NASA and SpaceX are proceeding toward return of the agency’s Crew-10 mission from the International Space Station. Mission teams are targeting undocking no earlier than 6:05 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 8. For this undocking opportunity, splashdown is targeted at approximately 11:33 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 9, off the coast of California.
NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Thursday undocking opportunity of the Crew-10 mission from the International Space Station due to high winds forecasted for the splashdown locations off the coast of California. Pending weather reviews, NASA and SpaceX now are targeting undocking no earlier than 6:05 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 8. For this […]
Eight of 11 Expedition 73 crew members on the International Space Station enjoyed a light schedule on Wednesday following four busy days of departure and arrival activities for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 and Crew-11 missions. The other three orbital residents studied how the human body adapts to weightlessness, photographed crew operations, and maintained lab systems throughout the day.
Muscle stimulation and blood circulation research topped the 11-member Expedition 73 crew’s schedule on Tuesday helping doctor’s ensure astronauts stay fit and healthy on long-duration missions. The International Space Station residents also swapped commanders as four crewmates prepare for return to Earth.
Four new crew members are adjusting to life on the International Space Station and gearing up for several months of microgravity research to benefit humans living on and off the Earth. Meanwhile, another quartet that has been orbiting Earth since March is packing up and handing over responsibilities to the new crew before returning to Earth this week.
At 3:46 a.m. EDT, hatches opened between the International Space Station and the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. NASA’s live coverage continues through the welcome ceremony on NASA+. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station on X, as well as the ISS […]
NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov arrived at the International Space Station as the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the orbiting complex at 2:27 a.m. EDT on Saturday. Following Dragon’s link up to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module, […]
NASA’s live arrival coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is underway on NASA+ as NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov make their way to the International Space Station.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 crew members continue making their way to the International Space Station with docking now targeted about 2:26 a.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 2.
Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a science expedition aboard the International Space Station. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket propelled the Dragon spacecraft into orbit carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA […]
