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    Crew-11 Undocking Soon Inside Dragon on NASA+

    The SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft with four Crew-11 members aboard is seen docked to the Harmony module's space-facing port on the International Space Station.

    NASA’s live coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 undocking is now underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media.

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Undocking Coverage Begins at 5 p.m. EST

    Official logo for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

    NASA’s live undock coverage for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission now will begin at 5 p.m. EST on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel.  Learn more about the mission by following the @space_station and @ISS_Research on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.   

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    2025 Excellence in Earth and Space Science Award by the American Geophysical Union

    Award:  The American Geophysical Union’s 2025 Excellence in Earth and Space Science Award is given annually to a mid-career or senior scientist team, individual, or group demonstrating a sustained commitment to excellence in geophysical education.   Awarded to: Daniella Scalice, Communication and Engagement Lead, NASA’s Astrobiology Program. Daniella’s work can be characterized, in a word, […]

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Go for Undocking on Wednesday

    The official portrait of the four members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. From left, are Roscosmos cosmonaut and Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov; NASA astronaut and Pilot Mike Fincke; JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui; and NASA astronaut and Commander Zena Cardman.

    Expedition 74 is preparing to split up as four crew members turn their attention to Wednesday’s departure. The homebound quartet—representing NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission—spent Tuesday packing cargo, reviewing return to Earth procedures, and transferring hardware aboard the International Space Station.

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    Fincke Hands Over Station Command, Crew Preps for Wednesday Departure

    NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Mike Fincke poses for a portrait inside his crew quarters aboard the International Space Station's Harmony module.

    NASA astronaut Mike Fincke handed over command of the International Space Station to Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov at 2:35 p.m. EST today. The traditional Change of Command Ceremony precedes the targeted departure of Fincke with Zena Cardman of NASA, Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos aboard the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft.

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    NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory Reaches Target Orbit

    NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory has achieved its target orbit, positioning the spacecraft to capture the first repeated observations of the ultraviolet glow from Earth’s outer atmosphere, the geocorona. The achievement was confirmed following its third and final orbital maneuver, a 2-minute thruster fire, on Jan. 8. The spacecraft has now entered its intended halo orbit […]

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    NASA’s IMAP Mission Reaches Its Destination

    NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) reached its destination at Lagrange point 1, or L1, approximately 1 million miles from Earth toward the Sun on Jan. 10. The mission’s operations team sent commands to the spacecraft on the morning of Jan. 9 to begin trajectory maneuvers to enter orbit at L1. Early on the […]

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    NASA’s Pandora Satellite Acquires Signal

    Image shows the ignition and launch of a SpaceX rocket carrying NASA's Pandora small satellite during the early morning hours on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Photo credit: SpaceX

    NASA’s Pandora satellite mission controllers received full acquisition of signal from the spacecraft on Jan. 11 on the first ground pass after liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Pandora will study planets outside our solar system – called exoplanets – discovered by other missions to gain information […]

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