International Space Station — all stories

SpaceX Dragon sets fastest US docking record at ISS

Nasa astronaut Jessica Watkins commanded the four-person Dragon flight, which will carry out stem-cell and crop research before handing over to the outgoing Crew-12 team.

2 October 2026Whitehall Minute

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket trailing flame and smoke as it lifts off from Cape Canaveral on the Crew-13 mission

SCIENCE & TECH

Astronaut Pikachu heads to UK’s Science Museum

A Pikachu plush that spent 67 days aboard the International Space Station features in a new touring exhibition from the European Space Agency and Pokémon, part of…

20 September 2026Whitehall Minute

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station