Humans in Space

NASA astronaut Don Pettit returned to Earth Saturday, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, concluding a seven-month science mission aboard the International Space Station. The trio departed the space station at 5:57 p.m.

Posted April 20, 2025

International Space Station (ISS)

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ISS Research

Johnson Space Center

NASA to Cover US Spacewalk 93, Hold Preview News Conference

Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on April 21, 2025, to reflect updated start times for the spacewalk and associated NASA+ broadcast on Thursday, May 1. Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station, conducting U.S. spacewalk 93 on Thursday, May 1, to complete station upgrades.

Posted April 18, 2025

Glenn Research Center

Humans in Space

NASA Glenn to Test Air Quality Monitors Aboard Space Station

As NASA prepares to return to the Moon, studying astronaut health and safety is a top priority. Scientists monitor and analyze every part of the International Space Station crew’s daily life—down to the air they breathe. These studies are helping NASA prepare for long-term human exploration of the Moon and, eventually, Mars. As part of […]

Posted April 18, 2025

Astronauts

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International Space Station (ISS)

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Johnson Space Center

Nichole Ayers

STEM Engagement at NASA

NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Colorado Students

Students from Woodland Park, Colorado, will connect with NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers as she answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related questions from aboard the International Space Station. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 11:55 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 21, on the NASA STEM YouTube Channel.

Posted April 17, 2025

ISS Research

Donald R. Pettit

Expedition 72

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Science Meets Art: NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Turns the Camera on Science

NASA astronaut Don Pettit is scheduled to return home in mid-April after a seven-month mission aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72.

Posted April 17, 2025

Commercial Space

Commercial Crew

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International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

Johnson Space Center

Low Earth Orbit Economy

Space Operations Mission Directorate

NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-11 Assignments for Space Station Mission

As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch in the coming months to the International Space Station for a long-duration science expedition aboard the orbiting laboratory.

Posted March 27, 2025

International Space Station (ISS)

Commercial Resupply

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ISS Research

Johnson Space Center

Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX Commercial Resupply

NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 32nd Resupply Launch to Space Station

Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.

Posted March 24, 2025

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Missions

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Astronauts to Discuss Science Mission

After completing a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts will discuss their science mission during a postflight news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Monday, March 31, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Posted March 24, 2025

International Space Station (ISS)

Humans in Space

Johnson Space Center

NASA Headquarters

NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman’s 21st Cargo Space Station Departure

After delivering more than 8,200 pounds of supplies, scientific investigations, commercial products, hardware, and other cargo to the orbiting laboratory for NASA and its international partners, Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Friday, March 28.

Posted March 21, 2025

NASA History

Gemini III

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John W. Young

Virgil I. Grissom

Fallout from the Unauthorized Gemini III Space Sandwich

“I hid a sandwich in my spacesuit,” Astronaut John W. Young confessed in the April 2, 1965, issue of Life Magazine. The conversation about and the consumption of the sandwich, which lasted only about 30 seconds during the Gemini III flight, became a serious matter that drew the ire of Congress and NASA’s administrator after […]

Posted March 20, 2025