Humans in Space

Astronauts
E. Michael Fincke
Humans in Space
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is departing the agency on Wednesday after 30 years of service. Throughout his career, he flew four missions, spent 549 days in space, and completed nine spacewalks in support of the International Space Station. “Few people have had the opportunity to shape as many chapters of NASA’s history as Mike Fincke,” […]
Posted August 12, 2026
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham will embark on her first mission to the International Space Station, serving as an Expedition 76 flight engineer. Burnham will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-30 spacecraft with cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Konstantin Borisov.
Posted July 30, 2026
Spot the International Space Station
Christopher L. Williams
Humans in Space
Johnson Space Center
NASA Headquarters
NASA astronaut Chris Williams will recap his recent eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 2:45 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 4, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA will stream this event live through a variety of platforms.
Posted July 27, 2026
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Editor’s note: This media advisory was updated July 27, 2026 to reflect an updated start time for the spacewalk on Thursday, Aug. 6.
Posted July 27, 2026
Humans in Space
Christopher L. Williams
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
Concluding an eight-month science mission aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Chris Williams returned to Earth on Sunday alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev. The crew made its safe, parachute-assisted landing at 5:27 a.m.
Posted July 26, 2026
Humans in Space
Christopher L. Williams
International Space Station (ISS)
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on July 23, 2026, to reflect changes to the mission timeline.  NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev are wrapping up their 241‑day mission aboard the International Space Station.
Posted July 22, 2026
Humans in Space
Commercial Crew
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming crew rotation mission to the International Space Station during a pair of news conferences on Monday, Aug. 3, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Mission leadership will provide an overview of NASA’s SpaceX Crew‑13 mission at 12 p.m. EDT. Next, crew members will discuss their […]
Posted July 20, 2026
Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer (OCHMO)
General
Human Health and Performance
Human System Risks
Humans in Space
The Human Body in Space
In April 2026, NASA’s Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer (OCHMO) initiated a working group to review updated VTE case information, additional data gathered revealing altered blood flow status within a cohort of astronauts, and discuss progress of research and clinical activities intended to mitigate the risk of VTE during spaceflight wi
Posted July 18, 2026
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
NASA astronaut Anil Menon, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, arrived safely at the International Space Station Tuesday, bringing the orbiting laboratory’s crew to 10 for about the next two weeks. The trio launched aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft at 10:47 a.m. EDT (7:47 p.m.
Posted July 14, 2026
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