The ISS May Live for a Little Bit Longer for a Totally Predictable Reason

The ISS has served as a home to astronauts in low-Earth orbit for 26 years, but the aging spacecraft is nearing the end of ...
IFLScience

26 Years After Launch, The ISS Will Try A New Way To Stay In Orbit Next Month

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NASA ends ISS mission early after medical issue triggers in‑orbit evaluation

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA cut short a space station mission after a medical issue led to the first in‑orbit health evaluation. Astronaut Butch Wilmore ...
Gizmodo

SpaceX Just Sent the ISS a New Way to Stay in Orbit

The International Space Station (ISS) has been in orbit for over 26 years, housing astronauts at an altitude of 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth. But even at that distance, the space station can ...
USA Today

When will the International Space Station be retired? NASA's plan to land it in ocean

As of Sunday, Nov. 2, the International Space Station has been stationed in low-Earth orbit with a continuous human presence for 25 years. Four of the five nations whose space agencies operate the ISS ...