Russia is preparing a space experiment that sounds equal parts thrifty and risky: detaching its aging modules from the International Space Station and turning them into the core of a new national ...

Russia's ambitious plans for the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) that was supposed to act as a beacon of Russian technological developments and the new pinnacle manned station in orbit, isn't going to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. And now, another leak — this one in Ax-4's destination — has further postponed the liftoff. Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov ...

Russia is preparing for life after the International Space Station by floating one of the most controversial ideas in modern spaceflight: detaching its aging ISS modules and turning them into the core ...

NASA and its International Space Station partners will accelerate launch of the European Columbus and Japanese Kibo pressurized ISS modules on the space shuttle ahead of any attempt to service the ...

One option for a future private space station would be to use modules or components from the ISS. An example is the Roscosmos plan to launch new modules to the station in the coming years and detach ...

A concept presented by NASA March 24 calls for the agency to procure a module attached to the ISS that could serve as the core of a commercial station. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — NASA, concerned about ...

Microgravity aboard the International Space Station (ISS) makes life there dramatically different to how it is back on terra firma. Astronauts secure themselves with straps when they sleep, use a ...