James Clay Moltz examines the underlying military motives behind the Bush administration's new space plans and argues that a better vision for the future of space is one based on international cooperation.
Space policy experts debate the merits of NASA's increasing emphasis on promoting commercial microgravity research on the space shuttle and space station.
Russian space officials say that Moscow may have to scale back its operations supporting the International Space Station because it has no money to manufacture Soyuz vessels for manned space flights.
Astronauts on the International Space Station will have less time to conduct science experiments than astronauts on Skylab did 30 years ago, a National Academy of Sciences panel says.
NASA's committment to the space shuttle and the International Space Station is sharply criticized at recent congressional budget hearings.
A new telescope, docked on the International Space Station, will be capable of not only probing the depths of the Universe, but also listening for the chatter of other civilizations and spotting Earth-threatening asteroids.
One of the computer systems aboard the International Space Station (ISS) crashed, shutting down solar power generation and temporarily severing communications with Earth. The cause of the computer crash remains a mystery.
A detailed overview on the threat of space debris to the International Space Station.
Satellite surveillance has long been a central pillar of espionage and military intelligence. Now, for the first time, a multi-nation human outpost -- the multi-billion dollar International Space Station (ISS) -- could prove beneficial in the world-wide campaign to root out terrorism.
A partly Russian-owned company that once tried to bail out the Mir space station announced a plan Tuesday to launch a private space station for paying tourists.