A Soyuz capsule carrying a Russian cosmonaut, an American astronaut and US billionaire space tourist Charles Simonyi has docked at the international space station.

A rocket carrying a Russian-American crew and a US billionaire space tourist on his second trip blasted off for the international space station today.

Stargazers will tonight be treated to one more glimpse of the international space station.

A Russian rocket carrying two cosmonauts and an American astronaut to the international space station streaked into orbit today – another crew rotation in a Russian space vehicle filling in for US space shuttles.

The main oxygen generator for the international space station has failed, and the two astronauts on board will tap into an attached cargo ship’s air supply this weekend, Nasa said today.

A Russian cargo ship packed with supplies and equipment docked successfully with the international space station today, bringing food, water, fuel and other items to the two-man Russian-American crew, a space official said.

Two spacewalking astronauts left the safe confines of the international space station today to take care of a little outside maintenance.

The international space station’s two astronauts undertook an unusually risky spacewalk and successfully replaced a circuit breaker – a sweet victory following last week’s failed attempt.

An apparent oxygen leak ended a risky spacewalk by the international space station’s two astronauts just 14 minutes after it began.

A Russian spacecraft carrying a new crew docked smoothly with the international space station today, as US and Russian space officials on the ground argued over the conditions for future missions.