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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is seen while working outside of the International Space Station during a spacewalk on Nov. 6, 2015. Kelly and fellow NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren restored the port truss (P6) ammonia cooling system to its original configuration and returned ammonia to the desired levels in both the prime and back-up systems. The spacewalk lasted for seven hours and 48 minutes.

The Wonderful review: The people who came together to make the ISS

1 September 2021

The International Space Station is a marvel to behold and a new documentary, The Wonderful: Stories from the space station, speaks to those who have lived on board


Amazing images from International Space station battle for photo prize

Amazing images from International Space station battle for photo prize

14 April 2021

Stunning photos taken by astronauts on the International Space Station are competing for the public’s vote in NASA’s Tournament Earth contest


International Space Station image shows beauty of the world's oceans

International Space Station image shows beauty of the world's oceans

7 October 2020

This spectacular image from inside the International Space Station's observation dome peeks through clouds to reveal Earth's oceans from 400 kilometres away


Anousheh Ansari interview: Why everyone should see Earth from space

Anousheh Ansari interview: Why everyone should see Earth from space

9 September 2020

The X Prize Foundation CEO on her unique experience as the first self-funded woman to fly to the International Space Station, and how innovation could help us cope with the covid-19 pandemic


Inside the ISS: Astronauts tell their amazing tales of living in space

Inside the ISS: Astronauts tell their amazing tales of living in space

2 September 2020

Real-life accounts of International Space Station crew members Samantha Cristoforetti and Terry Virts capture the extraordinarily ordinary life of an astronaut


Exotic fifth state of matter made on the International Space Station

Exotic fifth state of matter made on the International Space Station

11 June 2020

An instrument on board the International Space Station contains one of the coldest places in the universe, and researchers have used it to create a cloud of frozen atoms


Don't Miss: Apple TV's See, cultural creatures and a virtual ISS

Don't Miss: Apple TV's See, cultural creatures and a virtual ISS

8 April 2020

Watch Apple TV's See where vision becomes a heresy, discover non-human animals that also rely on culture and enjoy the International Space Station from your own home


Space Shuttle Columbia blasts off on the first space shuttle mission STS-1

The space shuttle

27 June 2019


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