"Nauka" means science in Russian. This is a sizable module, including crew quarters, an airlock for scientific experiments, and much more. With a mass of about 24 metric tons, ...

Russia's Nauka module is 14 years late and had technical issues once it launched. But the new science lab has finally docked to the space station.

Today, the Spacelab module that first flew on Columbia in 1983 is displayed by the Smithsonian at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center located outside Washington, D.C.

Two habitation modules emblazoned with the United Kingdom's Union Jack could launch to the International Space Station by 2011 under a new plan devised by British scientists.

Science in space. The core module, Tianhe, is approximately 55 feet long and weighs in at around 24 tons. Its chief purpose is to provide a living space and life support for taikonauts visiting ...

The 58.7-foot-long (17.9 meters) module will soon match the orbit of Tianhe, China's first space station module, which launched in April 2021. Wentian is expected to rendezvous and dock with a ...