Friday will see a new event for the International Space Station (ISS) as a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is used to boost its altitude for the first time. As drag works on the space station, its altitude gradually degrades over time,

Pesky leaks on the International Space Station aren’t the most serious issue facing U.S. human spaceflight In the hostile conditions beyond Earth, a spacecraft is all that stands between an astronaut and certain death.

The crew - including two stuck there after the Boeing Starliner malfunctioned - will beam their votes back to Earth thanks to a high-tech encrypted system.

The first wood-panel satellite is on a SpaceX flight to the International Space Station, where it will test the durability of wood in space.

SpaceX launched a rocket loaded with 6,000 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station on Monday night from the Florida coast.

SpaceX is planning to fire the engines of its Dragon cargo spacecraft this week to practice for the eventual retirement of the ISS.

SpaceX's Dragon performed an orbital boost maneuver for the ISS; a first for the spacecraft, and a small step toward the space station's ultimate doom.

Dragon’s success eliminates US reliance on Russia for operation of the space station, should that partnership dissolve. Traditionally, Russian Soyuz spacecraft have fulfilled that reboost capability,

This demonstration is part of Nasas broader plan to increase the flexibility of ISS operations as the station moves toward its planned deorbiting in 2031.