An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Russian cosmonauts have discovered cracks in a module on their side of the International Space Station. "Superficial fissures have been found in ...

Two cosmonauts floated outside the International Space Station early Wednesday to wrap up preparations for detaching the two-decades-old Pirs airlock and docking compartment next month, clearing the ...

Wednesday marks the 25th anniversary of the International Space Station’s (ISS) physical assembly in orbit. On December 6, 1998, the crew aboard the space shuttle Endeavor attached the US-built Unity ...

Nov. 20 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1789, New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights. In 1910, the Plan de San Luis Potosi was issued by Francisco I. Madero calling for the ...

It's unclear whether the cracks are causing any air to leak from the orbiting lab. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space ...

Shuttle Atlantis astronauts attach a nine-ton Rassvet compartment to the International Space Station, which is now 98 percent complete by habitable volume. Bill Harwood has been covering the U.S.

Newly detected cracks in an old Russian ISS module could worsen over time, according to a senior Russian space official. It’s the latest in a series of setbacks as Russia considers its future with the ...

Two Russian cosmonauts used the International Space Station's Poisk docking compartment as an airlock for the first time Wednesday in a six-hour 48-minute spacewalk to begin preparing the nearly ...

Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikin and Oleg Kotov spent their Wednesday improving the micrometeoroid protection on the International Space Station. Over the course of their 5-hour, 25-minute ...

The cracks could spread, Russia's space-station flight director said, according to Reuters. A series of issues has plagued Russian portions of the International Space Station. See more stories on ...