ISS Research

ISS Research
General
Science in Space: August 2024 Life on the International Space Station is quite different from life on the ground. Crew members experience multiple sunrises and sunsets each day, spend their time in a confined space, have packed schedules, and deal with microgravity.
Posted August 15, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Crew
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 14, to provide an update on the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. Mission managers continue to evaluate the Starliner spacecraft’s readiness in advance of decisional meetings no earlier than next week regarding the return of NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
Posted August 13, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Astronauts
Donald R. Pettit
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
NASA Headquarters
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is available for limited interview opportunities beginning at 10 a.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 16, to discuss his upcoming mission to the International Space Station in September. The virtual interviews will stream live on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.
Posted August 9, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Crew
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA will host a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 7, to discuss ongoing International Space Station operations, including the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test and NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission.   Audio of the briefing will stream live on NASA’s website.
Posted August 6, 2024
Biological & Physical Sciences
Glenn Research Center
ISS Research
Kennedy Space Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
Materials Science
Physical Sciences
Plant Biology
Space Biology
Biological and physical investigations aboard the Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply mission NG-21 included experiments studying the impacts of zero gravity on grass, how packed bed reactors could improve water purification both in space and on Earth, and observations on new rounds of samples that will allow scientists to learn more about the cha
Posted August 5, 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
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
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