The International Space Station, orbiting 250 miles above Earth, is seen crossing in front of the moon on Feb. 5, 2025. Credit: Andrew McCarthy The International Space Station is nowhere close to ...

The NASA astronauts who were left stranded on the International Space Station because of technical issues with their spacecraft are keeping in good spirits — even planning to vote in November ...

For example, a prior U.S. space station, Skylab, crashed to Earth following a largely uncontrolled deorbit in July 1979. ... No direct replacement for the ISS is on the drawing board.