASA Report Reveals the Failures That Left Two Astronauts ‘Stranded’ on the International Space Station

On its first crewed test flight to the International Space Station (ISS), their Boeing spacecraft, Starliner, experienced propulsion system anomalies after launching on June 5, 2024, and the agency ul...

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NASA astronauts perform microbe-based meteorite mining study on International Space Station

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Four astronauts arrive at the International Space Station to replace NASA's evacuated crew

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NASA designates botched Boeing Starliner test flight a ‘Type A mishap’ in new report

The botched test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft — a protracted saga that kept two astronauts in space months longer than expected — was a debacle in league with US space shuttle disasters tha...

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NASA report recalls dysfunction, heated emotions during Boeing's botched Starliner flight

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Nasa boss says Boeing Starliner failure one of worst in its history

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NASA blasts Boeing, agency for botched Starliner mission to space station

NASA released a scathing report blasting the agency and Boeing for the failed Starliner mission. Another 2025 report came to a different conclusion.

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Scientists successfully mine meteorites on International Space Station — using microbes

Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say. This is the subject of an experiment aboard the International Space Station that examines how such mining in low-gravity environments could support space exploration.

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Fresh crew arrives at International Space Station to boost numbers back to 7

The Crew 12 docking came one month after a previous crew had to return to Earth early due to a medical issue.

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International Space Station crew finds a long-lost tomato

Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli announced that the International Space Station crew found a tomato lost by fellow NASA astronaut Frank Rubio after the harvest during a previous mission that lasted a year in space.

International Space Station visible over Middle Tennessee Thursday morning

The International Space Station orbits Earth about 16 times each day and goes over Middle Tennessee about once each day, but it's pretty rare that it orbits at the perfect time to be visible with the

Four new astronauts arrive at the International Space Station to replace NASA’s evacuated crew

The International Space Station returned to full strength with Saturday’s arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues who bailed early because of health concerns.

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'Fully unlocking the orbital economy': This California company will fly astronauts to the space station in 2027

NASA announced on Thursday (Feb. 12) that it has picked Long Beach-based Vast to conduct the sixth private astronaut flight to the International Space Station (ISS), which will launch no earlier than summer 2027.