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Crew-7 Finishes Mission, Returns to Earth

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 completed the agency’s seventh commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday after splashing down safely in a Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. The international crew of four spent 199 days in orbit.

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Crew-7 are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Tuesday, March 12, 2024.
(NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Launches Crew, Science to Space Station

An international crew of four reached orbit following a successful launch to the International Space Station at 10:53 p.m. EST Sunday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission is the agency’s eighth commercial crew rotation mission with the company to the space station.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station.
NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

NASA’s SpaceX 30th Resupply Mission to Launch Experiments

NASA and the agency’s international partners are sending scientific investigations to the International Space Station on the 30th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission, including tests of technologies to monitor sea ice, automate 3D mapping, and create nanoparticle solar cells. 

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Small plants grow in rows of small containers that are blue on the bottom and white plastic at the top. The containers sit in clear pans on either side of a divider inside a large open box and are bathed in red light
Seedlings germinating for the APEX-09 C4 Space investigation.
Pubudu Handakumbura

Science in Space – February 2024

Astrophysics Instruments

Instruments on the exterior of the International Space Station provide data on astrophysical phenomena that are helping scientists better understand our universe and its origins. Crew members install and maintain these instruments robotically and scientific teams operate them remotely.

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Animation of a spinning pulsar.
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

Station Research Features and Articles

NASA Selects New Round of Candidates for CubeSat Missions to Station
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NASA selected 10 small research satellites across eight states to fly to the International Space Station as part of the…

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Zero-Boil-Off Tank Experiments to Enable Long-Duration Space Exploration
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Do we have enough fuel to get to our destination? This is probably one of the first questions that comes…

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Astrophysics Instruments
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Science in Space – February 2024 Instruments on the exterior of the International Space Station provide data on astrophysical phenomena…

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Station Press Releases and Media Advisories

NASA Sets Coverage for Crew Launch; Trio to Join Expedition 70
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Three crew members will blast off on Thursday, March 21, to support Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. NASA…

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NASA to Send Research to Station Aboard 30th SpaceX Resupply Mission
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Editor’s note: This release was updated March 18, 2024, to include NASA+ links for live mission coverage. New research and…

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La NASA invita a los medios a conocer a astronautas de la estación espacial
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Read this release in English here. La NASA ofrecerá una rueda de prensa con cuatro astronautas a las 9:30 a.m. EDT…

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