International Space Station

Science stands still for no one, and with a new year comes a new calendar of exciting events in spaceflight and exploration. New Atlas rounds up some of the most important milestones to look forward to in 2020.

Lego is adding to its catalogue of space-themed kits, today announcing a replica of the International Space Station that features moving parts to mimic some of the orbiting laboratory’s realistic functions.

The International Space Station (ISS) almost got an old-fashioned house call after one of the astronauts was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis in the jugular vein of their neck, which had to be treated with medicines already aboard the station.

The Japanese space agency, JAXA, will set up a studio on the International Space Station (ISS) that will provide two-way live-streaming video feeds starting in 2020 as part of the JAXA Space Innovation through Partnership and Co-Creation initiative.

On November 18, 2019, from aboard the International Space Station (ISS) 250 mi (400 km) above the Earth, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano took control of the prototype Analog-1 rover for a half-hour spin around its obstacle course in the Netherlands.

On August 20, an x-ray instrument on the ISS caught a bright x-ray burst from a pulsar thousands of light-years away, which released as much energy in 20 seconds as the Sun does in 10 days. Now a NASA team has outlined what they believe caused it.

ESA scientists are experimenting with growing blood vessels in the weightlessness of space. Based on the Spheroids experiment on the ISS, researchers found that blood vessel cells organize themselves in a way similar to that of cells inside the body.

If a material is going to be used for implants or prostheses, it had better be tough. The carbon fiber produced by Lamborghini may be up to the task, so samples will soon be headed for the ISS – to be tested in the harsh conditions of outer space.

NASA Flight Engineers Christina Koch and Jessica Meir have completed the first all-female spacewalk in history – a 7-hour, 17-minute spacewalk to replace a failed battery-charging component on the ISS.

An experiment on the International Space Station reveals the potential for generating consistent supplies of meat for future deep space missions.

NASA’s Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan have successfully completed a seven-hour spacewalk to the outpost’s vital power systems.

Astronauts aboard the ISS turn their cameras toward Hurricane Dorian, with results that are both beautiful and frightening.