A space station could be placed in cis-lunar orbit to act as a stepping-stone towards a trip to Mars.
Astronaut Tim Kopra made the record-breaking pass aboard the space station to mark the 2017 Super Bowl.
Astronaut Scott Kelly spent 340 days aboard the space station while his twin brother remained on Earth.
Being 250 miles above the Earth hasn't stopped the space station crew from joining in with the festivities.
China claims that it is currently testing the 'impossible' space engine on the Tiangong 2 space station.
One of Thomas Pesquet's first tasks aboard the space station wasn't quite what he was hoping for.
There are plans to build an ambitious new space station around the Moon within the next two decades.
The private space firm has again demonstrated the viability of reusable rockets for routine missions.
British astronaut Tim Peake has succeeded in running the London marathon while aboard the space station.
The British astronaut will be running the London marathon while aboard the International Space Station.
The United States once planned to build an orbiting outpost to help gather intelligence about the USSR.
The British astronaut will run the entire 42 kilometers while aboard the International Space Station.
Scott Kelly shared an image on social media showing a strange object high above the Earth's surface.
The International Space Station has made it possible for humans to maintain an ongoing presence in space.
The inside of the International Space Station appears to be a breeding ground for bacterial pathogens.
A vial of whiskey sent to the space station for a 4-year experiment has turned out nice but 'different'.
A robot named Kirobo kept the astronauts company during its 18-month stay aboard the space station.
The 'Phantom of the Opera' singer is set to spend ten days aboard the space station in October.
A leak in the American part of the station has forced the crew to take refuge in the Russian section.
The world's first zero-gravity 3D printer has now been set up inside one of the station's science labs.