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  • Life Science, Spacewalk Preps on Station as Dragon Splashes Down

    Astronauts Suni Williams and Don Pettit take a break from science maintenance activities and pose for a selfie-portrait aboard the station's Harmony module.

    The Expedition 72 crew continued its life science research and spacewalk preparations on Tuesday as a U.S. resupply spacecraft splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico. The orbital residents also serviced advanced exercise gear and reconfigured a science airlock on the International Space Station. NASA Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Nick Hague worked on two …

  • Dragon Returns to Earth, Cargo Mission Ends

    The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is pictured departing the vicinity of the space station following its undocking from the Harmony module's space-facing port on January 9, 2023.

    At 1:39 p.m. EST, the unpiloted SpaceX Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Florida, marking the return of the company’s 31st commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for NASA. The spacecraft carried back to Earth thousands of pounds of supplies and scientific experiments designed to take advantage of the space …

  • PACE-PAX: A Day in the Life of a NASA Field Campaign

    The breeze across the California desert kicks up some dust and sand. As a NASA research plane rolls down the runway and prepares for takeoff, its wings vibrate with the gust of wind. It’s a flight day for one of NASA’s most expansive and complex field campaigns. The goal: to check the data collected from …

  • Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Leaves Station Packed With Science

    Dec. 16, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon Freedom, the Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply ship, the Soyuz MS-26 crew ship, and the Progress 89 and 90 resupply ships.

    At 11:05 a.m. EST, the unpiloted SpaceX Dragon spacecraft undocked from the forward port of the Harmony module at the International Space Station following a command from ground controllers at SpaceX. After re-entering Earth’s atmosphere, the spacecraft will make a parachute-assisted splashdown off the coast of Florida on Tuesday, Dec. 17. NASA will not stream …

  • NASA+ Broadcasting Dragon Departing Station

    The SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship is photographed departing the station on July 8, 2021.

    NASA’s live coverage of undocking and departure is underway on NASA+. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. The unpiloted SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will undock at 11:05 a.m. EST from the forward port of the space station’s Harmony module and fire its thrusters to move a safe distance …

  • NASA, SpaceX Adjust Dragon Undock Date Due to Weather

    International Space Station Configuration. Six spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon Freedom, the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft, the Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply ship, the Soyuz MS-26 crew ship, and the Progress 89 and 90 resupply ships.

    Mission managers waved off the planned return of a Dragon resupply spacecraft on Sunday, Dec. 15, due to forecasted unfavorable weather conditions at the splashdown sites off the coast of Florida. NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than Monday, Dec. 16, for the next undocking opportunity of NASA’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply services …

  • It’s an Asteroid, it’s a Comet, it’s the Geminids Meteor Shower!

    An outdoor black and white camera shows a multitude of streaks of white light from more than 100 meteors in 2014.

    By Serena Whitfield The Geminids meteor shower is back for its annual December show of beautiful bright and fast meteors. The Geminids, which will peak on the night between Dec 13–14 in 2024, is considered to be one of the best and most reliable annual meteor showers. Where Did the Geminids Originate and What Makes …

  • Crew Packs Science for Exposure, Studies Immune System, and Preps for Spacewalk

    A vivid aurora streams over the Earth as the space station orbited 273 miles above the southern Indian Ocean in between Australia and Antarctica.

    The Expedition 72 crew prepared a science experiment for placement outside the International Space Station and studied space-caused cellular stress and tissue damage on Thursday. Spacewalk preparations are also ongoing to remove and relocate hardware on the orbital outpost next week. Three NASA astronauts including Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Butch …