International Space Station (ISS)

NASA Leaders to Highlight 25th Anniversary of Space Station with Crew

NASA is celebrating the 25th anniversary of International Space Station operations during a live conversation with crew aboard the microgravity laboratory for the benefit of humanity. During a space-to-Earth call at 12:25 p.m. EST Wednesday, Dec.

Posted December 5, 2023

ISS Research

General

Human Research Program

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Counteracting Bone and Muscle Loss in Microgravity

In microgravity, without the continuous load of Earth’s gravity, the tissues that make up bones reshape themselves.

Posted December 1, 2023

Astronauts

Earth

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Jasmin Moghbeli

The Beginnings of a Sunrise

City lights stretch across the United States like a string of holiday lights in this image taken from the International Space Station on Nov. 10, 2023. At far left, the lights of Chicago, Illinois, are outlined by Lake Michigan. At far right, the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area shines through the clouds while the sun’s first […]

Posted November 29, 2023

ISS Research

General

International Space Station (ISS)

Kjell N. Lindgren

Space Communications & Navigation Program

Space Communications Technology

STEM Engagement at NASA

Ham Radio in Space: Engaging with Students Worldwide for 40 Years

In May 2018, a student at Mill Springs Academy in Alpharetta, Georgia, Andrew Maichle, talked to NASA astronaut Scott Tingle on the International Space Station via amateur or ham radio. The experience profoundly affected Maichle, who went on to study electrical engineering at Clemson University in South Carolina. “It was so cool to see in […]

Posted November 29, 2023

Missions

International Space Station (ISS)

NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Space Station Cargo Launch, Docking

NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of the Roscosmos Progress 86 cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 70 crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 4:25 a.m. EST on Friday, Dec. 1 (2:25 p.m. Baikonur time), on a […]

Posted November 28, 2023

Mars Odyssey

International Space Station (ISS)

Mars Moons

Phobos

NASA Orbiter Snaps Stunning Views of Mars Horizon

The Odyssey orbiter captured clouds and dust in the Red Planet’s skies, along with one of its two tiny moons. Astronauts often react with awe when they see the curvature of the Earth below the International Space Station. Now Mars scientists are getting a taste of what that’s like, thanks to NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey […]

Posted November 28, 2023

International Space Station (ISS)

Humans in Space

Missions

NASA Releases Its First International Space Station Tour in Spanish

Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. Record-breaking NASA astronaut Frank Rubio provides the agency’s first Spanish-language video tour of humanity’s home in space – the International Space Station.

Posted November 27, 2023

International Space Station (ISS)

General

Humans in Space

Science on Station: November 2023

Inspiring Students with Ham Radio, Other Educational Programs As an orbiting microgravity laboratory, the International Space Station hosts experiments from almost every scientific field. It also is home to educational programs to encourage young people worldwide to study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Posted November 22, 2023

Astronauts

Diversity at NASA

International Space Station (ISS)

Native American Heritage Month

Nicole Aunapu Mann

People of NASA

Astronaut Nicole Mann Prepares for Spacewalk

NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 flight engineer Nicole Mann is pictured during a fit check of her spacesuit on Jan. 12, 2023, ahead of a planned spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station’s power generation system. Selected as an astronaut candidate in June 2013, Mann is the first Native American woman from NASA in space. […]

Posted November 21, 2023

Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL)

Biological & Physical Sciences

Fundamental Physics

International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Physical Sciences

NASA’s Cold Atom Lab Sets Stage for Quantum Chemistry in Space

The remotely operated facility aboard the International Space Station has created another tool that researchers can use to probe the fundamental nature of the world around us. For the first time in space, scientists have produced a quantum gas containing two types of atoms.

Posted November 15, 2023