Since the first segment of the ISS—Zarya—was launched into orbit by a Proton rocket in 1998, it has grown to incorporate 18 pressurized modules, plus the integrated truss structure which ...

Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers achieved most of their planned tasks on today's (May 1) 5-hour, 44-minute extravehicular ...

More than simply the frame for the other ISS components, the truss is a complex system on its own—a novel feat of engineering that is the backbone of the largest man-made structure ever put in ...

NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 flight engineer Woody Hoburg rides the Canadarm2 robotic arm while maneuvering a rollout solar array toward the International Space Station’s truss structure 257 ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is a multi-nation construction project that is the largest single structure humans ever put into space. Its main construction was completed between 1998 and ...

It’ll be McLain’s third EVA after taking part in two others during a previous ISS stay in 2019 ... kit on the port side of the station’s truss structure enabling the future installation ...

NASA spacewalkers (from left) Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain work together at the International Space Station’s Port-4 truss structure to install a modification kit readying the orbital outpost ...

April 30 (UPI) --Two NASA astronauts plan to participate in a 6-hour, 35-minute spacewalk Thursday to upgrade the International Space Station's power generation capabilities and relocate a ...

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers (at center) work underneath the port side of the International Space Station's backbone truss during a spacewalk on Thursday, May 1, 2025.