Suggested Searches

International Space Station

Viewing Posts from September 2021

View All Posts

    Cosmonauts Get Ready for Friday Spacewalk, New Science Kicks Off

    Cosmonauts (from left) Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy prepare Russian Orlan spacesuits.

    Two cosmonauts will exit the International Space Station on Friday to begin powering up the new Russian science module. While they prepare today for the excursion, the rest of the Expedition 65 crew focused on new science experiments and reviewed an upcoming U.S. spacewalk. Russia’s Nauka multipurpose laboratory module, attached to the station since July …

    Read Full Post

    New Dragon Science Under Way Ahead of Friday’s Spacewalk

    The SpaceX Cargo Dragon vehicle approaches the International Space Station on Aug. 30, 2021.

    The Expedition 65 crew continued unloading a variety of cargo including rodents from the SpaceX Cargo Dragon today. The International Space Station residents are also headlong into preparations for two Russian spacewalks and one U.S. spacewalk. Flight Engineers Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) spent Wednesday morning transferring rodents …

    Read Full Post