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International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Resupply
CubeSat Launch Initiative
CubeSats
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply
Small Satellite Missions
Following a successful launch of NASA’s Northrop Grumman 21st commercial resupply mission, new scientific experiments and cargo for the agency are bound for the International Space Station. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, carrying more than 8,200 pounds of supplies to the orbiting laboratory, lifted off at 11:02 a.m.
Posted August 5, 2024
Commercial Crew
Anne C. McClain
Astronauts
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Kennedy Space Center
Nichole Ayers
As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission, four crew members are preparing to launch for a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station.
Posted August 1, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Resupply
CubeSat Launch Initiative
CubeSats
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply
Small Satellite Missions
Editor’s Note: This media advisory was updated July 31, 2024, to reflect that the launch now is at 11:29 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 3. NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting 11:29 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 3, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. […]
Posted July 30, 2024
Astrophysics
Goddard Space Flight Center
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Neutron Stars
NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer)
Pulsars
The Universe
NASA will deliver a patch kit for NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, on the agency’s Northrop Grumman 21st commercial resupply mission. Astronauts will conduct a spacewalk to complete the repair.
Posted July 30, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
International Space Station Division
ISS Research
Editor’s Note: This media advisory was updated on July 29, 2024 to reflect the updated times for the Low Earth Orbit panel on Wednesday, July 31 and the keynote address on Thursday, Aug. 1.
Posted July 29, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
General
ISS Research
Science in Space: July 2024 This time of year, managing heat is on everyone’s mind. Especially now, as May 2024 marked a full year of record-high monthly temperatures – an unprecedented streak, according to scientists from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York. NASA experts analyze data from thousands of land-, sea-, and […]
Posted July 29, 2024
Missions
Commercial Crew
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Kennedy Space Center
NASA and Boeing will host a news conference with mission leadership at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest status of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test aboard the International Space Station. NASA previously planned an audio-only media teleconference to host the discussion.
Posted July 25, 2024
Glenn Research Center
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research
Human Space Travel Research
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Space Communications & Navigation Program
Technology Demonstration
Technology Demonstration Missions Program
White Sands Test Facility
A team at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using optical, or laser, communications. The feat was part of a series of tests on new technology that could provide live video coverage of astronauts on the Moon […]
Posted July 24, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Crew
ISS Research
Kennedy Space Center
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
Leadership from NASA and Boeing will participate in a media teleconference at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest status of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission aboard the International Space Station.
Posted July 23, 2024
ISS Research
Commercial Resupply
Expedition 71
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply
NASA and its international partners are sending scientific investigations to the International Space Station on Northrop Grumman’s 21st commercial resupply services mission.
Posted July 23, 2024
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