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For the first time, the ISS is hosting 8 spacecraft

For the first time since humans began living in orbit, the International Space Station has every docking port filled, with eight visiting spacecraft clustered around its truss and modules like cars in ...
Futurism

Scientists Intrigued by Moss Surviving on Exterior of Space Station

The humble clumps of moss that grow on garden walls and between the cracks of sidewalks are hardy enough to survive the rigors of space, a new experiment found, and that means the velvety green stuff ...
Space.com

'We were genuinely astonished': This moss survived 9 months outside the International Space Station and could still grow on Earth

"This study demonstrates the astonishing resilience of life that originated on Earth." This little plant is a lot tougher than it looks. Researchers exposed moss spores to the harsh environment of ...
NBC News

Moss survived in space for nine months, study finds

For nine months in 2022, moss lived in space. It wasn’t in a lab aboard the International Space Station, like other gardening experiments conducted in orbit — rather, the moss was attached to the ...
Phys.org

Moss spores survive 9 months outside International Space Station

Mosses thrive in the most extreme environments on Earth, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the sands of Death Valley, the Antarctic tundra to the lava fields of active volcanoes. Inspired by moss's ...
Live Science

Scientists put moss on the outside of the International Space Station for 9 months — then kept it growing back on Earth

Moss spores have survived a prolonged trip to space, scientists reveal. The spores spent nine months on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) before returning to our planet, and over 80 ...
Aviation Week

NASA’s Commercial Space Station Development Takes Shape

A digital rendering of the completed Axiom Station. Credit: Axiom Space HOUSTON—Representatives of four commercial companies developing successors to the International Space Station have offered ...
The Motley Fool

The Starlab International Space Station Just Added a Big U.S. Defense Contractor to Its Team

Starlab invited Leidos last week to help it build a new international space station. Led by Voyager Technologies, the Starlab group of companies is the biggest and most international team working to ...
Reuters

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after vessel damaged by space debris

Shenzhou-20 crew returned home on Shenzhou-21 vessel Crew was stuck in China's space station for nine days Shenzhou-20 vessel remains in orbit after space debris damage Episode highlights danger from ...
Scientific American

Stranded Chinese Astronauts Return to Earth, but Space Junk Threats Remain

Three Chinese astronauts who had been stranded for days in space after a suspected piece of space junk hit their spacecraft are back on Earth, the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSE) ...
Forbes

Why These Giant Proxy Advisers—ISS, Glass Lewis—Are Under Scrutiny By The White House, FTC

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 20: A sign masks the location of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) headquarters building on August 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) The FTC’s ...