NASA will provide coverage as astronauts venture outside the International Space Station during three spacewalks in August to continue upgrading solar panels, replacing a communications antenna, and connecting power and data cables in support of space station operations. Experts will preview the upcoming spacewalks during a press conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Thursday, July 30,
Concluding an eight-month scientific mission aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Chris Williams returned to Earth on Sunday along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev. The crew made their safe, parachute-assisted landing at 5:27 am CDT (3:27 pm Kazakhstan time), southeast of Dzhezkazgan, after leaving the space station at 2:03 am, aboard
From left, Expedition 74 flight engineers Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA pose for a photo July 18, 2026, while holding a cake to celebrate their recent arrival at the International Space Station. The trio arrived at the space station on July 14, 2026, after launch from the Baikonur
After eight months aboard the International Space Station for his first mission, NASA astronaut Chris Williams is preparing to return to Earth. During his assignment, Williams contributed to research into new cancer treatments, advanced the production of materials to improve computers and electronics, ventured into the vacuum of space to complete two spacewalks, and much
NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev are concluding their 241-day mission aboard the International Space Station. The crew and their Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft will undock from the orbital laboratory’s Rassvet module at 3:02 a.m. EDT on Sunday, July 26, and head for a parachute-assisted landing at 6:26 a.m. (3:26
NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming crew rotation mission to the International Space Station during a pair of press conferences on Monday, August 3, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Mission leadership will provide an overview of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission at 12 p.m. EDT. Next, crew members will discuss their