The Latest Breaking News from ISS

UK Mars rover is casualty of war as science severs its links with Russia

ExoMars mission, of which the £840m British-built vehicle was part, depended on a Russian Proton rocket

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022

Russian space agency head threatens to end future ISS missions

The director of Russia’s space program said economic sanctions aimed at the country threaten partnerships at the International Space Station and he supports a move to end future cooperation with other agencies.

Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2022

Russian space chief: Sanctions could imperil space station

The head of Russia’s space program says the future of the International Space Station hangs in the balance after the United States, the European Union and Canadian space agencies missed a deadline to meet Russian demands for lifting sanctions on Russian enterprises and hardware

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2022

US astronaut returns to Earth with Russian cosmonauts after record-breaking mission

Mark Vande Hei rides back with Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov after 355 days at International Space Station, a US record

The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2022

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returns to Earth after record-breaking mission

Vande Hei spent 355 consecutive days aboard the International Space Station.

Axios · Mar 30, 2022

U.S. astronaut, two Russian cosmonauts return home from ISS

A U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts safely landed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday after leaving the International Space Station aboard the same capsule despite heightened antagonism between Moscow and Washington over the conflict in Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 30, 2022

Ukraine conflict jeopardises Russian cooperation in space development

Scheduled launches of satellites and probes using Russian rockets have been cancelled outright

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022

The Future of the International Space Station Looks Dire

For 30 years the U.S.-Russia partnership at the ISS was above it all. Now the U.S. finds itself in need of a friend, not a foe.

Businessweek · Mar 29, 2022

30 years ago, an international space mission radically changed how we see Earth

ATLAS-1 launched to space on March 24, 1992. Thirty years later, this predecessor spacelab to the ISS still holds interest for scientists here on Earth.

Inverse · Mar 24, 2022

Is space the Ukraine war’s final frontier?

US astronaut Mark Vande Hei has become a pawn in a major intergalactic battle where rules of engagement are complex and political. Samuel Fishwick on the race for peace in the cosmos

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2022