Suggested Searches

International Space Station

Viewing Posts from 2024

View All Posts

    Three Crew Members Arriving to Station Soon on NASA+

    The Soyuz MS-25 crew ship approaches the International Space Station 262 miles above the Croatian coast on the Adriatic Sea.

    NASA’s live coverage of rendezvous and docking is now underway on NASA+, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of platforms including social media. The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12:23 p.m. EDT (9:23 p.m. Baikonur time) to the …

    Read Full Post

    Crewed Soyuz Spacecraft Launches, Trio Headed to Space Station

    The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12:23 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 11. Credit: NASA

    The crewed Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is safely in orbit headed for the International Space Station following a launch at 12:23 p.m. EDT Sept. 11 (9:23 p.m. Baikonur time) with NASA astronaut Don Petitt and Roscosmos cosmonauts Aleksey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. After a two-orbit, three-hour trajectory to the station, the spacecraft will automatically dock at …

    Read Full Post

    Three Crew Members Nearing Launch to Station Live on NASA+

    A portrait image of a NASA astronaut and two Roscosmos cosmonauts sitting in front of the flags of the United States and Russia against a black backdrop.

    NASA’s live launch coverage is underway on NASA+, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of platforms including social media. The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12:23 p.m. EDT (9:23 p.m. Baikonur time) to the International Space Station …

    Read Full Post

    Tuesday Sees Human Research and Space Biology Ahead of Crew Arrival

    The Soyuz rocket is seen after being rolled out by train to the launch pad at Site 31, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

    Human research activities and space biology kept the International Space Station residents busy on Tuesday as they prepare for the arrival of three new crewmates who are set to lift off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. NASA astronaut Don Pettit, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, will launch aboard …

    Read Full Post

    Astronauts Rest After Starliner Lands; Soyuz Crew Nears Launch

    The New Moon sets behind Earth's colorful, but dimming atmosphere in this long-duration photograph taken with a camera programmed for high sensitivity.

    Six of the nine orbital residents living and working aboard the International Space Station relaxed on Monday following last week’s departure of Boeing’s uncrewed Starliner spacecraft. The trio on duty today readied for the next crew to launch to the orbital outpost and tested a negative pressure suit. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams …

    Read Full Post

    Starliner Lands in New Mexico

    At 12 a.m. EDT, Boeing’s uncrewed Starliner spacecraft landed at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico. NASA will provide coverage of a post-landing news conference at 1:30 a.m. on NASA+, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website. The following will participate in the news conference: Joel Montalbano, deputy associate administrator, Space Operations Mission …

    Read Full Post

    NASA’s Coverage Underway, Starliner Prepares for Deorbit Burn

    Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is seen during its return to Earth after undocking from the International Space Station.

    NASA’s coverage is underway on NASA+, the NASA app, and YouTube, and the agency’s website as Boeing’s uncrewed Starliner spacecraft prepares for deorbit burn, entry, and landing. Starliner autonomously undocked from the forward-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 6:04 p.m. EDT, and mission managers gave a “go” for the spacecraft to …

    Read Full Post

    Uncrewed Starliner Undocks from Station for Return to Earth

    The uncrewed Starliner spacecraft backs away from the International Space Station shortly undocking from the Harmony module. Credit: NASA+

    At 6:04 p.m. EDT, Boeing’s uncrewed Starliner spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station. Starliner is headed for a deorbit burn at 11:17 p.m. and a targeted landing at 12 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico. NASA’s coverage will begin at 10:50 p.m. for deorbit burn, entry, and landing …

    Read Full Post

    Starliner “Go” for Departure, Research and Upkeep Top Friday’s Schedule

    iss071e193498 (June 15, 2024) -- Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is pictured docked to the International Space Station's forward-facing port of the Harmony module as the orbiting lab soared 264 miles above the Atlantic Ocean.

    Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is “go” to undock from the International Space Station at 6:04 p.m. EDT today, Sept. 6. On orbit, the Expedition 71 crew wrapped the week with health and climate research and penciled in some time for orbital cleaning. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams closed the hatch on Starliner for the …

    Read Full Post

    Starliner Nears Departure, Crew Focuses on Space Research

    Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is pictured from a window on the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked to the Harmony module's forward port.

    Mission managers have given the first “go” for the Boeing Starliner spacecraft to undock from the International Space Station at 6:04 p.m. EDT on Friday and land in New Mexico about six hours later. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finished packing Starliner with cargo and configuring its cabin for return. The duo …

    Read Full Post