New data from NASA’s SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) is available at its regular frequency following a data outage in November 2024. A small amount of historical data collected prior to 2014 is still being restored from backups. The SDO mission provides critical, near-real-time and high-resolution solar observations for the study of the near-Earth space environment …
Cardiovascular Research Underway as New Crew Gets Used to Station Life
Ten residents are living aboard the International Space Station today following the arrival of a NASA astronaut and two Roscosmos cosmonauts on Tuesday. The new Expedition 72 crewmates are beginning an eight-month research mission in low Earth orbit and getting used to life in microgravity.
Hatches Open, New Crew Enters Station and Begins Research Mission
At 7:28 a.m. EDT, the hatch opened between the International Space Station and the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft.
Crew from NASA, Roscosmos Prepare to Enter Station for Research Mission
NASA’s live hatch opening coverage is underway on NASA+. Hatch opening is scheduled to begin at 7:20 a.m. EDT.
New Crew Docks to Station Aboard Soyuz Spacecraft
At 4:57 a.m. EDT, the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft docked to the International Space Station’s Prichal module. NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky launched at 1:47 a.m. on April 8 (10:47 a.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Crew from NASA, Roscosmos Approaching Station Aboard Soyuz Spacecraft
NASA’s live coverage of the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft rendezvous and docking is now underway on NASA+.
New Crew Lifts Off Aboard Soyuz Rocket Toward Station
The crewed Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft is safely in orbit headed for the International Space Station following a launch at 1:47 a.m. EDT on April 8 (10:47 a.m. Baikonur time) with NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky aboard.
New Station Crew Counting Down to Launch Live on NASA+
NASA’s live launch coverage is underway on NASA+ as teams prepare for launch of the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft to the International Space Station, scheduled for 1:47 a.m. EDT (10:47 a.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
NASA-ISRO NISAR Mission Launch Date Under Review
Work on the NISAR satellite has been completed at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Satellite Integration and Testing Establishment in Bengaluru, and preparations are under way to transport it to the launch site at the agency’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on India’s southeastern coast. NASA and ISRO now are reviewing potential launch …
Week Ends With Robotics, Exercise Research; New Crew Launches Tuesday
Astronaut Anne McClain is pictured in the Destiny laboratory module wearing an experimental wearable dosimeter that measures radiation dosages crews are exposed to in real time aboard the International Space Station.