Scientific research on the International Space Station

Alper Gezeravcı, Türkiye's first astronaut, commenced the ninth experiment called "MESSAGE," which seeks to determine microgravity effects on aging, aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Jan. 31.

The menagerie of bacterial & fungal species living among us is ever growing & this is no exception in low-gravity environments such as the ISS

Scott and Mark Kelly are identical twin brothers — at least, they were until Scott spent a year living in space.

The US Administration of Donald Trump plans to privatize the International Space Station (ISS) and turn it into a privately-owned enterprise on a commercial basis. This is reported by the Washington Post, which announcd the project.

A three-man space crew featuring American and Japanese rookie astronauts as well as an experienced Russian cosmonaut blasted off on Dec. 17 for a six-month mission at the International Space Station (ISS).      

The International Space Station – ISS – circles the earth at 240 miles above the planet, on the edge of space in low earth orbit. The station is crewed by NASA astronauts as well as Russian Cosmonauts and a mixture of Japanese, Canadian and European astronauts as well.

The International Space Station – ISS – circles the earth at 240 miles above the planet. The station is crewed by NASA astronauts as well as Russian Cosmonauts and a mixture of Japanese, Canadian and European astronauts as well.

 As seen from the Nasa video ISS live stream on the International Space Station – 
A real astronaut view of Earth!

NASA has been streaming on a 24-hour basis from space since September 30, via its ISS HDEV cameras aboard the International Space Station. Watch the earth roll by courtesy of the ISS cameras (2016). The ISS passes into the dark side of the earth for roughly half of each of its 90 minute orbits.