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International Space Station (ISS)
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Editor’s note: This advisory was updated April 28, 2024 to correct the launch location. NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Sunday, April 28 weather permitting.
Posted April 26, 2024
ISS Research
Commercial Crew
Commercial Resupply
Commercial Space
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
NASA partners with commercial companies to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation of cargo and crew members to and from the International Space Station.
Posted April 26, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
NASA will provide live coverage, beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 25, as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is expected to begin at 10:55 a.m. and could last up to seven hours. NASA will stream the spacewalk on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and […]
Posted April 22, 2024
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Climate Change
Ecostress (ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station)
EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation)
General
International Space Station (ISS)
SAGE III (Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment)
SAGE-III Meteor-3M (Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III on Meteor-3M)
Science in Space: April 2024 Everyone on Earth is touched by the effects of climate change, such as hotter temperatures, shifts in rain patterns, and sea level rise. Collecting climate data helps communities better plan for these changes and build more resilience to them.
Posted April 18, 2024
Astrophysics
Goddard Space Flight Center
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer)
The Universe
NASA is planning to repair NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, during a spacewalk later this year. It will be the fourth science observatory in orbit serviced by astronauts.
Posted April 17, 2024
Commercial Space
Commercial Crew
Commercial Space Programs
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
NASA will host two media opportunities on Thursday, April 25, in preparation for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. The mission is targeting launch at 10:34 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 6, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni […]
Posted April 17, 2024
For Kids and Students
Astronauts
Humans in Space
In-flight Education Downlinks
ISS Research
Learning Resources
Students from Syracuse City School District and Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, will have an opportunity this week to hear from alumna and NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps aboard the International Space Station. The space to Earth call will stream live at 10 a.m. EDT April 18, on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the […]
Posted April 16, 2024
Humans in Space
Astronauts
CIPHER (Complement of Integrated Protocols for Human Exploration Research)
ISS Research
After spending six-and-a-half-months aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara will participate in a news conference at 10:45 a.m. EDT Monday, April 15, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The news conference will air live on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website.
Posted April 9, 2024
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Missions
NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara returned to Earth after a six-month research mission aboard the International Space Station on Saturday, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya. The trio departed the space station aboard the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft at 11:54 p.m.
Posted April 6, 2024
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Missions
Three crew members are scheduled to begin their return to Earth on Friday, April 5, from the International Space Station. NASA will provide live coverage of their departure from the orbital complex and landing.
Posted April 2, 2024
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