NASA and Boeing safely returned the unmanned Starliner spacecraft after landing at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico at 10:01 p.m. MDT on September 6, completing a three-month flight test to the International Space Station. “I am extremely proud of the work our entire team put into this entire flight test, and we are […]
Editor’s note: This press release was updated twice on August 30, 2024. First, the role of Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov as mission specialist was corrected. Another time, a launch date was corrected. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov will launch on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station no […]
Editor’s note: This note was updated on September 6, 2024, to adjust the list of participants for the post-landing press conference. NASA will provide live coverage of upcoming activities surrounding the departure of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft from the International Space Station and its return to Earth. The unmanned spacecraft will depart from the orbiting laboratory […]
NASA is extending U.S. media accreditation for the launch of the agency’s ninth rotational mission, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, that will carry astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The application deadline for U.S. media and U.S. citizens representing international media organizations […]
During his first mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will serve as a flight engineer and member of the upcoming Expedition 72/73 crew. Kim will launch in March 2025 on Roscosmos’ Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Alexei Zubritsky. The trio will spend about eight months on […]
Since the International Space Station began operations more than two decades ago, crews have lived and worked in microgravity to conduct a range of research that will benefit life on Earth and future space exploration missions, and to perform operational tasks to keep the state-of-the-art science laboratory in optimal operating condition. More than 270 people […]
Students from Topeka, Kansas, will have the opportunity to answer recorded questions from NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick and Tracy C. Dyson aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday, August 21. The 20-minute space-to-Earth call featuring students from Mose J. Whitson Elementary, Most Pure Heart Catholic School and Aviation Explorers Post 8 will stream live on […]
