, which launched its first module in 1998 and weighs around 450 tons. Three spacewalks are planned to

Two Chinese astronauts have for the first time worked outside of the country's space station to install tools, the media reported.... Shenzhou 12 commander Nie Haisheng then tested the arm's controls, moving Boming from inside the Tianhe module. Hongbo tethered to the handrails running along the exterior of the space station, later joined Liu in extending a panoramic camera.... In addition to testing procedures, the EVAs are preparing the station to be expanded with the addition of two laborat

Two astronauts made the first spacewalk on Sunday outside China’s new orbital station to work on

space.... It is impossible now for its astronauts to head out for spacewalking and repair parts of the

As a result, the first solar wing wasn't unfurled to its full length of 63 feet( 19 meters) until Sunday.... But they produce more electricity because of new tech.... NASA plans to send up four more panels over the coming year; Boeing is supplying them. This first pair will supplement the space station's oldest solar wings, degraded after 20 years of continuous operation. Kimbrough and Pesquet are two months into a six-month mission....

Emergency alarms were sounded in the Russian segment of the space station on Thursday, prompting fears of a fire.... According to reports in Russian media, smoke and burning plastic were detected in the 21-year-old Zvezda module, which provides docking ports for Russian Soyuz and Progress capsules.... A fire on ISS is a terrifying possibility and a top safety risk." Flames in low-gravity spread very quickly....

checks cables during the ISS Expedition 65 US Spacewalk# 74 on June 16, 2021.... " Marshburn and

the second half of the year.... And has the global turmoil pushed China into recession, as some

to visit the Chinese station and the second Chinese woman to enter space. China has spent a decade

Experts confirmed it was the second black box.... It appeared slightly dented but intact. The