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  • Second NASA Balloon Mission Launches from Fort Sumner

    The CLIC 2 mission was hand launched on a scientific balloon from NASA's launch facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, at 7:16 a.m. MDT (9:16 a.m. EDT). The balloon is the second flight for the Compact Large-sensor Imaging Camera mission, carrying a small camera system that can process images in real-time to help determine safe landing spots for rovers for future Moon or Mars missions. The balloon and payload reached a float altitude of around 126,000 feet, and flew for a total of 3 hours, 41 minutes. 

  • Expedition 75 is Go for Tuesday Spacewalk to Install High-Speed Antenna

    ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot is pictured inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock with her helmet visor down as she nears the end of a six‑hour, 23‑minute spacewalk on Aug. 18. 2026.

    Two astronauts will exit the International Space Station on Tuesday and conduct a spacewalk to finish installing a high-speed space-to-ground antenna. The duo completed final spacewalk preparations on Monday with two of their Expedition 75 crewmates while the rest of the orbital residents studied the human respiratory system, activated Earth observation gear, and packed a cargo spacecraft prior to its departure.

  • NASA Launches First Scientific Balloon of Fort Sumner Campaign

    A scientific balloon is partially inflated on the right with the mobile launch vehicle carrying a payload on the left.

    The Salter Test Flight launched at 8:31 a.m. MDT (10:31 a.m. EDT) Saturday, Aug. 22 from the agency’s balloon launch facility in Fort Sumner, marking the first successful scientific balloon flight of the campaign. The balloon and payload reached a float altitude of around 123,000 feet, and flew for a total of 4 hours, 8 […]

  • Week Ends With Spacewalk Preps and Space Exercise Research

    ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot tries on a spacesuit to verify its comfort, mobility, and functionality inside the International Space Station's Quest.

    The Expedition 75 crew wrapped up the work week getting ready for a spacewalk to finish installing a high-speed antenna on the International Space Station. The orbital residents also explored new space exercise techniques, studied the human respiratory system, and completed an Earth observation session. On Friday, flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA and Sophie […]

  • Expedition 75 Cleans Up After Spacewalk, Keeps Up Microgravity Research

    From left, Expedition 75 flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA (partially obscured and wearing the spacesuit with a red stripe on the legs) and Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) work together during a six‑hour and 23‑minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The duo disconnected a failed high‑speed antenna and secured it with a long‑duration tie‑down on the orbital outpost’s Z1 truss segment. A spare antenna will be installed on the Z1 truss during a future spacewalk.

    The Expedition 75 crew members cleaned up on Wednesday after a spacewalk that saw two astronauts uninstall an antenna outside the International Space Station. The lab residents also continued their microgravity research exploring the circulatory system, studying artificial intelligence, and photographing the Earth. Flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA and Sophie Adenot of ESA (European […]