John McFall, the inaugural disabled astronaut and former British Paralympian, is undergoing tests by the European Space Agency (ESA) to assess potential air quality risks posed by his prosthetic leg within the International Space Station (ISS).

This para-astronaut's prosthetic leg might poison the space station

Space travel, while inspring, poses unique challenges to the human body. One particularly unsettling phenomenon experienced by astronauts is onycholysis, where fingernails seemingly detach after extravehicular activities (EVAs) in space.

This is what happens to astronauts' fingernails after a walk in space, and it's scary

Those people who have a keen interest in space and wish to spot where NASA's International Space Station (ISS) is located in the sky have now been given a digital tool for it.

'Spot the Station': NASA will now let people check location of space station through mobile app

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday (Oct 26) that Russia is aiming to have the first segment of its own space station in orbit by 2027, media reports said.

Russia to put first segment of its own International Space Station in orbit by 2027, says Putin

Scientists in China are collaborating with European researchers to create an incredibly sensitive space telescope designed to monitor the universe's most violent explosions, media reports said.

China's 'incredibly sensitive' space telescope will monitor universe's most violent explosions

China has been planning to expand its space station from three to six modules in coming years and is touting it as an alternative to the NASA-led International Space Station's (ISS) for near-Earth missions to astronauts from other countries.

China's space plans include a massive space station to replace NASA's ageing ISS

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently unveiled how it is planning to retire International Space Station (ISS), which is a unique space station currently in lower Earth orbit.

International Space Station will retire and return to Earth in 2031

Four astronauts are en route to return from the International Space Station (ISS) after concluding their six-month stay. They are headed for a splashdown off the coast of Florida.

Crew-6 leaves ISS for Earth, to splash down near hurricane-hit Florida

The Dragon spacecraft, a joint venture between NASA and SpaceX, has launched, transporting four men to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew of the Crew-7 mission, which also comprises the Russian Konstantin Borisov, Satoshi Furukawa, and Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, is led by American Jasmin Moghbeli.

NASA, SpaceX launch sends four astronauts from four countries to ISS

Four astronauts — representing four nations and space agencies across the globe — launched aboard a SpaceX rocket toward the International Space Station, kicking off a mission expected to last more than six months.

SpaceX launches truly international astronaut team on Crew-7 flight to space station for NASA

A successful launch to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:27 a.m. EDT on Saturday, August 26, put a crew of four from four different nations in orbit.

NASA sends four astronauts to international space station

When attempting to transport a piece of equipment to China for use on its Tiangong space station, Indian scientists have run into difficulties. About a year ago, a team from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics in Bangalore asked the Indian Ministry of External Affairs for permission to export the Spectroscopic Investigations of Nebular Gas (Sing) apparatus.

China's Tiangong space station faces equipment delay from India

Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft reached the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site. It is expected to deliver supplies to the Tiangong space station in orbit.

Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft reaches launch site

The space water is now heating up. China has been working steadily to make a mark on the final frontier and now in a big step forward, China is all set to have its first ever permanent space station with the successful launch of the Mengtian lab module.

China launches third and final module of its T-shaped space station, joins its predecessors in space

A Russian cosmonaut had to cut short his spacewalk because of an issue with his spacesuit. After only a few hours into the walk that was originally intended to go on for seven hours, the cosmonaut was ordered to stop everything and return to the International Space Station's airlock.

Russian cosmonaut's spacewalk cut short due to a fault in his suit

Suggesting Moscow is serious about abandoning the International Space Station (ISS), Roscosmos unveiled for the first time a physical model of what a planned new Russian-built space station will look like.

Russia unveils new space station model

Russia's new space chief announced that his country plans to withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024, but senior NASA officials said Moscow has not formally conveyed an intent to end its two-decade-old orbital partnership with the United States.

Russia to pull out of ISS; NASA says it's not official yet

China on Monday (July 25) added a laboratory to its permanent orbiting space station as the country is working towards completing the structure, which is expected to be done by the end of the year.

Wentian laboratory: Chinese astronauts set up new lab on space station

China sent three astronauts on Sunday on a six-month-long mission to oversee a pivotal period of construction of its space station, whose final modules are due to be launched in the coming months.

Chinese astronauts blast off to space station as construction enters high gear

Three Chinese astronauts returned to earth on Saturday after 183 days in space, state television reported, completing the country's longest crewed space mission to date. Here are ten things you should know.

10 things about China's recent space mission

NASA confirmed in a new transition plan that the International Space Station (ISS) will continue its operations until 2030 before heading for a watery grave at the most remote point in the Pacific.

NASA to retire International Space Station in January 2031

China has launched a three-person crew to the core module of a future space station where they will live and work for six months, the longest orbit for Chinese astronauts.

China launches second crewed mission to build space station

The first astronauts arrived at China's new space station on Thursday in the country's longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power.

Shenzhou-12: First astronauts arrive at China's Tiangong space station

In China's longest crewed mission to date, the first astronauts for its new space station blasted off on Thursday, June 17. Carrying three astronauts, the Long March-2F rocket lifted off at 9:22 am local time (0122 GMT) in a cloud of smoke from the Jiuquan launch centre in northwest China's Gobi desert.

Shenzhou-12: China's rocket carrying first crew blasts off to new space station

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