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International Space Station (ISS)
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Johnson Space Center
Tracy Caldwell Dyson
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
International Space Station (ISS)
Astronauts
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Tracy Caldwell Dyson
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
ISS Research
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
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
Johnson Space Center
Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI)
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
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
International Space Station (ISS)
Humans in Space
ISS 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
Humans in Space
Astronauts
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Missions
Space Operations Mission Directorate
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)
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
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
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Crew
Commercial Space
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
NASA Headquarters
Media are invited to hear from NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams during an Earth to space call at 2:15 p.m. EDT, Friday, Sept. 13. The pair will participate in a news conference aboard the International Space Station in low Earth orbit. Coverage of the event will stream on NASA+, the NASA app, and […]
Posted September 9, 2024
Commercial Crew
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Kennedy Space Center
NASA and Boeing safely returned the uncrewed Starliner spacecraft following its landing at 10:01 p.m. MDT Sept. 6 at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, concluding a three-month flight test to the International Space Station. “I am extremely proud of the work our collective team put into this entire flight test, and we are […]
Posted September 7, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Astronauts
Donald R. Pettit
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
NASA astronaut Don Pettit will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft, accompanied by cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, to the International Space Station where they will join the Expedition 71 crew in advancing scientific research. Pettit, Ovchinin, and Vagner will lift off at 12:23 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 11 (9:23 p.m.
Posted September 6, 2024
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