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Three large parachutes helped the spacecraft to return safely to earth, landing in the New Mexico desert

Boeing Starliner lands after mission failure

World / 22 Dec 19

The space craft is expected to reach the ISS tomorrow (NASA handouts)

Oven sent to ISS to test cookies in space

News Lens / 03 Nov 19

Fedor copies human movements, a key skill that allows it to remotely help astronauts

Russia sends its first humanoid robot into space

World / 22 Aug 19

Image: NASA

Sunset from space: NASA releases spectacular footage

News Lens / 04 Jun 19

AIT Researchers working on developing a 3D printer

Athlone IT to develop first large-scale 3D printer

Science and Technology / 19 Mar 19

Live footage from NASA showed the capsule splashing down into the ocean

Spacex capsule splashes down off Florida coast

World / 08 Mar 19

Jim Bridenstine says he hopes to have astronauts back on the moon by 2028

NASA plans 2028 return to Moon, this time to stay

Science and Technology / 15 Feb 19

A delighted Alexander Gerst after his arrival back to Earth

Astronauts arrive back on Earth after ISS mission

World / 20 Dec 18

The rocket was "successfully launched into orbit" this morning

Manned Soyuz rocket successfully docks at ISS

Science and Technology / 03 Dec 18

Nick Hague (L) and Alexei Ovchinin were rescued safely (Pic: @roscosmos)

Soyuz crew 'feel fine' after emergency landing

Science and Technology / 11 Oct 18

A mock up of the Crew Dragon spacecraft during a media tour of SpaceX headquarters and rocket factory

SpaceX first manned flight to ISS 'on schedule'

Science and Technology / 14 Aug 18

SpaceX hopes the use of recycled rockets will lower the cost of going into space

SpaceX launches the world's first recycled spacecraft

Science / 15 Dec 17

Views from inside the ISS

Google launches virtual tour of ISS

World / 20 Jul 17

The start of the spacewalk was put back an hour due to a technical issue

Astronauts overcome glitch to conduct ISS spacewalk

Technology / 12 May 17

The three astronauts launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday

Three astronauts reach International Space Station

World / 20 Nov 16

The Aquarius Undersea Reef Base is 6km off the coast of Florida

Irish doctor to embark on undersea NASA mission

News / 07 Jul 16

Tim Peake (C) is helped by colleagues upon his arrival at the airport of Karaganda, Kazakhstan

British astronaut Tim Peake returns to earth

News / 20 Jun 16

From space the Alps, Italy, and Mediterranean can be seen, taken from the International Space Station (Pic: NASA)

Landing is like 'collision' between truck and car

News / 18 Jun 16

It's hoped that another attempt could be made to expand the BEAM habitat on Friday morning

Deflated NASA fails to expand space station pod

Science / 26 May 16

Scott Kelly was on board the International Space Station a record 340 days

US astronauts return after record stint in space

Featured Video / 03 Mar 16

Scott Kelly was on board the International Space Station a record 340 days

Astronauts return after record stint in space

News / 02 Mar 16

NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly is more than half way through an entire year at the ISS

US astronaut set to break spaceflight record

News / 29 Oct 15

Soyuz rocket blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome

Soyuz rocket blasts off with new crew for ISS

News / 23 Jul 15

The Expedition 43 crew members were originally due to leave the space station on 12 May

Astronauts return from International Space Station

News / 11 Jun 15

Six crew members are currently living on board the International Space Station

Russia to delay return of astronauts from ISS

News / 13 May 15

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