Japan sends new batteries to space station
A Japanese supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Tuesday, two weeks after a launch pad fire halted the first countdown.
International Space Station
Astronauts complete spacewalk to swap space station’s batteries
Two American astronauts have taken a spacewalk to replace ageing batteries on the International Space Station.
Video: International Space Station captures amazing aurora australis
THE International Space Station captured this incredible footage of the aurora australis, the southern counterpart of the Northern Lights. The ISS was travelling at 17,500mph, 250 miles above the Earth’s surface. Astronaut Jack Fischer tweeted the video which he described as a “burrito of awesomeness smothered in awesome sauce”.