International Space Station dodges 2nd piece of space junk in 6 days
A Russian Progress freighter docked to the ISS fired its thrusters Monday (Nov. 25) to dodge a piece of debris, the second such evasive maneuver for the orbiting lab in less than a week.
International Space Station forced to maneuver out of way of approaching space debris
A Russian cargo ship docked at the space station fired its thrusters for five minutes Tuesday to move the ISS out of the way of an inbound object.
‘Unexpected odor’ reported at the International Space Station
There was brief cause for concern at the ISS recently when crew there reported an unexpected odor coming from Russia's recently docked Progress spacecraft.
International Space Station fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space debris
That number has gone up since — the ISS dodged space junk twice in a week-long stretch in March 2023, for example — and it will continue to rise as low Earth orbit gets more and more crowded with satellites and pieces of debris, such as defunct rocket stages.
International Space Station forced to dodge hazardous space debris
The International Space Station had to shift its orbit this week to avoid an oncoming chunk of dangerous space debris. In an update, NASA said Tuesday's avoidance maneuver involved a Russian Progress cargo ship docked at the space station firing its thrusters at 2:09 p.
‘Unexpected’ Smell On Space Station Causes Hiccup In Cargo Delivery
A mysterious odor and "small droplets" greeted cosmonauts on the ISS when they opened the hatch to a newly arrived cargo spacecraft. NASA thinks it knows what happened.
International Space Station Is Leaking Over 3 Pounds Of Air Per Day And No One Can Agree On Why
With bilateral relations being at their worst since the 1980s and the station’s planned death in sight, persistent air leaks onboard are steadily escalating tensions between NASA and Roscosmos. The American space agency aired its concerns in public during an ISS Advisory Committee last week.
Russian cargo incident sparks concern on International Space Station
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) faced an unusual incident. Upon opening the Russian cargo spacecraft Progress 90, Russian cosmonauts detected an intense and unpleasant smell. The situation caused concern aboard the station and required immediate action.
Curious case of horrid smell on the International Space Station: Where did the rancid stink originate from? Mystery deepens
In a recent development it has been known that pretty recently a horrid and a toxic smell got generated at the International ...
Astronauts had to shut down a Russian space station module due to ‘unusual odor’ from spacecraft
A Russian segment of the International Space Station was locked down this weekend after cosmonauts found an “unusual odor” ...
NASA Says You Will Have to Ask the Russian Space Program About the Horrid Smell on the Space Station
Silent but Deadly Astronauts on the International Space Station this weekend noticed a rancid stink when Russia's Progress ...
NASA: Leak On International Space Station Could Lead To ‘Catastrophic Failure’
The International Space Station (ISS) has had a leak since at least 2019 and NASA warns it could lead to a "catastrophic failure" if it's not fixed.
‘Possibility of a catastrophic failure’: Inside the space station leak problem that has NASA worried
Leaks are affecting a key part of the International Space Station. NASA and Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, are not seeing ...
Russia Says Don’t Mind The Toxic Odor And Biohazard Suits, Everything’s Fine On The ISS
We’ve all had a problem roommate at some point in our lives, but probably not in low Earth orbit. Roscosmos received an ...