NASA’s live coverage is underway as four crew members aboard the International Space Station take a short trip inside their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to relocate from one docking port to another. Relocation activities will air live on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA TV through …
Payloads: Astrobee/Zero Robotics: The crew cleared the experiment area and performed Zero Robotics Tech Demo session two. Tech demo sessions provide practice for the crew and validate key components of the Zero Robotics competition. More information on the Zero Robotics investigation can be found here. B Complex: The crew consolidated their B Complex supplements and …
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams held a virtual question and answer session with media on May 1, from inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of their launch to the space station. “We’ve been through training and we have our fingerprints on every single procedure that exists …
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams held a virtual question and answer session with media on May 1, from inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of their launch to the space station. “We’ve been through training and we have our fingerprints on every single procedure that exists …
Mission preparations are underway aboard the International Space Station as a spacecraft relocation on Thursday will make room for a crew arrival next week. The Expedition 71 crew spent Wednesday reviewing mission procedures, conducting robotics activities, and connecting with students on Earth. Four crew members will suit up Thursday, May 2 and enter the SpaceX …
Launched in late 2021, the science activities for NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) mission were directed by researchers at NASA and the Italian Space Agency through February 2024. Now, during the General Observer phase of the mission, IXPE’s observation program primarily is guided by the broader scientific community. “We’re in the process of turning …
NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System has now connected with ground operators following its April 23 launch aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket. The satellite is on its way to testing next-generation solar sail technology, which uses the power of sunlight to propel a spacecraft. The results from this mission will advance future space travel to …
Payloads: Astrobee – Zero Robotics: The crew reviewed the Astrobee procedures to prepare for a Zero Robotics technology demonstration session on Wednesday. Technology demonstration sessions provide practice for the crew and validate key components of the Zero Robotics competition, which will occur later. More information on the Zero Robotics investigation can be found here. Exploration …
On Friday, April 26, engineers completed a series of electromagnetic tests on the integrated Orion crew and service module for NASA’s Artemis II mission inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During testing, engineers subjected the spacecraft to electromagnetic energy using wave guides, amplifiers, …
A suite of on-orbit training topped Tuesday’s schedule aboard the International Space Station as the Expedition 71 crew gets ready for a spacecraft relocation on Thursday and a crew arrival next week. Four crew members also spent some time conducting ongoing health research to help scientists on Earth better understand the effects of spaceflight on …
