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Japan's 1st HTV-X cargo craft arrives at the International Space Station
ByMike Walllast updated
Japan's new HTV-X cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station for the first time ever today (Oct. 28), delivering payloads and supplies to ISS astronauts.

Spacewalking Russian cosmonauts install experiments on the International Space Station
ByRobert Z. Pearlmanpublished
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky completed a 6 hour and 54 minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.

International Space Station: Live updates
BySpace.com Stafflast updated
Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.

Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the ISS today
ByMike Wallpublished
Cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky will conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (Oct. 28), and you can watch the action live.

Artemis Accords: What are they & which countries are involved?
ByRobert Lealast updated
ReferenceAs the Artemis program aims to return humanity to the moon and beyond, the Artemis Accords lay out a framework for nations collaborating in this effort.

NASA stacks Artemis 2 moon mission's Orion capsule atop SLS rocket ahead of 2026 launch
ByJosh Dinnerpublished
The Artemis 2 SLS rocket that will launch the next astronauts around the moon is all put together inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.

'You're free!' Tiny Japanese satellites escape doomed space station years ahead of its fiery death | Space photo of the day for Oct. 21, 2025
ByKenna Hughes-Castleberrypublished
JAXA has successfully deployed three new Cubesats from the International Space Station's Kibo module, marking another step in democratizing access to space.

SpaceX could lose contract for Artemis 3 astronaut moon-landing mission, acting NASA chief says: 'The problem is, they're behind'
ByMike Wallpublished
SpaceX has long held the contract to land NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts on the moon a few years from now. But the agency plans to reopen the bidding, according to acting NASA chief Sean Duffy.

Japanese astronaut snaps stunning aurora photo from orbit | On the International Space Station Oct. 13 - 17, 2025
ByRobert Z. Pearlmanpublished
Science and maintenance work continue on the International Space Station, but updates are still halted due to the U.S. government shutdown. A JAXA astronaut's social media posts are the exception.
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