Astronauts on the International Space Station welcomed the arrival of a brand-new Russian module Thursday, an orbital room adds more research space and an extra parking spot for visiting spacecraft.

After more than a decade of delays, Russia finally launched a long-awaited research module to the ISS this week. The module is called the Russian Multipurpose Research Module (MLM) and is known as ...

The Mini Research Module MRM1 Rassvet, a new module for the Russian Segment of the International Space Station, continues to undergo its processing for launch at Kennedy Space Center. The photos below ...

Update for July 25: The Pirs undocking has reportedly been pushed back another day, to Monday (July 26). The departure of Russia's Pirs module from the International Space Station has been delayed ...