International Space Station
Russian film crew to take off for first movie in space
In the next day or so a film crew is heading off to spend a week and a half on the international space station. Scenes for the Russian movie Challenge will be shot at the space station that orbits… Audio
The Rest Is History: Life on the International Space Station
This month marks 20 years since the first residents arrive to occupy the International Space Station (ISS), which has been inhabited ever since. Audio
How life in space changed Astro Alex's view of Earth
Dr Alexander Gerst aka "Astro Alex" has spent almost a year in space, having completed two missions on the International Space Station (I.S.S.). The European Space Agency astronaut launched on a Soyuz… Audio, Gallery
Nasa's first all-female spacewalk scrapped over spacesuit sizes
Plans for the first all-female spacewalk in history have been scrapped for lack of a second space suit, the US space agency Nasa says.
Nights' Overseas Reports - England
Formerly of RNZ's Morning Report team, breakfast producer at BBC Radio Brighton Will Flockton reports from England, which is (the greater) part of the United Kingdom. Sussex born Tim Peake is a… Audio
Russian, American and Briton arrive at Intl Space Station
A Soyuz spacecraft has successfully delivered a Russian, an American and a Briton to the International Space Station, after blasting off from Kazakhstan.
Long-awaited US supplies sent to International Space Station
A spacecraft carrying much-needed US supplies has blasted off towards the International Space Station.
Astronauts tuck into space-grown lettuce
Astronauts on the International Space Station have taken their first bites of space-grown lettuce, which grows 26 times faster in orbit than it does down on earth. Audio
Out-of-control Russian Space Capsule
Space scientist Duncan Steel explains what will happen to the out-of-control Russian space capsule that failed to reach the International Space Station. Audio
Astronomy
Former Mt John University Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore raises our gaze to the bodies floating in space. There is yet more to say about the spacecraft Rosetta's findings from comet 67P. Audio