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  • Combustion, Biology Studies and Housecleaning Duties Fill Station Crew’s Day

    Astronaut Suni Williams (center) is dwarfed near the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft as she replaces advanced navigational hardware during a spacewalk on Jan. 16, 2025.

    The Expedition 72 crew took a break from spacewalk preparations on Thursday and focused on combustion and biology research. The seven orbital residents also worked on housecleaning duties and lab maintenance ensuring the upkeep of the International Space Station. Station Commander Suni Williams turned her attention to cleaning crew quarters and filming an educational video …

  • Spacewalk Preps Focus on Robotics; Earth and Piloting Studies Round Out Day

    Astronaut Suni Williams is pictured during a six-hour spacewalk on Jan. 16, 2025, for science and maintenance on the International Space Station.

    Spacewalk preparations continue aboard the International Space Station to remove communications gear and search for microbes next week. The Expedition 72 crew members also worked on a host of advanced science experiments and housecleaning duties throughout the day on Wednesday. Station Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Butch Wilmore are slated to begin their spacewalk …

  • Crew Stays Busy with Spacewalk Preps and Advanced Research

    The Expedition 72 crew members began the day preparing for the second spacewalk of 2025 outside the International Space Station, this time to remove communications gear and search for potential microbes. The orbital residents also kept up ongoing research studying advanced space navigation, analyzing microbial DNA, and exploring futuristic piloting techniques. Station Commander Suni Williams …

  • Post-Spacewalk Cleanup, Physics and Biology Research Wrap Up Week

    Astronaut Suni Williams is pictured during a spacewalk outside the space station where she replaced a rate gyro assembly that helps maintain the orientation of the orbital outpost on Jan. 16, 2025.

    Two NASA astronauts took a half-a-day off on Friday following a spacewalk the previous day then cleaned up spacesuit gear and held a conference with specialists on the ground. Meanwhile, science continued aboard the International Space Station as the Expedition 72 crew studied space physics and biology. Flight Engineer Nick Hague and Commander Suni Williams …

  • Spacewalkers Wrap Up X-Ray Telescope Repair Job and More

    Astronaut Suni Williams replaces a planar reflector, a visiting vehicles navigation device, near the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft docked to the Harmony module's space-facing port during her eighth spacewalk.

    NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Nick Hague concluded their spacewalk at 2:01 p.m. EST on Jan. 16. It was the fourth spacewalk for Hague and the eighth for Williams, and it was the 273rd spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades. Williams and Hague completed their primary objectives, including removing and replacing …

  • Two Astronauts Start Spacewalk for Astrophysics Hardware Work

    NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams, both NASA astronauts, are pictured evaluating their spacesuits in a pressurized configuration in the Quest airlock.

    NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams began a spacewalk at 8:01 a.m. EST at the International Space Station. The duo will remove and replace a rate gyro assembly that helps provide orientation control for the station, install patches to cover damaged areas of light filters for an X-ray telescope called NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition …

  • NASA+ Spacewalk Coverage Begins for X-Ray Telescope Repair

    NASA’s coverage is underway on NASA+ as two astronauts will conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at approximately 8 a.m. EST and last about six and a half hours. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and …

  • Crew Wraps Up Spacewalk Preps, Keeps Up Human Research

    Astronauts Don Pettit (top) and Butch Wilmore (bottom) assist astronaut Nick Hague (center) as he tries on and evaluates his spacesuit in a pressurized configuration inside the Quest airlock.

    Two NASA astronauts have finalized preparations for the first spacewalk of 2025 to service astrophysics hardware on the International Space Station. The rest of the Expedition 72 crew split the day between assisting the upcoming spacewalkers and keeping up human research. Flight Engineer Nick Hague and space station Commander Suni Williams, both from NASA, will …

  • Health Checks and Suit Installs Before Thursday Spacewalk for Science Upkeep

    NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore (center) assists Suni Williams (left) and Nick Hague (right), both NASA astronauts, as they prepare to evaluate their spacesuits in a pressurized configuration.

    Spacewalk preparations continued aboard the International Space Station as two astronauts conducted health checks and installed hardware on their spacesuits. Biology, physics, and lab maintenance also rounded out the Expedition 72 schedule on Tuesday. Flight Engineer Nick Hague and space station Commander Suni Williams, both from NASA, began their shifts on Tuesday with standard health …

  • Crew Gears Up for Spacewalk, Conducts Research and Training

    City lights illuminate the Los Angeles, California, metropolitan area about 2:30 a.m. local time on Jan. 10, 2025, as wildfires rage around nearby suburbs in this photograph from the space station.

    Two NASA astronauts are gearing up this week for the first spacewalk of the year at the International Space Station. The Expedition 72 crew members also started the week working on botany, combustion, and human research and practicing departing the orbital outpost. Flight Engineer Nick Hague and Commander Suni Williams are scheduled to set their …