Scientific American

It’s Nearly Time to Say Goodbye to the International Space Station. What Happens Next?

Humans have been in space onboard the ISS continuously for 25 years. As the station nears its end, new commercial habitats ...

The End of the International Space Station Will Begin a New Era of Commercial Outposts

For 25 years, astronauts have lived and worked onboard the International Space Station (ISS), starting with the arrival of its first occupants on November 2, 2000. Built through a partnership between ...

China reaffirms 2030 Moon landing goal as new space station crew introduced

China is advancing its 2030 Moon landing goal by developing key hardware, including the Long March 10 rocket, moon landing ...

The International Space Station Is Turning 25. Was it Worth it?

The ISS has “come into its own as a very sophisticated scientific laboratory,” says retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who ...
NextBigFuture

SpaceX Has Faster, Safer and Simpler Plan for Returning Astronauts to the Moon

SpaceX officially detailed progress on the Starship HLS for NASA's Artemis 3 mission and had a new faster, safer and simpler ...

25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space

Archaeologists have studied how astronauts use the International Space Station to improve its potential future successors.