Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are enjoying a rare two-day weekend. Flight engineer Peggy Whitson and Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA, French European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut ...

Ever wondered what Christmas feels like when you are hurtling around Earth at 28,164 kilometres per hour? This festive season, on the International Space Station (ISS), the Expedition 74 crew ...

Space station astronauts repaired a crippled cooling system during a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk, braving a “mini blizzard” of noxious ammonia as they popped in a new pump. It was the second ...

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have beamed down a Christmas message for those of us on Earth. Uploading a video on YouTube showing off their space station's holiday decor, ...

Sunita "Suni" Williams — who has been stranded in space alongside partner Barry "Butch" Wilmore since June — recently got into the holiday spirit with some fellow space explorers aboard the ...

Space station astronaut Rick Mastracchio might get his Christmas wish for a spacewalk or two because of a broken cooling system. Mastracchio, an experienced spacewalker, said he’s more than ready to ...