International Space Station (ISS)

NASA astronaut Chris Williams will connect with students in Pennsylvania to answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 12:20 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 5, and will stream live on the agency’s Learn With NASA YouTube channel.

Posted February 3, 2026

International Space Station (ISS)

Commercial Space

Private Astronaut Missions

NASA Selects Axiom Space for Fifth Private Mission to Space Station

NASA and Axiom Space have signed an order for the fifth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than January 2027 from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “The award of our fifth private astronaut mission shows that commercial space is not a distant promise, but a present […]

Posted January 31, 2026

Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL)

International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Honor Awards for Cold Atom Lab Team Members

NASA OUTSTANDING PUBLIC LEADERSHIP MEDAL Awarded for notable leadership accomplishments that have significantly influenced NASA’s mission. Sustained leadership and exceptionally high-impact leadership achievements demonstrate the individual’s effectiveness in advancing NASA’s goals and image in present and future terms.

Posted January 30, 2026

Johnson Space Center

International Space Station (ISS)

NASA Johnson Celebrates 25 Years in Space with Community Day

NASA’s Johnson Space Center brought the International Space Station’s 25-year legacy to the public on Jan. 24, 2026, during a community day event in Houston.

Posted January 30, 2026

Humans in Space

Commercial Crew

International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

NASA Sets Briefings for SpaceX Crew-12 Mission to Space Station

Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on Jan. 27, 2026, to reflect changes in the participant lineup for the Mission Overview News Conference. NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming crew rotation to the International Space Station during a pair of news conferences on Friday, Jan. 30, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Posted January 24, 2026

Auroras

International Space Station (ISS)

Red, Green Light Show

A green and red aurora streams across Earth’s horizon above the city lights of Europe in this Jan. 19, 2026, photograph, which looks north across Italy toward Germany. The International Space Station was orbiting 262 miles above the Mediterranean Sea at approximately 10:02 p.m. local time when the image was captured. Also known as the […]

Posted January 23, 2026

Marshall Space Flight Center

Commercial Crew

International Space Station (ISS)

NASA Invites Media to Crew-10 Visit at Marshall

NASA will host two astronauts at 10 a.m. CST Friday, Jan. 23, for a media opportunity at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Posted January 21, 2026

NASA Headquarters

Commercial Crew

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Johnson Space Center

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 to Discuss Space Station Science Mission

After 167 days in space, the crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission will hold a news conference at 2:15 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss their science expedition aboard the International Space Station.

Posted January 17, 2026

ISS Research

Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX)

Human Research Program

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Out of This World Discoveries: Space Station Research in 2025

As Earth completed its orbit around the Sun to close out 2025, the International Space Station circled our planet more than 5,800 times. Serving as humanity’s unique laboratory in space, the station has hosted thousands of experiments and technology demonstrations, advancing science in ways that cannot be replicated on Earth.

Posted January 16, 2026

ISS Research

Human Research Program

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Wraps Up Space Station Science

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission with agency astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov returned to Earth after a long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station.

Posted January 15, 2026