After more than a decade of construction, it is nearing completion and finally has a full crew of six astronauts. The last components should be installed by the end of next year. And then?
"In the first quarter of 2016, we'll prep and de-orbit the spacecraft" - NASA's space station program manager, Michael T. Suffredini.
NASA Sets Briefing on New Space Station Science Experiments NASA will hold a briefing at 1 p.m. EDT, Sunday, Aug. 23, to discuss new science experiments using the International Space Station's unique research environment. The briefing will originate from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida and will be broadcast live on NASA Television.
Swedish Astronaut to play Chess from Space The leading Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter is covering a chess game between the astronaut Christer Fuglesang and the Swedish people.
Astronauts get set for 5th and final spacewalk After a week-and-a-half together, astronauts aboard the linked shuttle and station are preparing for the last day of spacewalking.
Astronauts replace more aging batteries Two astronauts will head out on an extra-long spacewalk Friday to make up for lost time after a spacesuit glitch waylaid efforts to replace old space station batteries earlier this week.
Two astronauts are taking a spacewalk to replace some batteries on the international space station. David Wolf and Christopher Cassidy floated out Wednesday morning. It was the third spacewalk in five days for the shuttle Endeavour crew.
Completion of assembly of Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo" The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency would like to announce that we have completed the assembly of the Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo," Japan's first manned space facility. The assembly was confirmed to be completed as the Exposed Facility was attached to the Kibo's Pressurised Module by the STS-127 (2J/A) mission, and all functions were verified to be satisfactory at 11:23 a.m. on July 19, 2009 (Japan Standard Time.) The Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo" is now fully established as a permanent on-orbit laboratory that provides both pressurised and exposed experiment environments.
The main toilet has broken down on the International Space Station (ISS), currently home to a record 13 astronauts, Nasa said. Mission Control told the crew to hang an "out of service" sign until the toilet can be fixed. The crew of the shuttle Endeavour is confined to using the craft's loo. ISS residents are using a back-up toilet in the Russian part of the station.