Google Glass to enter space station next week

Last Updated: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 20:07

The wearable eye device from Google is all set to enter the International Space Station (ISS) for a flatworm study next week.

International Space Station `farm` bears fruit

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 17:29

Astronauts are growing vegetables in an experimental greenhouse named Lada aboard the International Space Station (ISS) that are safe to eat.

Dazzling volcano eruption seen from space

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 17:28

Crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) got a rare image of the Sarychev volcano as it erupted June 12, 2009.

Ageing ISS a space lab of `unlimited` opportunity

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 13:59

It may be 350 kilometers (215 miles) above Earth and a place that only a privileged few will ever visit, but the ISS is crucial to advances in science, health and technology, experts say.

Orbital`s Cygnus cargo spacecraft docks with space station

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 03:41

Orbital Sciences Corporation`s Cygnus cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) early Sunday, said the US space agency NASA.

Orbital Sciences` Antares rocket blasts-off to ISS

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 10:32

After a day`s delay due to space radiation, the commercial spaceflight company Orbital Sciences Corporation launched its Antares rocket on Thursday, flying its first cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

Obama agrees to 4-year extension for International Space Station

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 10:03

The Obama administration wants to keep the International Space Station, a $100 billion orbital research outpost that is a project of 15 nations, flying until at least 2024, four years beyond a previous target, NASA said on Wednesday.

Astronauts working to make water that burns

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 15:41

On Earth we use water to put out most fires, but astronaut researchers on board the ISS are working to develop a special kind of water that actually makes things burn.

Camera glitch triggers marathon Russian spacewalk

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 10:22

Spacewalking Russian cosmonauts on Friday spent over eight hours installing two cameras outside the International Space Station for a Canadian streaming-video business and then retrieving the gear due to connectivity problems.

Technical problem delays ISS streaming-video venture

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 03:42

Spacewalking cosmonauts on Friday installed two cameras outside the ISS for a Canadian streaming-video business but then retrieved the gear after electrical connections failed, officials said.