Empty Space Station? First time in nearly two decades

A few months from now, the International Space Station (ISS) could be unoccupied for the first time in nearly two decades.

Russia’s workhorse Soyuz rocket suffered a serious anomaly just minutes after launching two astronauts toward the ISS today (Oct. 11), forcing the spaceflyers’ crew craft to make an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.

Those two explorers — NASA’s Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin — made it through the bumpy touchdown just fine and are in good condition, NASA officials said. Learn More HERE