SpaceX's new project, named the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle, is designed to deorbit the ISS, ensuring its re-entry into Earth's atmosphere minimizes risks to populated areas.
The Starliner, designed to carry a seven-person crew, embarked on its "test drive" with NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore, 61, commanding the flight, and Sunita Williams, 58, piloting.
Earth-bound surgeons remotely controlled a small robot aboard the International Space Station over the weekend, conducting the first-ever such surgery in orbit -- albeit on rubber bands.
Astrophotographer Thierry Legault shared the stunning footage he captured in a Facebook post, which also included a slowed-down and more close-up version of the footage.
Three ISS crew members rode the spacecraft for the move.
It's one of the dozens of times that the ISS has had to maneuver away from potential collision.
Two Russian spacecraft experienced leaks in a span of just a few months.
The new leak is yet another bump on the road for the aging ISS, the first segment of which was launched in 1998.
The video is quite exciting.
The debris was "a fragment of Russian Fregat-SB upper stage debris," NASA said.
The situation is "not very pleasant," Roscosmos head Yury Borisov said.
The ISS fired its thrusters for over five minutes to avoid hitting the debris of a defunct Russian satellite.
Tom Cruise will blast off to space to shoot a new action movie with director Doug Liman.
He asked the 65-year-old woman to send money for rocket expenses and landing fees to Earth.
The logbook will focus on topics including food, exercise, hobbies, clothes, and teamwork.
"(S)he once again pushes forward boundaries for female representation in the space sector," said ESA's David Parker.
The recent test could pave the way for more sustainable trash disposal.
NASA will also facilitate a "space-to-ground" chat between the crew and the stars of the film.
In the photos, the Moon looks like it is playing hide and seek with the ISS' solar panels.
Dmitry Rogozin, the chief of Russian space agency Roscosmos, announced that the country will end its work at the International Space Station in response to sanctions over the Ukraine war.
"I feel like I just made a once in a life time image," astrophotographer Sebastian Voltmer said.
Among its cargo is a microscope coming home for a "well-earned retirement."
