Jeanette Epps to be the 1st African-American International Space Station Crew Member Jeanette Epps, who has been an astronaut since 2009 and has a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland, will be part of Expedition 56 to the International Space Station in 2018.

Three Words: Chinese. Space. Station. China just put another small space station into orbit—and by the 2020s they may replace the International Space Station. But private companies are the future of space exploration.

International Space Station Celebrates 15 Years in Space Since Expedition 1, there has been a continuous human presence aboard the space station for 5,478 days and counting.

Space station celebrates 15 years of life in space On November 2, 2000, a Russian Soyuz Rocket docked at the International Space Station carrying Expedition 1.

Microscopic pathogens found living on the International Space Station Astronauts are not the only life forms to inhabit the International Space Station. 

Microscopic pathogens found living on the International Space Station Astronauts are not the only life forms to inhabit the International Space Station.

The Year In Space: Catching Up With Spacefarers On The International Space Station NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with NASA Commander Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, who are spending the year on the International Space Station.

Anyone Can Call the International Space Station A British man radioed the International Space Station and was "stunned" when one of the astronauts responded."They came back to me and said, 'Receiving you — welcome aboard the Internati...

Capsule Arrives at Space Station in Less Than Six Hours Scott Kelly, an American astronaut, was lofted to the International Space Station on Friday to begin a yearlong study of how well the human body endures living out of this world. He arrived at the International Space Station less than six hours after Read more ... he left the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Possible toxic leak forces crew to evacuate U.S. side of the International Space Station A portion of the International Space Station was evacuated following coolant loop pressure increases possibly indicating a toxic leak of ammonia.