Spacewalkers complete five-year effort to upgrade space station power supply
Spaceflight Now · 5 Nov 2026
Spacewalking astronauts Joshua Kutryk and Anil Menon unfurled the last of eight new solar arrays outside the International Space Station Thursday, working through an unexpected power snag to complete a five-year upgrade...
Midwestern City Lights
NASA · 5 Nov 2026
City lights from the Midwestern United States to the East Coast sparkle across the landscape a couple of hours before sunrise on Oct. 18, 2026. Major urban areas visible in the photograph include Chicago, Illinois; Detro...
NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida Students
NASA · 5 Nov 2026
Students in Florida will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 10:40 a.m....
Astronaut and Earth
NASA · 3 Nov 2026
CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk is pictured during the Oct. 29, 2026, spacewalk. The International Space Station was soaring 267 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean at the time of this photograph. Ku...
NASA Astronaut, STEM Creator Connect with Students for STEM Day
NASA · 3 Nov 2026
Students across the country will have the opportunity to connect directly with the International Space Station during a live, interactive in-flight call with NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Mark Rober STEM content creator...
NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-25 Station Resupply Launch
NASA · 2 Nov 2026
Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft will launch in November to the o...
As it happened: spacewalkers install new solar array
Spaceflight Now · 29 Oct 2026
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk are performing a spacewalk to install the 7th of 8 ISS Roll-Out Solar Arrays (iROSA) to upgrade the orbiting outpost's power system.
Halloween Aboard the International Space Station
NASA · 29 Oct 2026
Although no ghouls, goblins, or trick-or-treaters come knocking at the International Space Station’s front hatch, crew members aboard the orbiting laboratory still like to get in the Halloween spirit. Whether individuall...
Australia Counters ESA’s Offer for Mission to ISS for Bennell-Pegg
European Spaceflight · 26 Oct 2026
The Australian government has submitted a counteroffer to the European Space Agency (ESA) to secure a flight to the International Space Station for Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg. Support for the mission is...
APOD: 2026 October 16 – Chasing the International Space Station
NASA · 16 Oct 2026
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 16 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograp...
Power Up: Roll Out Solar Arrays Boost Space Station Power Supply
NASA · 15 Oct 2026
From the International Space Station’s unique position 250 miles above Earth, the Sun is a vital source of energy. Solar power supports the station’s life support systems, daily activities, and hundreds of research inves...
NASA to Host News Conference Previewing US Spacewalks 100, 101
NASA · 14 Oct 2026
NASA will preview two upcoming spacewalks to complete solar array installation and power augmentation of the International Space Station during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 20, from NASA’s Johnson Space...
NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida Students
NASA · 14 Oct 2026
Students in Florida will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 12 p.m. ED...
New Science, Supplies Head to ISS on CRS-35
Space Scout · 14 Oct 2026
The Dragon spacecraft will bring around 6,300 lbs of supplies, equipment, and human health experiments to the Expedition 75/76 crew.
NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 35th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station
NASA · 13 Oct 2026
NASA’s SpaceX 35th commercial resupply mission lifted off at 6:33 a.m. EDT Tuesday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying more than 6,300 pounds o...
Press conference: ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot returns to Europe
ESA · 13 Oct 2026
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has returned to Europe following her 237-day εpsilon mission aboard the International Space Station. A press conference with Sophie and Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuensc...
NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 Mission to Launch Health Research
NASA · 12 Oct 2026
NASA experiments focused on human and plant health and drug-resistant organisms will travel to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s 35th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency from Cape Canaveral...
Welcome home, Sophie Adenot
ESA · 12 Oct 2026
After 237 days and over 3,700 orbits around Earth aboard the International Space Station, Sophie Adenot is back on Earth!
NASA Demonstrates Next-Generation Heat Shield Technologies
NASA · 9 Oct 2026
NASA is testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the Moon and Mars in an unusual way: by taking out the trash. When Northrop Grumman 24th cargo resupply mission for NASA undocked...
Farewell to the Fluid Science Laboratory after 18 years in orbit
ESA · 9 Oct 2026
On 9 October, astronauts on the International Space Station begin supporting the final decommissioning of ESA's Fluid Science Laboratory (FSL), one of the longest-serving scientific facilities inside Europe's Columbus la...
Crew-12 Back on Earth as ISS Keeps Busy
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 8 Oct 2026
NASA’s Crew-12 mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California this morning, bringing the 237-day mission to an end. Their replacements on Crew-13 arrived a week
NASA’s SpaceX Crew‑12 Splashes Down, Sets Briefing to Discuss Mission
NASA · 8 Oct 2026
After more than seven months aboard the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission safely splashed down Thursday in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Los Angeles. The crew members will discuss their scie...
Splashdown confirmed for Sophie Adenot
ESA · 8 Oct 2026
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot returned to Earth with Crew-12 after her nearly eight-month εpsilon mission to the International Space Station, splashing down off the coast of California, USA, at 15:34 GMT/17:34 CEST on 8 Oc...
NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 35th Station Resupply Launch, Arrival
NASA · 7 Oct 2026
NASA and SpaceX are targeting 6:33 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 13, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment, including the final set of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays,...
NASA’s SpaceX 35th Commercial Resupply Mission Overview
NASA · 7 Oct 2026
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Tuesday, Oct. 13 to launch scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.
NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Spacecraft Departure
NASA · 6 Oct 2026
After delivering more than 11,000 pounds of supplies, science experiments, and other cargo to the International Space Station for NASA, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft is scheduled to depart Friday, Oct. 9, as pa...
Watch Sophie Adenot return to Earth
ESA · 6 Oct 2026
On 7 October 2026, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and her Crew-12 crewmates will undock from the International Space Station at around 12:05 GMT/14:05 CEST to begin their journey back to Earth.