International Space Station

• Edmonton doctor working with NASA to study cancer samples in space

  Dr. Matthew Strickland and his team will study the affects of microgravity on cancer by studying how patient-derived cancer organoids behave in space.

  Canada

  Mar 25
  
• Alberta’s Joshua Kutryk to be 4th astronaut Canada sends to International Space Station

  Joshua Kutryk, an engineer and colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force from Fort Saskatchewan, is headed to space for six months.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2023
  
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• SpaceX set to launch next International Space Station crew into orbit for NASA

  The SpaceX launch vehicle was set for liftoff at 1:45 a.m. EST (0645 GMT) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

  Science

  Feb 26, 2023
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• Russia set to leave International Space Station after 2024 amid tensions with West

  NASA and other international partners hope to keep the space station running until 2030, while the Russians have been reluctant to make commitments beyond 2024.

  World

  Jul 26, 2022
• Boeing’s astronaut capsule arrives at International Space Station in test do over

  Boeing's astronaut capsule pulled up and parked at the International Space Station for the first time Friday, a huge achievement for the company after years of false starts.

  World

  May 20, 2022
• 1st all-private astronaut team on International Space Station safely returns to Earth

  The first all-private astronaut team ever to fly aboard the International Space Station (ISS) departed the orbiting outpost on Sunday to begin a descent back to Earth.

  World

  Apr 24, 2022
• U.S. announces ban on anti-satellite missile tests

  It is a move that White House officials say is meant to underscore its hopes of establishing new norms for military action in space.

  World

  Apr 18, 2022
• Historic 1st all-private astronaut team safely docks to space station

  The first all-private team of astronauts sent to the International Space Station arrived safely at the orbiting research platform on Saturday to begin a week-long science mission.

  World

  Apr 9, 2022
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• Canadian businessman part of historic all-civilian flight headed to ISS

  As off-the-planet tourism takes off, Canadian financier Mark Pathy of Montreal is among the first all-private astronaut team to fly to space on Friday.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2022
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• Canadian will be aboard 1st fully commercial launch to space station Friday

  Weather permitting, Axiom's four-man team will lift off on Friday at the earliest from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

  World

  Apr 7, 2022