Expedition 60 News Releases
Find out about all the mission events and more that occurred during the Expedition 60 mission aboard the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Nick Hague returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday, alongside Soyuz commander Alexey Ovchinin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and visiting astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The crew landed…

NASA astronaut and Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Nick Hague and two crewmates on the International Space Station are scheduled to conclude their stay on the orbiting laboratory Thursday, Oct. 3. Live coverage of their return will begin at 11:45 p.m. EDT…

Editor’s Note: This media advisory was updated on Oct. 1 to reflect the spacewalk news briefing now is at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 4. Media wishing to participate in the briefing in person must request credentials from the Johnson…

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and two fellow crew members arrived Wednesday for their mission aboard the International Space Station, temporarily increasing the orbiting laboratory’s population to nine people. The Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft carrying Meir, Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space…

A multinational crew, including NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and the first space traveler from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station Wednesday, Sept. 25. NASA Television and the agency’s website will provide live…

As NASA prepares to send the first woman and next man to the Moon by 2024 under the Artemis program, Brad Pitt is playing an astronaut in his latest film. Now the actor will have the opportunity to discuss what it’s…

Media accreditation is open for the launch of Northrop Grumman’s 12th commercial resupply services mission aboard its Cygnus spacecraft to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Northrop Grumman is targeting liftoff of its Antares…

Students from Kentucky will have an opportunity this week to talk live with NASA astronauts currently working and living aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 10:50 a.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 13, on NASA Television…

Editor’s note: An update to this story, NASA Television to Air Launch, Capture of Cargo Ship to Space Station, was published on Sept. 10, 2019. A second update to this story, NASA Television to Air Launch, Capture of Cargo Ship…

Students in North Carolina will talk live this week with a NASA astronaut currently living and working aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 10:10 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 30, on NASA television and the…

Filled with almost 2,700 pounds of valuable scientific experiments and other cargo, a SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is set to leave the International Space Station Tuesday, Aug. 27. NASA Television and the agency’s website will broadcast its departure live beginning…

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will be available from 7 to 8:15 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 4, for her final live satellite interviews before launching on a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. The interviews, originating from Star City, Russia, will…

An uncrewed Russian Soyuz spacecraft is set to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 11:38 p.m. EDT (8:38 a.m. Aug. 22 Baikonur time) on a test flight to validate the spacecraft’s compatibility with a…

SciGirls viewers from New York will have an opportunity on Monday, Aug. 19, to talk live with NASA astronaut Christina Koch aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA television and the agency’s website. Koch…

Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on Aug. 14 to remove mention of the HD TV camera installation, which is no longer occurring during the spacewalk. Updated information will be provided during Friday’s briefing. Experts from NASA will preview an…