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New York Students to Hear from Astronaut Aboard Space Station

Students from Baldwin Union Free School District in Baldwin, New York, will have an opportunity this week to hear from an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 11 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 27, on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.

Posted October 23, 2023

ISS Research

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International Space Station (ISS)

NASA’s SpaceX CRS-29 Mission Flies Research to the Space Station

The 29th SpaceX commercial resupply services (CRS) mission for NASA carries scientific experiments and technology demonstrations, including studies of enhanced optical communications and measurement of atmospheric waves.

Posted October 23, 2023

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International Space Station Division

NASA Sets Coverage for Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station

Editor’s note: This advisory was updated Oct. 23, 2023, to reflect a change in the scheduled time for the spacewalk. NASA will provide live coverage as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Wednesday, Oct. 25, to install communications hardware and inspect a portion of the orbital complex.

Posted October 23, 2023

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NextSTEP L: CIS Capability Studies II: Wideband/Phased Array/Crosslink

Solicitation Number: NNH16ZCQ001K-CIS-Appendix_L Solicitation Overview NASA has released a solicitation notice under the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 (Next STEP-2) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to seek industry-led capabilities studies to inform future communication and navigation activities.

Posted October 20, 2023

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International Space Station (ISS)

Watch Live as NASA Astronauts Conduct Spacewalk, Upgrade Space Station

Two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a spacewalk Monday, Oct. 30, to complete maintenance activities at the orbital complex. Live coverage of the spacewalk begins at 6:30 a.m. EDT on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin about 8:05 a.m., and last about […]

Posted October 19, 2023

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Artemis 2

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First Artemis Crew Trains for Mission Around Moon

Four astronauts are busy training for Artemis II, the first mission to carry humans on NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, testing systems to support life in deep space on future Moon missions and expanding the space frontier beyond Earth orbit. In August, the crew – NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor […]

Posted October 19, 2023

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Artemis I Team Receives Laurels Award for Team Achievement

The International Academy of Astronautics has awarded its 2023 Laurels for Team Achievement award to the international team that supported NASA’s Artemis I mission. The academy presented the award Oct.

Posted October 13, 2023

Advanced Plant Habitat (APH)

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Raja Chari

Fresh Chiles Spice Up Taco Night

Taco Night on the International Space Station had a little kick to it on Nov. 26, 2021. In this image taken by NASA astronaut Kayla Barron, fellow NASA astronaut and Expedition 66 flight engineer Raja Chari smiles as he shows off a taco that includes fresh chile peppers. The peppers were harvested from inside the […]

Posted October 4, 2023

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International Space Station (ISS)

NASA: Rueda de prensa en Houston con el astronauta que batió un récord

El astronauta de la NASA Frank Rubio, de regreso a la Tierra tras batir el récord del vuelo espacial individual más largo de la historia realizado por un estadounidense, participará en una rueda de prensa el viernes 13 de octubre a las 2 p.m. EDT (hora de verano del Este), en el Centro Espacial Johnson […]

Posted October 4, 2023

Commercial Space

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Low-Earth Orbit Economy

NASA Partners Combine Efforts for Low Earth Orbit Commercial Station

As part of NASA’s efforts to foster commercially owned and operated low Earth orbit destinations, Nanoracks, part of Voyager Space’s Exploration Segment, and Northrop Grumman are teaming up to support Nanoracks’ development of the Starlab commercial space station.

Posted October 4, 2023