Humans have been in space onboard the ISS continuously for 25 years. As the station nears its end, new commercial habitats are lining up to take its place

The ISS has “come into its own as a very sophisticated scientific laboratory,” says retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who famously spent a year in space aboard the station in 2015 and 2016.

The International Space Station marks a quarter-century of continuous occupancy this weekend, boasting a guest list of nearly 300 — mostly professional astronauts but also the occasional space tourist and movie director. The first full-time residents opened the hatch on Nov. 2, 2000.

China is set to launch the Shenzhou-21 spaceship to its space station late Friday, sending a new crew of three astronauts and four mice.

NASA's NICER telescope halts its mission after a key motor fails; engineers attempt to salvage eight years of space science.

Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky logged another 6 hours and 54 minutes outside the International Space Station today (Oct. 28).

Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is celebrating after its new cargo carrier docked at the International Space Station. The new vehicle is called the “HTV-X” and launched on JAXA’s own H3 Launch Vehicle last Sunday. It docked at the ISS on Thursday, after the space station’s robotic arm captured it and guided it towards a berth.