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- Station Nation: Meet Tandra Gill Spain, Computer Resources Senior Project Manager in the Avionics and Software Office NASA · 3 Feb 2025 For astronauts aboard the International Space Station, staying connected to loved ones and maintaining a sense of normalcy is critical. That is where Tandra Gill Spain, a computer resources senior project manager in NASA...
- Using AI for more reliable space missions ESA · 30 Jan 2025 As we prepare to go deeper into space, the demand for autonomous systems capable of operating independently from ground control and crew interactions is increasing. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is shaping up to be an ess...
- NASA, Partners to Welcome Fourth Axiom Space Mission to Space Station NASA · 29 Jan 2025 NASA and its international partners have approved the crew for Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, launching from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier tha...
- NASA rules out immediate Crew-9 return, saying astronauts will come back “as soon as practical” SpaceNews · 29 Jan 2025 NASA appears to be retaining existing plans to return astronauts from the International Space Station after calls to bring them back “as soon as possible.”
- 6 NASA Experiments on Materials, Benefitting Space and Earth NASA · 29 Jan 2025 Did you know that NASA conducts ground-breaking research in space on materials like metals, foams, and crystals? This research could lead to next-generation technology that both enables deep-space exploration and benefit...
- Trump tells Musk to bring back “stranded” ISS astronauts SpaceX already planned to return SpaceNews · 29 Jan 2025 President Trump says he has told SpaceX to return two NASA astronauts “abandoned” on the ISS even though SpaceX already planned to bring them back.
- Station Science Top News: Jan. 24, 2025 NASA · 27 Jan 2025 Reducing reliance on resupply missions Resupply of life support elements such as air, water, food, clothing, and hygiene items will be impractical on missions to the Moon and beyond. This research assessed current use an...
- Sen unveils 4K livestream of Earth and space station docking port SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2025 London-based Sen unveiled a 4K livestream from cameras mounted on the International Space Station.
- COMING SOON: 2024 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station NASA · 27 Jan 2025 The 2024 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station is coming soon. This new edition contains updated bibliometric analyses, a list of all the publications documented in fiscal year 2024, and synop...
- Spacewalks resume from U.S. segment of ISS after six month hiatus NASASpaceflight · 24 Jan 2025 The International Space Station (ISS) started 2025 with a long-awaited return to EVA activities from…
- NASA Invites Media to Expedition 71 Crew Visit at Marshall NASA · 24 Jan 2025 NASA will host four astronauts at 9 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Jan. 29, for a media opportunity at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA astronauts Matt Dominick, Mike Barratt, Jeanette Epps, an...
- NICER Status Update NASA · 24 Jan 2025 Jan. 24, 2025 NASA’s NICER Continues Science Operations Post Repair NASA crew aboard the International Space Station installed patches to the agency’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) mission during a s...
- NASA Invites Media to Expedition 71 Crew Visit at Marshall NASA · 24 Jan 2025 NASA will host four astronauts at 9 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Jan. 29, for a media opportunity at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA astronauts Matt Dominick, Mike Barratt, Jeanette Epps, an...
- Astronauts Set to Swab the Exterior of Station for Microbial Life NASA · 21 Jan 2025 Astronauts are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station to collect microbiological samples during crew spacewalks for the ISS External Microorganisms experiment. This investigation focuses on sampling...
- Suni Williams Conducts Spacewalk NASA · 21 Jan 2025 NASA astronaut Suni Williams is seen outside the International Space Station during the Jan. 16, 2025, spacewalk where she and fellow NASA astronaut Nick Hague replaced a rate gyro assembly that helps maintain the orient...
- Station Science Top News: Jan. 17, 2025 NASA · 21 Jan 2025 Insights into metal alloy solidification Researchers report details of phase and structure in the solidification of metal alloys on the International Space Station, including formation of microstructures. Because these m...
- Peak Performance in Microgravity NASA · 17 Jan 2025 Science in Space January 2025 At the start of a new year, many people think about making positive changes in their lives, such as improving physical fitness or learning a particular skill. Astronauts on the International...
- NASA Names David Korth as Deputy, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate NASA · 16 Jan 2025 NASA has selected David Korth as deputy for Johnson Space Center’s Safety and Mission Assurance directorate. Korth previously served as deputy manager of the International Space Station Avionics and Software Office at Jo...
- ESA’s Highlights in 2025 ESA · 15 Jan 2025 This year will mark the European Space Agency’s 50th anniversary and promises to be a landmark year for the European aerospace industry. In addition to milestone events in our programmes, September will also mark 30 year...
- Station Science Top News: Jan. 10, 2025 NASA · 13 Jan 2025 Measurements from space support wildfire risk predictions Researchers demonstrated that data from the International Space Station’s ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) instrume...
- Los Angeles Fires Seen from International Space Station NASA · 10 Jan 2025 On Jan. 10, 2025, NASA astronaut Don Pettit posted two images of the Los Angeles fires from the International Space Station. Multiple destructive fires broke out in the hills of Los Angeles County in early January 2025,...
- New Jersey Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station NASA · 10 Jan 2025 Students from the Toms River School District in New Jersey will have the chance to connect with NASA astronauts Don Pettit and Butch Wilmore as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (S...
- Houston, We Have the Holiday Cookies NASA · 8 Jan 2025 Supporting the International Space Station is an around-the-clock responsibility for NASA and its international partners. This means there is always a team of flight operations and payload personnel working with the orbi...
- Astronaut Set to Patch NASA’s X-ray Telescope Aboard Space Station NASA · 8 Jan 2025 NASA astronaut Nick Hague will install patches to the agency’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) X-ray telescope on the International Space Station as part of a spacewalk scheduled for Jan. 16. Hague, al...
- NASA’s 2024 International Space Station Achievements NASA · 8 Jan 2025 For more than 24 years, NASA has supported a continuous U.S. human presence aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth for the benefit o...
- JAXA’s First Wooden Satellite Deploys from Space Station NASA · 7 Jan 2025 In December 2024, five CubeSats deployed into Earth’s orbit from the International Space Station. Among them was LignoSat, a wooden satellite from JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) that investigates the use of...
- NASA to Cover Two Spacewalks, Hold Preview News Conference NASA · 7 Jan 2025 Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station, conducting U.S. spacewalk 91 on Thursday, Jan. 16, and U.S. spacewalk 92 on Thursday, Jan. 23, to complete station upgrades. NASA also will discus...
- Idaho Students to Connect with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station NASA · 3 Jan 2025 Students from Hawthorne Elementary School in Boise, Idaho, will have the chance to hear NASA astronaut Don Pettit answer their prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) related questions from aboard t...
- Red and Green Aurora Move Through Earth’s Atmosphere NASA · 31 Dec 2024 Peering through the window of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this image on Oct. 7, 2024 of the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft as vivid green and pink aurora swirled thr...
- Earth to Space Call: NASA Leaders to Speak with Station Astronauts NASA · 30 Dec 2024 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will speak with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and Don Pettit on Monday, Jan. 6, to discuss their mission aboard the Internati...
- International Space Station finishes challenging year as plans are made for its retirement NASASpaceflight · 27 Dec 2024 The International Space Station continues to act as humanity’s outpost in low-Earth orbit, a role…
- Celebrating the Holiday Season in Space NASA · 23 Dec 2024 Crew members aboard the International Space Station celebrate the holiday season in a unique way while living and working at the orbiting laboratory. Each crew member, including the current Expedition 72, spends time enj...
- The case to build a new ISS: the International Solar Sunshade SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2024 Imagine building a shield in orbit to protect Earth against environmental destruction — a fleet of cooperative satellites forming a massive umbrella that reduces solar energy reaching Earth, mitigating the […]
- Next Crew Dragon mission delayed a month SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2024 Delays in the completion of a new Crew Dragon spacecraft will extend the stay of astronauts on the International Space Station by a month.
- Vast signs agreement with SpaceX for private astronaut missions to the ISS SpaceNews · 19 Dec 2024 Commercial space station developer Vast Space signed a deal with SpaceX for two private astronaut missions to the ISS, pending NASA approval.
- NASA, Axiom Space Change Assembly Order of Commercial Space Station NASA · 19 Dec 2024 In coordination with NASA, Axiom Space modified its planned assembly sequence to accelerate its ability to operate as a viable free-flying space station and reduce International Space Station reliance during assembly. NA...
- NASA’s Spot the Station App Developed by and for the People NASA · 18 Dec 2024 In its 25th year of operations, the International Space Station continues to symbolize discovery and cooperation for the benefit of humanity. Since 2012, observers have interacted with the space station through NASA’s Sp...
- Axiom Space revises space station assembly plans SpaceNews · 18 Dec 2024 Axiom Space is revising the assembly sequence for its commercial space station, a move it says will allow it to get to a free-flying station sooner while addressing NASA’s needs to prepare for the deorbiting of the ISS.
- Delay in New SpaceX Crew Dragon Means Another Extension for Butch and Suni SpacePolicyOnline.com · 18 Dec 2024 The two NASA astronauts who are spending much longer aboard the International Space Station than planned are having their mission extended yet again. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived on
- NASA Sets Coverage for Roscosmos Spacewalk 63 Outside Space Station NASA · 17 Dec 2024 NASA will provide live coverage as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station on Thursday, Dec. 19. NASA’s live coverage begins at 9:45 a.m. EST, Thursday on NASA+. Learn how...