International Space Station (ISS)

Expedition 71 Soyuz Landing

NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson is seen smiling and holding a gifted matryoshka doll outside the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft after she landed with Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. Dyson is returning to Earth after logging 184 days in […]

Posted September 24, 2024

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Station Science Top News: September 20, 2024

Researchers found that eddies, or swirling wind patterns, increased moisture evaporation in an alfalfa field.

Posted September 23, 2024

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Tracy Caldwell Dyson

NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Crewmates Return from Space Station

NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson completed a six-month research mission aboard the International Space Station on Monday, returning to Earth with Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub. The trio departed the space station aboard the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft at 4:36 a.m. EDT Monday, Sept.

Posted September 23, 2024

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Tracy Caldwell Dyson

NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Crewmates Return

NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Chub and Oleg Kononenko, will depart from the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft, and return to Earth. Dyson, Chub, and Kononenko will undock from the orbiting laboratory’s Prichal module at 4:37 a.m. EDT Monday, Sept.

Posted September 20, 2024

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What You Need to Know about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Mission

NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are preparing to launch on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. The flight is the ninth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Posted September 19, 2024

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NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson’s Scientific Mission aboard Space Station

NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson is returning home after a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. While on orbit, Dyson conducted an array of experiments and technology demonstrations that contribute to advancements for humanity on Earth and the agency’s trajectory to the Moon and Mars. Here is a look at some of the science […]

Posted September 18, 2024

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Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI)

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Station Science Top News: September 13, 2024

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) researchers examined the structures of four titanium-based compounds solidified in levitators in microgravity and on the ground and found that the internal microstructures were generally similar. These results could support development of new materials for use in space manufacturing.

Posted September 16, 2024

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 to Conduct Space Station Research

NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are headed to the International Space Station for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission in September.

Posted September 12, 2024

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NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station

NASA astronaut Don Pettit, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday, bringing its number of residents to 12 for the 13-day handover period.

Posted September 11, 2024

Advanced Plant Habitat (APH)

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Chile Flowers Bloom in Space

In July 2021, NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station started growing chile peppers in the Advanced Plant Habitat, as part of the Plant Habitat-04 (PH-04) experiment. The astronauts and a team of researchers at Kennedy worked together to monitor the peppers’ growth before harvesting them. In this image from Sept.

Posted September 11, 2024