As competition in the new space race ramps up with China, the United States is preparing to deorbit the International Space ...

The International Space Station continues to act as humanity’s outpost in low-Earth orbit, a role that began at the turn of ...

The Russian Progress MS-28 freighter docked with the International Space Station. It is carrying nearly three tons of food, scientific equipment and other supplies. Credit: Space.com | footage courtes ...

Pictures from the International Space Station do not disappoint, from comets and northern lights to giant hurricanes and ...

Before the International Space Station was launched into orbit in 1998, the U.S. signed a document with several other countries to agree to the peaceful use of the orbital laboratory. The ...

When the astronauts stranded at the International Space Station were pictured wearing Santa hats next to a tiny Christmas ...

From uncrewed lunar missions to the launch of the first private space station, here's a sneak peek at the space missions that ...

After three decades circling Earth, in 2031 the International Space Station (ISS) will be handed its last rites. Some time in ...

NASA awarded Axiom Space a $140 million contract in 2020 to attach a habitat module to the ISS, part of a government effort ...

Iowa native and prolific astronaut -- first with NASA for three decades and recently as director of human space flight for ...

The Silverton native is on a six-month mission on the International Space Station and is the second-oldest NASA astronaut.

Peggy Whitson, an Iowa native and veteran astronaut, will command Axiom Space’s Ax-4 mission, set to launch no earlier than ...