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  NASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to develop a U.S. Deorbit Vehicle to guide the aging International Space Station (ISS) back through Earth's atmosphere for a safe and controlled reentry into the Pacific Ocean by 2030. The ISS, a symbol of international cooperation in space, has been continuously occupied for over 23 […]

  NASA has discovered 13 strains of a multidrug-resistant bacterium, Enterobacter bugandensis, on the International Space Station (ISS). This "superbug" has mutated and become genetically distinct from its terrestrial counterparts, developing resistance to drugs in the isolated environment of the ISS. A study by IIT Madras and NASA researchers focused on understanding the prevalence, distribution, […]

Boeing's first crewed flight to the International Space Station (ISS) was scrapped minutes before launch Saturday. A computer system triggered an automatic hold less than four minutes before the scheduled liftoff. This was not the first time that a launch of Boeing's Starliner was canceled, as a previous attempt last month also faced problems. The […]