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  • Space Station First: All Docking Ports Fully Occupied, 8 Spacecraft on Orbit

    Dec. 1, 2025: International Space Station Configuration. Eight spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, the SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon spacecraft, JAXA's HTV-X1 cargo craft, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft, the Soyuz MS-27 and MS-28 crew ships, and the Progress 92 and 93 resupply ships.

    For the first time in International Space Station history, all eight docking ports aboard the orbital outpost are occupied following the reinstallation of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft to the Earth-facing port of the station’s Unity module. The eight spacecraft attached to the complex are: two SpaceX Dragons, Cygnus XL, JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) HTV-X1, two Roscosmos Soyuz crew spacecraft, and two Progress cargo ships.

  • Strong Flare Erupts From Sun

    The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 9:49 p.m. ET on Nov. 30, 2025. 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 spacecraft and astronauts. […]

  • Three New Crew Members Aboard Soyuz Dock to Station

    The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft with three crewmates from NASA and Roscosmos aboard approaches the International Space Station above the Mediterranean Sea.

    At 7:34 a.m. EST, the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station’s Rassvet module. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev launched at 4:27 a.m. (2:27 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. 

  • Three Crewmates Aboard Soyuz Approaching Station for Docking

    The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station 262 miles above Hungary on the European continent. The Soyuz spacecraft would dock shortly afterward to the Prichal module bringing NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky to the orbital outpost.

    The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft will automatically dock at approximately 7:38 a.m. EST today with the International Space Station's Rassvet module. It launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:27 a.m. (2:27 p.m. Baikonur time) with NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev aboard.  

  • Trio Aboard Soyuz Launches to Station for Docking Today

    The Soyuz MS-28 rocket carrying three crew members launches on time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

    The crewed Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft is safely in orbit and headed for the International Space Station, following a launch at 4:27 a.m. EST (2:27 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev aboard.  

  • Crew from NASA, Roscosmos Launching to Station on NASA+

    Soyuz MS-27 backup crew members (from left) NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia.

    NASA’s live launch coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, YouTube, and more, as teams prepare for the launch of the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft to the International Space Station. Launch is scheduled for 4:27 a.m. EST (2:27 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. 

  • NASA Cost-Saving Technology Demo is Ready for Launch

    A NASA small satellite is set to launch on a commercial rideshare mission to test rapid, low-cost deployment of multiple technology prototypes in low Earth orbit, along with three other NASA funded small-scale satellites.   The R5-S7 (Realizing Rapid, Reduced-cost high-Risk Research project Spacecraft 7) CubeSat, developed by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, is […]