International Space Station (ISS)

Rayos X en el firmamento

Esta imagen de todo el cielo muestra 22 meses de datos de rayos X registrados por la carga útil del Explorador de la Composición Interior de las Estrellas de Neutrones (NICER, por sus siglas en inglés) de la NASA —que viaja a bordo de la Estación Espacial Internacional— durante sus barridos nocturnos entre los diferentes objetivos a los […]

Posted June 3, 2024

Earth

Earth Observatory

Hurricanes & Typhoons

International Space Station (ISS)

Natural Disasters

Hurricane Season Begins

June 1 marks the beginning of the 2024 hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA observes and studies hurricanes from space, both with views from the space station and with satellites.

Posted May 31, 2024

ISS Research

Biological & Physical Sciences

Cell and Molecular Biology

General

Human Research Program

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Johnson Space Center

Microbiology

Science & Research

Space Station Research Advances NASA’s Plans to Explore the Moon, Mars

Space, the saying goes, is hard. And the farther humans go, the harder it can get. Some of the challenges on missions to explore the Moon and Mars include preventing microbial contamination of these destinations, navigating there safely, protecting crew members and hardware from radiation, and maintaining and repairing equipment.

Posted May 31, 2024

Commercial Space

Commercial Crew

International Space Station (ISS)

Missions

NASA Updates Coverage for Boeing’s Starliner Launch, Docking

NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, which will carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to and from the International Space Station. Launch of the ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket and Boeing Starliner spacecraft is targeted for 12:25 p.m.

Posted May 30, 2024

Missions

International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 88 Launch, Space Station Docking

NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 71 crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Progress 88 spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 5:43 a.m. EDT (2:43 p.m. Baikonur time) Thursday, May 30, on a Soyuz […]

Posted May 28, 2024

Missions

Commercial Crew

Commercial Space

Commercial Space Programs

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

NASA, Mission Partners to Discuss Starliner Crew Flight Test Progress

As NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) continue to evaluate a path toward launching the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, they will host a joint media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Friday, May 24. The agency is working toward a launch at 12:25 p.m., Saturday, June 1, for the first crewed flight of Boeing’s […]

Posted May 23, 2024

Johnson Space Center

Astronauts

Expedition 70

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Jasmin Moghbeli

Loral O'Hara

Missions

NASA Centers & Facilities

Welcome Back to Planet Earth, Expedition 70 Crew!

On May 16, 2024, a crowd of more than 500 people gathered at Space Center Houston’s IMAX theater for the Expedition 70 crew debrief and awards ceremony. Crew members from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 and Soyuz MS-24 missions shared reflections from their voyage aboard the International Space Station and bestowed well-deserved recognition upon Johnson Space

Posted May 21, 2024

Kennedy Space Center

Armstrong Test Facility (Plum Brook)

Commercial Resupply

General

Glenn Research Center

International Space Station (ISS)

NASA Centers & Facilities

NASA, Sierra Space Deliver Dream Chaser to Florida for Launch Preparation

As part of NASA’s efforts to expand commercial resupply in low Earth orbit, Sierra Space’s uncrewed spaceplane arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of its first flight to the International Space Station. The Dream Chaser spaceplane, named Tenacity, arrived at Kennedy on May 18 inside a climate-controlled transportation container

Posted May 20, 2024

ISS Research

General

Human Health and Performance

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Johnson Space Center

Astronaut Exercise

Science in Space: May 2024 Future missions to the Moon and Mars must address many challenges, including preventing loss of bone and muscle tissue in astronauts. Research on the International Space Station is helping to address this challenge. Without Earth’s gravity, both bone and muscle atrophy, or become smaller and weaker.

Posted May 20, 2024

International Space Station (ISS)

Astronauts

Humans in Space

In-flight Education Downlinks

ISS Research

Jeanette J. Epps

Learning Resources

STEM Engagement at NASA

Students Across US to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station

Students of a volunteer service organization will have the opportunity next week to hear from NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will stream live at 11:40 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 21, on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.

Posted May 16, 2024