Soyuz rocket rolls out for launch of Russian-American crew to space station
Spaceflight Now · 18 Sep 2022
Ground teams at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan rolled a Soyuz rocket to its launch pad Sunday, moving a step closer to liftoff Wednesday with a team of two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut heading for the I...
NASA requests proposals for two ISS private astronaut missions
SpaceNews · 15 Sep 2022
NASA is requesting proposals for two private astronaut missions to the International Space Station in 2023 and 2024, enforcing a requirement such missions be commanded by former NASA astronauts.
Research, spacewalks, and maintenance: Expedition 67’s final month aboard the ISS
NASASpaceflight · 5 Sep 2022
The seven members of the Expedition 67 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) had yet another action-packed month in August 2022. From spacewalks to research to cargo vehicle departures, the crew aboard the or...
Watch live: Russian cosmonauts on spacewalk outside space station
Spaceflight Now · 2 Sep 2022
Two Russian cosmonauts exited the Poisk airlock Friday to begin a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Their main goals will be to complete tasks on the European Robotic Arm left unfinished after a spacewal...
Russian cosmonauts work on robotic arm outside space station
Spaceflight Now · 2 Sep 2022
Two Russian cosmonauts completed a 7-hour, 47-minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station Friday to continue testing and readying the European Robotic Arm for regular operations, finishing tasks originally p...
NASA Sets TV Coverage for Russian Spacewalk
NASA · 1 Sep 2022
NASA will provide live coverage on Friday, Sept. 2, of a spacewalk with two Russian cosmonauts to continue outfitting the European robotic arm on the International Space Station’s Nauka laboratory.
NASA, Boeing target February for first crew flight on Starliner spacecraft
Spaceflight Now · 25 Aug 2022
NASA and Boeing and penciled a launch date in February for the first piloted test flight of the Starliner commercial crew capsule, allowing time to implement fixes on the spacecraft after an unpiloted demo to the Interna...
NASA astronaut ready for Soyuz flight to ISS
SpaceNews · 25 Aug 2022
A NASA astronaut flying to the International Space Station on a Soyuz spacecraft next month says his training hasn’t been affected by tensions with Russia or uncertainty about the status of his mission.
Axiom taps Epsilon3 software platform for space station development
SpaceNews · 23 Aug 2022
Californian startup Epsilon3 said Aug. 23 it is building a software platform to help Axiom Space manage plans to deploy commercial modules on the International Space Station in 2024.
SpaceX cargo capsule returns to Earth with leaky NASA spacesuit
Spaceflight Now · 21 Aug 2022
SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Cape Canaveral Saturday, wrapping up a 37-day flight to the International Space Station and returning home with experiments and a leaky sp...
NASA asks industry for input on ISS deorbit capabilities
SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2022
NASA is requesting information from industry on its capabilities and interest in developing a spacecraft that would deorbit the International Space Station at the end of its life.
Dragon cargo ship departs space station, heads for splashdown near Florida
Spaceflight Now · 19 Aug 2022
A SpaceX Dragon supply freighter undocked from the International Space Station Friday, heading for splashdown off the coast of Florida Saturday with about two tons of cargo, experiments, and a leaky spacesuit.
Russian spacewalk cut short by spacesuit power system problem
Spaceflight Now · 17 Aug 2022
Russian ground controllers ordered International Space Station commander Oleg Artemyev back to the airlock after data showed voltage fluctuations in his spacesuit Wednesday, cutting short a spacewalk to continue outfitti...
Russian spacewalk to end early as suit power issue appears
NASASpaceflight · 17 Aug 2022
A Russian spacewalk is taking place at the ISS to continue preparations to fully activate the European Robotic Arm (ERA) and commission it for operational use.
NASA, Boeing to Hold Media Update on Starliner Progress
NASA · 11 Aug 2022
NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 25, to provide an update on the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) to the International Space Station – the first flight with astronauts o...
NASA Sets Coverage for Russian Spacewalk
NASA · 10 Aug 2022
NASA will provide live coverage on Wednesday, Aug. 17, of a spacewalk with two Russian cosmonauts to continue outfitting the European robotic arm on the International Space Station’s Nauka laboratory.
Expedition 67 in final stretch as European Robotic Arm commissioning continues
NASASpaceflight · 10 Aug 2022
July saw Expedition 67 aboard the International Space Station reach two-thirds distance, with two months remaining until its longest-serving crewmembers return home and the rest of the crew transitions to the next increm...
Sidus Space could launch LizzieSat-1 without thrusters
SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022
Sidus Space could launch LizzieSat-1 without thrusters if it can’t get safety clearances in time to deploy its first satellite from the International Space Station early next year.
California, Indiana Students to Hear from Astronauts on Space Station
NASA · 9 Aug 2022
Students from California and Indiana, along with staff members at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, will have the opportunity this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space...
NASA revises requirements for ISS private astronaut missions
SpaceNews · 2 Aug 2022
NASA is changing rules for future private astronaut missions to the International Space Station, including requiring such missions to be led by a former NASA astronaut.
Roscosmos head revises comments about quitting ISS after 2024
SpaceNews · 31 Jul 2022
The new head of Russia’s space agency backed away from comments suggesting Russia would withdraw from the International Space Station as soon as 2024 but expressed doubts Russia would be involved through 2030.
Congress passes NASA authorization bill
SpaceNews · 29 Jul 2022
Congress has passed the first NASA authorization bill in more than five years, formally extending operations of the International Space Station and backing NASA’s Artemis exploration effort.
Russia says it will pull out of space station project after 2024
Spaceflight Now · 26 Jul 2022
Russia will pull out of the International Space Station project after 2024, the new director of the Russian space program said Tuesday, but no firm dates or plans were revealed and it was not immediately clear what, if a...
NASA: no notification by Russia to end ISS participation
SpaceNews · 26 Jul 2022
NASA officials said July 26 they have received no official notification from Roscosmos of plans to end cooperation on the International Space Station despite comments from that agency’s new leader.
NASA Airs Space Station R&D, Benefits to Humanity Conference
NASA · 25 Jul 2022
NASA will highlight groundbreaking discoveries, benefits for humanity, and how the agency and its commercial and international partners will maximize research and development aboard the International Space Station at the...
NASA Air’s Space Station R&D, Benefits to Humanity Conference
NASA · 25 Jul 2022
NASA will highlight groundbreaking discoveries, benefits for humanity, and how the agency and its commercial and international partners will maximize research and development aboard the International Space Station at the...