NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy, Space Station Crewmates Land Safely Back on Earth
After 196 days living and working in Earth’s orbit aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy returned from his third space mission Wednesday,…
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NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy and Space Station Crewmates Return Safely to Earth
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of the Russian space agency Roscosmos landed on Earth at 10:54 p.m. EDT in…
International Space Station Air Leak Sealed – At Least Temporarily
Two veteran International Space Station residents will have a Change of Command ceremony on Tuesday before the Expedition 63 crew returns to Earth the following…
Live Landing Coverage of the Return to Earth for Space Station Crew
NASA will provide live coverage of the return to Earth for agency astronaut Chris Cassidy and two Russian cosmonauts Wednesday, October 21, after six months…
Space Science Picking Up Before Trio Departs ISS for Earth
Science is doubling up on the International Space Station with the addition of three new space residents. However, they will split up on October 21…
New Residents Adjust to Life on International Space Station
Six International Space Station residents will spend a week working together in low-Earth orbit before splitting up on October 21. As the new Expedition 64…
Hatches Open! New Arrivals Expand Space Station’s Crew to Six
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos joined Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy of NASA…
Expedition 64 Crew Docks to International Space Station to Begin Six-Month Mission
The Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov docked to the International Space Station at 4:48 a.m….
Expedition 64 Crew Blasts Off on Soyuz Rocket for Express Ride to Space Station
Nearly nine minutes after a successful launch at 1:45 a.m. EDT of the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and…
NASA, Boeing Announce Astronaut Changes for Upcoming Starliner Crew Flight Test
Veteran NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore will join astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, the inaugural crewed flight of…
Cygnus Space Freighter Docked at Space Station to Deliver New Space Toilet, Science Experiments, and Supplies
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter is open for business just five hours after it was attached to the International Space Station today. The Expedition 63…
Coloring the Great Salt Lake – Astronaut Takes Beautiful Photograph From Space Station
While passing over northern Utah, an astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) captured this photograph of an eastern portion of the Great Salt Lake….
Astronauts Will Vote From Space – Here’s How It Works
Americans exercise their right to vote from all over the world, and for November’s election, few ballots will have traveled as far as those cast by…
Boldly Go! NASA’s New Space Toilet Is on Its Way to the Space Station – Here’s How It Works
It’s the space-age old question: how do astronauts go to the bathroom in space? The most basic human biological processes becomes challenging off-planet due in…
Astronauts Continue to Try to Find the Precise Location of an Air Leak on the Space Station
The Expedition 63 crew continues preparing for Sunday’s scheduled space delivery of nearly 8,000 pounds of supplies and gear aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter….
Space Station Crew Awakened by Flight Controllers After Vexing Air Leak Appeared to Grow in Size
Late Monday night, the Expedition 63 crew was awakened by flight controllers to continue troubleshooting a small leak on the International Space Station that appeared…
Kate Rubins – First Person to Sequence DNA in Space – Set to Return to Space Station
During her first mission to space and to the International Space Station, Kate Rubins became the first person to sequence DNA in space. During her…
Space Station 20th: A Look Back at the First NASA Research on ISS
The International Space Station (ISS) is a unique laboratory operating in low-Earth orbit. Over the past 20 years, more than 3,000 investigations from researchers in…