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.

The International Space Station got a little extra room today, with the addition of a new, nine-ton Russian module. Using robotic precision in place of brute force, the Mini-Research Module-1 (MRM-1), ...

Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis successfully installed a new Russian research room on the International Space Station Tuesday. The $200 million new room – called the Mini Research ...

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 ...