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    NASA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk for Maintenance and Science

    NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore began a spacewalk at approximately 7:43 a.m. EST to remove a radio frequency group antenna assembly from the station’s truss, collect samples of surface material for analysis from the Destiny laboratory and the Quest airlock to see whether microorganisms may exist on the exterior of the orbital complex, …

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    NASA+ is Live Covering Spacewalk for Radio Hardware Removal, Microbe Search

    NASA’s coverage is underway on NASA+ as two astronauts will conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at approximately 8 a.m. EST and last about six and a half hours.0 Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. NASA astronauts Suni Williams …

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    Crew Ready for Thursday Spacewalk, Keeps Up Space Agriculture Research

    The Expedition 72 crew members have completed preparations for a science and maintenance spacewalk scheduled for Thursday. Space agriculture, Earth observations, and lab maintenance rounded out the day for the International Space Station residents. Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Butch Wilmore, two NASA astronauts who are scheduled to begin a spacewalk at 8 a.m. …

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    NASA Shares Observations of Recently-Identified Near Earth Asteroid

    NASA analysis of a near-Earth asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, indicates it has a more than 1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032 – which also means there is about a 99% chance this asteroid will not impact. Such initial analysis will change over time as more observations are gathered.    Currently, no other …

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    Crew Preps for Thursday Spacewalk and Works Space Gardening

    Spacewalk preparations and space gardening were the main duties aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The seven Expedition 72 crewmates also serviced electronics systems and packed a cargo craft for its upcoming departure. Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Butch Wilmore began their day with standard health checks required for astronauts getting ready for …

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    Spacewalk Robotics Training, Red Lettuce Harvesting Kick Off Week

    Preparations continue for a spacewalk to remove communications hardware and check for microbes outside the International Space Station later this week. Meanwhile, the Expedition 72 crew harvested red lettuce for a space agriculture study and continued its upkeep of the orbital outpost. Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Butch Wilmore are scheduled to begin a …

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    Firefly Gets First Glimpse of Moon, NASA Instrument Checkouts Continue

      NASA’s science and technology instruments aboard Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 are a step closer to the Moon. After almost two weeks in Earth orbit, Firefly announced Thursday that Blue Ghost successfully completed its second engine burn, placing the lander in the correct position to leave Earth’s orbit and continue its journey to the …

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    Spacesuit Work and Life Science Wrap Up Week Aboard Station

    The week ended aboard the International Space Station with spacesuit maintenance and research into how microgravity affects blood pressure and breathing. The Expedition 72 residents also serviced a variety of hardware supporting science experiments and life support systems aboard the orbital outpost. Two NASA astronauts, Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Butch Wilmore, continued gearing …

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