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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
The then Minister of the Interior, Wolfgang Sobotka, stated that the building should be demolished and a new one erected in its place. It was an echo of an earlier offer from a Russian MP who said he wanted to buy the house and blow it up. But there was a storm of criticism, with
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
Mitochondria (green in this false-color transmission electron micrograph) may play a role in the physiological effects of microgravity.Credit: José Calvo/Scientific Photography Library Researchers have found that exposure to microgravity aboard the International Space Station causes mitochondria in human cells and worms to produce fewer proteins. The work also identified a previously unknown molecular pathway that