International Space Station
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NASA's page for the latest mission and science updates from the International Space Station.
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Humans have lived and worked aboard space station for over 25 years. Thousands of experiments have helped to improve life on Earth and prepare for missions to the Moon and Mars. Read more about what we have learned from microgravity research 👉
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A @SpaceX Dragon spacecraft lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 6:05 p.m. EDT today from Florida with a space delivery for Expedition 74 scheduled at 7 a.m. on Sunday. More...
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A Dragon cargo spacecraft nears launch at 6:05pm ET today, weather permitting. Meanwhile, the Exp 74 crew inspected lab hardware, worked biomedical science, and prepped for a spacewalk. More...
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.@NASA and @SpaceX now target Dragon's launch for no earlier than 6:05pm ET on Friday. On Thursday, Expedition 74 focused on botany and biology research and prepped for a spacewalk. More...
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.@NASA and @SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 6:05 p.m. EDT Friday, May 15, for the launch of the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. More...
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Standing down from today’s launch of the CRS-34 mission the @Space_Station due to unfavorable weather conditions at the launch site. Now targeting Friday, May 15 for liftoff
A @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon cargo spacecraft atop counts down to launch at 6:50 p.m. EDT today live on @NASA+. Dragon will deliver new science and supplies to Exp 74 at 7:35 a.m. on Thursday.
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The Exp 74 crew prepped for the @SpaceX Dragon cargo mission due to a launch at 6:50 p.m. EDT today. The crew also tested a voice-activated camera robot and conducted health checks on Wednesday. More...
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Space research is helping beat heart disease. 🫀💫
Pneumonia-causing bacteria can lead to long-term heart damage. Researchers are studying this bacterium's effects on heart tissues in space to mitigate infectious diseases and manage cardiovascular health.
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.@NASA and @SpaceX now target no earlier than 6:50pm ET Wednesday, May 13, for Dragon's launch to resupply to the Exp 74 crew. Tuesday’s launch slipped due to forecasted inclement weather around the launch site in Florida. More...
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A @SpaceX cargo mission to resupply the space station counts down to launch today weather pending. Meanwhile, the Exp 74 crew studied physics, botany, and robotics on Tuesday. More...
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Expedition 74 relaxed on Monday as a @SpaceX Dragon packed with 6,500 pounds of science, supplies, and more counts down to launch this week weather pending. More...
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DNA-inspired cancer therapy and eye, heart, and psychology tests informing human health wrapped up the week aboard the orbital outpost. More...
DNA-inspired therapies targeting cancer cells and space agriculture to feed future crews topped Thursday's research aboard the orbital outpost. More...
.@NASA and @SpaceX are targeting the launch of Dragon's next cargo mission for 7:16pm ET on May 12 to resupply the Exp 74 crew with about 6,500 pounds of supplies. More...
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Expedition 74 spent Wednesday maintaining science hardware and life support systems while conducting cardiovascular research, a vision test, and other science experiments. More...
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📢 Just released! Our Spot the Station website functionality got an upgrade — find @Space_Station viewing opportunities right from your browser, no app required. Check it out and start planning your next viewing opportunity:
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The winding Grand Canyon is simply magical viewed from the @Space_Station. Sometimes these images reverse themselves on me, like the old magic eye posters from the ‘90s. Fondly reminiscing about my hiking and exploring adventures at @GrandCanyonNPS. You can see the Grand Canyon Village at the right edge of the last photo.
Just as my mother always says, nothing beats nature.
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One question I get a lot is can you see the stars differently from up in space. When we orbit on the night side of the planet, we get a view of the stars very much like being in a very dark place on Earth. And because of our orbital inclination, we get to see the stars of both the northern and southern hemisphere. I captured this shot of our galactic plane from one of the windows of the Crew Dragon Freedom that is docked to the zenith docking port.
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.@NASA's @SpaceX Crew-12 mission has launched to orbit and is headed toward the International Space Station for a docking at 3:15 p.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 14.
