The Lucy operations team has confirmed NASA’s Lucy spacecraft phoned home after its encounter with the main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. The spacecraft’s closest approach to the asteroid occurred at 1:51 pm EDT on Sunday. Initial information indicates that the spacecraft is in good health. The team has commanded the spacecraft to start sending the data […]
Astronaut Returns to Earth on 70th Birthday with Soyuz Crew
At 9:20 p.m. EDT (6:20 a.m. Kazakhstan time, Sunday, April 20), the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft made a parachute-assisted landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan, southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan.
Soyuz Fires Braking Engines; Crew Entering Atmosphere Soon
The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft, with NASA astronaut Don Petitt and Roscosmos cosmonauts Aleksey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, will make a parachute-assisted landing at 9:20 p.m. (6:20 a.m. Kazakhstan time, Sunday, April 20) on the steppe of Kazakhstan, southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan. The spacecraft will execute its deorbit burn at 8:26 p.m.
Expedition 72 Trio Undocks for Earth Return Aboard Soyuz
At 5:57 p.m. EDT, the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft undocked from the orbiting laboratory’s Rassvet module with NASA astronaut Don Petitt and Roscosmos cosmonauts Aleksey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner.
Soyuz Crewmates Prep for Undocking; Expedition 72 Ends Soon
At 2:52 p.m. EDT, hatches between the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft and the International Space Station closed in preparation for undocking and return to Earth of NASA astronaut Don Petitt and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner.
Astronaut, Cosmonauts Board Soyuz; Close Hatch for Departure
At 2:25 p.m. EDT, the hatch closed between the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for undocking and return to Earth.
NASA+ Begins Coverage as Soyuz Trio Preps for Departure
NASA astronaut Don Petitt and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner will close the hatch between the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft and the International Space Station about 2:25 p.m. EDT.
Station Has New Commander; Soyuz Trio Ready for Saturday Departure
The International Space Station has a new commander as three Expedition 72 crew members get ready to return to Earth on Saturday. The orbital residents staying behind will soon welcome a U.S. cargo craft and get ready for their increment’s first spacewalk.
How NASA’s Webb Telescope Supports Our Search for Life Beyond Earth
This artist’s concept shows what exoplanet K2-18 b could look like based on science data. K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as Earth, orbits the cool dwarf star K2-18 in the habitable zone and lies 120 light-years from Earth. Illustration: NASA, CSA, ESA, J. Olmsted (STScI), Science: N. Madhusudhan (Cambridge University) NASA’s James …
NASA’s Lucy Days Away from Asteroid Encounter
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will soon reach the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. In this image, created by stacking images that the Lucy spacecraft took during its approach, the asteroid appears as a series of points in front of the static background of stars and galaxies. In addition to the asteroid brightening as the spacecraft approaches […]