Soviet engineers began work on large ... this concept became reality when the Kvant module was added to the Mir core station. First-generation space stations had one docking port and could not ...

A Russian cosmonaut who holds the world record for the longest time spent in space for one trip revealed why he refused help ...

The Russian space agency, pushing back Mir's demise by a week or so, said Tuesday that the spacecraft would probably meet its fiery end between March 18 and March 20. Most of the 130-ton station ...

On February 19, 1986, the Soviet Union launched the Mir space station. While this wasn't the first space station launched into orbit, it was the first one that had to be assembled piece-by-piece ...

As astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams return to Earth this week after being stranded at the ISS for 9 months, here’s who has spent even more time in space.

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams faced an unexpected nine-month stay on the ISS due to technical issues. They ...

Before the International Space Station (ISS), the Soviet Union pioneered the concept of space stations, changing the course of human spaceflight forever. From Salyut and Mir to their lasting ...

A new delivery of food, fuel and supplies has arrived at the International Space Station by way of a Russian supply ship. Roscomsos' Progress MS-30 (or Progress 91, as referred to by NASA ...