The space station is getting closer to retirement, and it's still in need of a deorbiting vehicle to lower it to its fiery death.

It is also, however, a step toward the end of the ISS when the time comes to deorbit the space station in a controlled manner ...

The data from the reboost, scheduled for Nov. 8, will help inform design for a larger Dragon to deorbit the ISS.

Dragon isn't the first U.S.-built spacecraft to lend its fuel to the space station's orbit. NASA tested an ISS orbit reboost ...

Orbital demonstration will help SpaceX gather data as it develops the vehicle that will deorbit the space station at the end ...

SpaceX’s Dragon will reboost the ISS for the first time on Nov. 8, providing essential data for its future role in deorbiting the space station.

Dragon’s success eliminates US reliance on Russia for operation of the space station, should that partnership dissolve.

A recent report out last month from NASA’s Office of the Inspector General highlighted some of the big challenges to keeping ...

Astronauts on the International Space Station generate their share of garbage, filling up cargo ships that then deorbit and ...

SpaceX Dragon demonstrated its capability to reboost the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time on Friday, with ...

A Crew Dragon docked at the ISS. NASA . Friday will see a new event for the International Space Station (ISS) as a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is used to boost its altitude for the f ...