A Space Walk Through ISS

The International Space Station (ISS) might not be breaking news, but this February, National Geographic released a documentary that dives into the station’s intricate engineering. It’s a solid rem…

Printed In Space: 3D-Printed Metal Parts Shown Off After Returning From The ISS

The European Space Agency (ESA) is showing 3D-printed metal parts made onboard the International Space Station using a printer and materials the agency sent earlier this year.  While 3D printing on…

Canadarm2 Scores Milestone With Catching Its 50th Spacecraft

Recently Canada’s Canadarm2 caught its 50th spacecraft in the form of a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo vessel since 2009. Although perhaps not the most prominent part of the International Spac…

On An Aging Space Station, Air Leaks Become Routine

Anyone who’s ever owned an older car will know the feeling: the nagging worry at the back of your mind that today might be the day that something important actually stops working. Oh, it&#821…

ISS Mimic Brings Space Station Down To Earth

Built at a cost of more than $150 billion over the last twenty-five years, the International Space Station is arguably one of humanity’s greatest engineering triumphs. Unfortunately, unlike E…

This Model Mimics The International Space Station

It’s not an overstatement to say that the International Space Station (ISS for short) is an amazing feat of engineering, especially considering that it has been going for over two decades. Th…

Listening To The ISS On The Cheap

Like any hobby, amateur radio has no upper bounds on what you can spend getting geared up. Shacks worth tens of thousands of dollars are easy to come by, and we’ll venture a guess that there …

The International Space Station Is Always Up There

Thanks to its high orbital inclination, the International Space Station (ISS) eventually passes over most inhabited parts of the Earth. Like other artificial satellites, though, it’s typicall…

Damaged Soyuz May Leave Crew Without A Ride Home

Though oddly beautiful in its own way, it’s a sight no astronaut wants to see: their spacecraft, the only way they have to return to Earth, ejecting countless iridescent droplets of something…

NASA Manages Astronaut Health with Effective Diagnostics Research

NASA is testing a suite of medical diagnostic devices aboard the International Space Station that will help astronauts evaluate their physical condition in space.

Hackaday Links: May 8, 2022

Russia’s loose cannon of a space boss is sending mixed messages about the future of the International Space Station. Among the conflicting statements from Director-General Dmitry Rogozin, the…

Axiom’s Private ISS Mission Was No Space Vacation

In an era where anyone with deep enough pockets can hitch a ride to the edge of space and back, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Axiom’s Ax-1 mission to the International Space Stati…

Russian Cosmonauts Arrive at ISS in Colors of Ukrainian Flag

Three Russian cosmonauts arrived on the International Space Station wearing flight suits in the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

This video puts a year of the ISS astronauts' life into just one minute - DIY Photography

Other than capturing stunning photos of Earth, astronauts, of course, do so much more up there on the ISS. Have you ever wondered what their typical day looks like? Thomas Pesquet has squeezed it into a short video that shows a year of the ISS...

Russia is filming the first-ever movie onboard the ISS - DIY Photography

Even though Tom Cruise wanted to make the first movie in space, the Russian film crew beat him to it. Actress Yulia Peresild, director Klim Shipenko, and veteran cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov recently arrived at the International Space Station, where...

Russian Actress and Director to Start Making First Movie on Space Station

The pair arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, aiming to shoot scenes for the first feature film made in orbit.

Russian Actress and Director to Start Making First Movie on Space Station

The pair arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, aiming to shoot scenes for the first feature film made in orbit.