• What is happening with International Space Station

    While some may dismiss such claims as hype, there is a real fear among NASA officials that, should the orbiting space station need to be abandoned, the risk for a catastrophic failure greatly increases.

    The situation arose when Russia’s Soyuz rocket, carrying

  • Space debris forces ISS astronauts to evacuate the station

    The six-member crew of the International Space Station took shelter in two Russian Soyuz spacecraft early Tuesday because of a predicted close approach by an unknown piece of space debris.Safety procedures are put into effect when radar tracking indicates debris