Suggested Searches

International Space Station

    NASA TV is Live as Two Astronauts Prep for Station Spacewalk

    NASA Flight Engineers Kayla Barron and Raja Chari will conduct the Tuesday, March 15, spacewalk, designated U.S. EVA 79, assembling and installing modification kits required for upcoming solar array upgrades.

    NASA Television coverage of today’s spacewalk with NASA Flight Engineers Kayla Barron and Raja Chari now is underway and also is available on the NASA app, the Space Station blog and the agency’s website. The crew members of Expedition 66 are preparing to exit the International Space Station‘s Quest airlock for a spacewalk expected to begin at approximately 8:05 …

    Read Full Post

    Astronauts Go for Tuesday Spacewalk During CubeSat, Antigravity Suit Work

    NASA astronaut Kayla Barron is pictured during spacewalk training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz

    Two Expedition 66 astronauts are in final preparations today for Tuesday’s spacewalk after mission managers gave the final go early Monday. NASA TV will broadcast a live briefing today at 2 p.m. EDT with International Space Station managers discussing the upcoming spacewalk activities. The U.S. Quest airlock has been configured to host NASA Flight Engineers …

    Read Full Post

    Spacewalk Preps Continue as Crew Studies Combustion, Biology

    NASA astronaut Kayla Barron works inside the Life Science Glovebox conducting botany research for the Plant Habitat-05 investigation.

    Two astronauts spent the day getting their spacesuits and tools ready for a spacewalk set to begin on Tuesday at the International Space Station. The rest of the Expedition 66 crew focused on a variety of combustion and space biology research on Friday. Flight Engineers Kayla Barron and Raja Chari worked throughout Friday preparing for …

    Read Full Post

    Crew Preps for Spacewalk, Scans Veins and Evaluates Artificial Gravity Suit

    The Expedition 66 crew continued preparing today for the first of two spacewalks set to begin next week to continue upgrading the International Space Station’s power system. Vein scans were also on Thursday’s schedule helping scientists understand how living in space affects the human body. NASA Flight Engineers Kayla Barron and Raja Chari are set …

    Read Full Post

    Crew Studies Exercise, Physics and Preps for Tuesday Spacewalk

    Astronaut Tom Marshburn wraps up a biology experiment that studied why microgravity accelerates skin aging in astronauts.

    Space exercise and space physics were the main research topics aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The Expedition 66 crew also juggled spacewalk preparations and crew departure training throughout the day. Two investigations conducted on Wednesday are exploring how to exercise effectively in microgravity and keep astronauts and cosmonauts healthy and fit in weightlessness. …

    Read Full Post

    Eye Research, Treadmill Servicing Keeps Crew Busy Tuesday

    NASA astronaut Raja Chari works on a biotechnology study that may advance technologies for use in space and in extreme environments on Earth.

    A full day of eye research and treadmill maintenance kept the Expedition 66 crew members busy on Tuesday. Two crew mates also had a light duty day aboard the International Space Station ahead of their return to Earth at the end of the month. Three astronauts worked throughout the day continuing to research how living …

    Read Full Post

    Life Science, Fire Safety Top Monday’s Station Science Schedule

    The Cygnus space freighter is pictured after its capture and installation to the space station's Unity module.

    An array of space biology and combustion investigations topped the microgravity research program aboard the International Space Station on Monday. Life support work and cargo transfers also kept the Expedition 66 crew busy at the beginning of the week. Living in space has been shown to impact an astronaut’s vision even after returning to Earth. …

    Read Full Post

    Spacesuit Checks and Eye Study Wrap Up Station Work Week

    The Canadarm2 robotic arm is pictured extending from the space station as it orbited above Ireland and the United Kingdom.

    The Expedition 66 crew is continuing its preparations for a pair of spacewalks at the International Space Station scheduled for later this month. The seven orbital residents also pursued ongoing life science while maintaining operations at the orbital lab. Three NASA astronauts and an ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut participated in a fit check for …

    Read Full Post

    Spacewalks Preps Continue, NASA Astronaut Continues Record-Breaking Mission

    The waxing gibbous Moon is pictured on from the space station as it orbited above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Canada.

    Two NASA astronauts are assembling gear today they will install on the International Space Station during an upcoming spacewalk. The rest of the Expedition 66 crew focused on life science, space physics gear, and orbital maintenance. NASA Flight Engineers Raja Chari and Kayla Barron began assembling modification kits today to ready the station’s truss structure …

    Read Full Post

    Advanced Physics, Human Research as Crew Readies for Pair of Spacewalks

    Astronaut Kayla Barron poses for a portrait in front of the VEGGIE space botany facility inside the space station's Columbus laboratory module.

    The seven-member Expedition 66 crew juggled a variety of science experiments on Wednesday including space physics and human research. Four International Space Station astronauts also reviewed procedures for a pair of spacewalks set to begin in less than two weeks. A new experiment on the space station is using artificial intelligence to help process complex …

    Read Full Post

Subscribe to this blog