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  • Space Science Advancing Health as Two Crews Near Station Departure

    In this photograph from 2009, the sun sets below Earth's horizon illuminating the atmosphere as the space station orbited above the Indian Ocean coast of South Africa.

    The 12-member Expedition 71 crew aboard the International Space Station spent Tuesday observing how their bodies are adapting to weightlessness, configuring life support systems, and training to use safety hardware. NASA and its international partners have collected and analyzed decades of health data from hundreds of space crew members. Whether its just a few days …

  • NASA Teams Update Camera Software Ahead of Artemis II Launch

    Following successful testing earlier this year of the high-speed film and high-speed digital cameras on mobile launcher 1 and Launch Pad 39B, teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida recently completed additional testing to gather more data for the film cameras ahead of the Artemis II mission. Building on the first test, engineers with …

  • Trio Nears Departure During Biology Research, Spacesuit, and Cargo Work

    The last rays of an orbital sunset illuminate Earth's atmosphere as the space station 267 miles above off the coast of Australia.

    Three crewmates are preparing to end their stay aboard the International Space Station and return to Earth next week. Meanwhile, the rest of the Expedition 71 crew spent Monday exploring how space affects their bodies, working on a spacesuit, and transferring cargo. NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson is nearing her mission’s completion along with Roscosmos …

  • Sun Releases Strong Flare

    The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 11:29 a.m. ET on Sept. 14, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to …

  • Expanded Crew Wraps Week with Biomedicine and Emergency Training

    NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick pointed a camera out a window as the station orbited above Kazakhstan capturing a wispy Milky Way pictured amongst a starry night sky.

    While three new crewmates get up to speed with living and working aboard the International Space Station another trio is preparing for its return to Earth. In the meantime, biomedicine and science maintenance topped the research schedule at the end of the week as the orbital residents also brushed up on their emergency response skills. …

  • NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Enters Quarantine Ahead of Launch

    Photo shows NASA, SpaceX Crew-9 members from right to left, Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov

    Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission will spend the next two weeks in routine preflight quarantine at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston ahead of their mission to the International Space Station. NASA and SpaceX have shifted the Crew-9 launch to no earlier than Wednesday, Sept. 25, to complete prelaunch preparations and ensure separation …

  • Station Crew Expands to 12 as New Arrivals Work Half-Day

    Six Expedition 71 crew members pose for a portrait inside the Rassvet module moments before three Soyuz MS-26 crew members enter the space station.

    Three new crewmates joined the International Space Station crew on Wednesday after a three-hour ride that began at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with a launch aboard the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft. The new trio including NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Wagner will live and work aboard the orbital outpost …

  • Harvest Moon Will Bring Partial Lunar Eclipse on Sept. 17

    A slight shadow is cast at the top right corner of a full Moon set against a cloudy night sky.

    By Wayne Smith Ahh, fall is almost upon us. Autumn officially begins Sept. 23 and for many, it will mean cooler temperatures – a welcome reprieve from the summer heat. Fall also brings football, pumpkins, and a Harvest Moon to watch for in the sky. Save the date of Tuesday, Sept. 17. With a clear …