Suggested Searches

International Space Station

    Life Science Studies for Crew at End of Week

    Astronaut Tim Kopra

    The Expedition 46 crew members are wrapping up their work week on different types of research including botany, bone loss and pilot testing. The crew also checked for pressure leaks, worked on life support gear and continued cleaning up after a spacewalk. Plants are being grown on the International Space Station so future crews can …

    Read Full Post

    Spacewalkers Clean Up as Crew Works on Life Support Gear

    Astronauts Tim Kopra and Scott Kelly

    Two cosmonauts are cleaning up today after a successful spacewalk on Wednesday. The other crew members are working on life support gear and taking out the trash. Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov completed the third spacewalk of Expedition 46 after installing hardware and science gear and conducting experiments. Today the duo are cleaning …

    Read Full Post

    Second Spacewalk of Year Complete

    Spacewalkers Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov

    Expedition 46 Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos successfully concluded their spacewalk at 12:40 p.m. EST. The cosmonauts installed and retrieved a number of science experiments and conducted extensive photography of the external surfaces of the Russian segment of the International Space Station. The 4 hour and 45 minute spacewalk was the …

    Read Full Post

    Spacewalk Begins for Gear and Science Work

    Spacewalkers Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov

    Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos began a planned 5.5-hour spacewalk from the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station at 7:55 a.m. EST. Both spacewalkers are wearing Russian Orlan spacesuits with blue stripes. Malenchenko is designated as extravehicular crew member 1 (EV1). Volkov is designated extravehicular crew member 2 (EV2). Prior to …

    Read Full Post

    Watch NASA TV Now for Spacewalk Coverage

    Cosmonaut Sergey Volkov

    Expedition 46 Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos will begin today’s spacewalk outside of the International Space Station at 8:10 a.m. EST.  Watch live NASA TV coverage here: https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv The two cosmonauts will exit the station’s Pirs airlock for 5.5 hours to deploy and retrieve several experiment packages on the Zvezda and …

    Read Full Post

    Cosmonauts Finalize Preps Before Wednesday Spacewalk

    Cosmonaut Sergey Volkov

    Two cosmonauts are getting ready for a spacewalk to install hardware and science experiments outside the International Space Station’s Russian segment. Meanwhile, the other four crew members are working on research hardware, water testing and trash stowage. Veteran flight engineers and spacewalkers Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov are finalizing their reviews and preparations for the …

    Read Full Post

    Spacesuit Checks and Fire Science on Space Station Today

    Astronaut Tim Peake

    A pair of cosmonauts is getting ready for the 193rd International Space Station spacewalk beginning Wednesday at 8:10 a.m. EST. The other four Expedition 46 crew members worked on science, cargo transfers and maintenance today. Spacewalkers Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov got into their Russian Orlan spacesuits today testing their systems and practicing their movements. …

    Read Full Post

    Day of Remembrance as Spacewalk Preps and Cygnus Work Move On

    Astronauts Tim Peake and Tim Kopra

    Today, NASA remembers the sacrifice of the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Columbia and Challenger. Mission Control Center in Houston and the crew aboard the International Space Station observed a moment of silence and Commander Scott Kelly sent down a few words memorializing the lost astronauts. The six residents aboard the space station …

    Read Full Post

    Student Satellites Prepped for Deployment from Japanese Lab

    Astronaut Scott Kelly and Tim Peake

    The six Expedition 46 crew members today prepared for the deployment of a pair of nanosatellites, loaded trash in the Cygnus cargo craft and reviewed timelines and procedures for a Feb. 3 spacewalk. The International Space Station will also raise its orbit ahead of March’s crew swap and cargo delivery activities. Commander Scott Kelly and …

    Read Full Post

    Station to Boost Orbit Ahead of March Crew Swap

    The Green and Red Hues of an Aurora

    The International Space Station will raise its orbit Wednesday afternoon before a pair of crews swap places and a cargo ship arrives in March. One-year crew members Scott Kelly of NASA and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos are set to return home March 1 along with Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov. Then, Expedition 47 will begin and …

    Read Full Post

Subscribe to this blog