Space Race Blast Off

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Learn about the men and women who travel to space on journeys of exploration and discovery.

Learn more about the International Space Station and the current Expedition 31 crew.

NASA has a robust program of exploration, technology development and scientific research that will last for years to come.

After 30 years and more than 100 missions launching observatories and building the space station, the shuttle's mission is complete.

SpaceX Dragon Attached to Space Station in Spaceflight First

05.25.12 - The International Space Station's Expedition 31 crew grappled and attached SpaceX's Dragon capsule to the space station Friday.
Capillarity in Space -- Then and Now, 1962–2012

05.24.12 - The International Space Station's studies on fluid physics in microgravity are leading to rapid advances, and on May 24, are part of a milestone.
What Went Up Can Now Come Down with SpaceX Flight

05.22.12 - The SpaceX Dragon demo flight brings a new American transportation vehicle onto the scene for travel to and from the International Space Station.
Zapping Deadly Bacteria Using Space Technology

05.21.12 - Technology spin-off from research aboard the International Space Station is opening up a new way to keep hospital patients safe from infections.
Unparalleled Views of Earth's Coast With HREP-HICO

Scanning the globe from the International Space Station is about more than the view. HREP-HICO gives researchers a valuable view of the coastal zone.

NASA Administrator Calls Station Following SpaceX Historic Feat

05.25.12 - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden offered his congratulations to the International Space Station Expedition 31 crew and mission flight control teams at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., following Friday's successful first-time berthing of a commercial company spacecraft, SpaceX's Dragon, to the space station.
NASA Commercial Crew Partner Boeing Meets Software Milestone

05.24.12 - The Boeing Company has successfully completed a new milestone in the development of software that will operate its Crew Space Transportation (CST) spacecraft. The company is one of NASA's partners developing commercial crew transportation capabilities to ferry U.S. astronauts to and from low Earth orbit and the International Space Station.
Updated Coverage for NASA/SpaceX Mission to Station

05.23.12 - The SpaceX second demonstration mission for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program is under way, and NASA is updating its coverage of the Dragon spacecraft's flight to the International Space Station.

International Space Station Timelines (May 2012)

These are copies of the flight plan timelines used by the crew onboard the International Space Station.
International Space Station Timelines (April 2012)

These are copies of the flight plan timelines used by the crew onboard the International Space Station.