After a short but successful spacewalk last week three Expedition 54 crew members now turn their attention to a return to Earth. #SpaceToGround
Orbital ATK's Cygnus left the station this week packed with its heaviest load and the astronauts pictured the California wildfires burning 250 miles beneath them.
The Orbital ATK Cygnus resupply ship is packed with over 5,500 pounds of trash and ready to leave Dec. 6 to burn up over the Pacific Ocean.
RISING SLOWLY BEHIND THE ROCKET CARRYING PEGGY WHITSON, OLEG NOVITSKIY AND THOMAS PESQUET TO SPACE, THE SUPERMOON MADE A DRAMATIC APPEARANCE AT THE BAIKONUR COSMODROME IN KAZAKHSTAN.
COMMANDER SHANE KIMBROUGH WORKED ACROSS SEVERAL DAYS REPLACING PARTS IN THE OXYGEN GENERATION SYSTEM,A KEY COMPONENT OF THE STATION’S LIFE SUPPORT.
Three explorers returned to Earth and the new station commander checked out U.S. spacesuits this week. Also, a space fan wants to know how astronauts measure the radiation they are exposed to.
The International Space Station saw three new crew members arrive last Friday and will see another trio leave Saturday night. Also, the crew is growing red romaine lettuce again.
ORBITAL ATK KICKED THINGS OFF WITH THEIR TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO THE WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY.
It takes a lot of energy every day to be an astronaut: performing complex science experiments and maintenance tasks, working out two and a half hours all while on a packed timeline.
The station trained its cameras on Hurricane Matthew this week while Orbital ATK scheduled its sixth Cygnus cargo mission to launch on Oct. 13.
KATE RUBINS GOT HANDS ON THIS WEEK WITH ONE OF THE STATION’S BIGGEST EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY DEMOS.
The next crew to visit the space station is awaiting a new launch date while the astronauts in space are studying how liquids and solids interact potentially benefiting the pharmaceutical industry.
SPACE TECH IS TAKING A PAGE FROM THE PLAYBOOK OF THE YEAR 200 B.C.
Two astronauts wrapped up spacewalk this week to install a new adapter for future space vehicles to dock to on the outside of the International Space Station.
JEFF WILLIAMS AND KATE RUBINS SPENT THE WEEK PREPARING FOR THEIR TRIP OUT INTO SPACE SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 19. TO GET READY.
This week the Expedition 48 crew explored how astronaut's breathe in space and are gearing up for a high school competition using self-contained, bowling ball-sized satellites called SPHERES.
KATE RUBINS STARTED THE HEART CELLS EXPERIMENT THAT LOOKS AT WHAT HAPPENS TO THE HEART MUSCLES IN SPACE DURING LONG-DURATION MISSIONS.
TWO SPACECRAFT. THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF CARGO. ONE BUSY CREW.
Kate Rubins, Anatoly Ivanishin, and Takuya Onishi launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan and are now on a 2-day trip to the station.