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NASA to Provide Space Station Update at 5 p.m. EST

By |2026-01-08T14:48:00-05:00January 8th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

NASA will host a live news conference at 5 p.m. EST on Thursday from the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the International Space Station and its crew. On Jan. 7, the agency announced it was postponing a planned spacewalk originally scheduled for Jan. 8 while teams monitored a medical concern with a crew member [...]

NASA to Provide Media with International Space Station Update Today

By |2026-01-08T14:26:00-05:00January 8th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Credit: NASA NASA will host a live news conference at 5 p.m. EST on Thursday from the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the International Space Station and its crew. On Jan. 7, the agency announced it was postponing a planned spacewalk originally scheduled for Jan. 8 while teams monitored a medical concern with a [...]

Best of 2025: Artemis II Countdown Demonstration Test

By |2026-01-08T12:20:00-05:00January 8th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA/Joel Kowsky Artemis II crewmembers (left to right) NASA astronauts Christina Koch, mission specialist; and Victor Glover, pilot; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, commander are led by Bill Owens of the Closeout Crew from the elevator at the 275-foot level of the mobile launcher to the [...]

NASA Starts Up Gateway’s Power System for First Time

By |2026-01-08T12:04:00-05:00January 8th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The primary structure of Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) undergoing assembly, integration, and testing at Lanteris Space Systems in Palo Alto, California, on September 29, 2025. Lanteris Space Systems Development continues on NASA’s Power and Propulsion Element, a solar electric propulsion spacecraft designed [...]

International Space Station Update

By |2026-01-08T09:19:00-05:00January 8th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

Official logo for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.NASA As an update to our earlier communication regarding a medical situation aboard the International Space Station, the matter involved a single crew member who is stable. Safely conducting our missions is our highest priority, and we are actively evaluating all options, including the possibility of an [...]

NASA Celebrates Artemis II During Houston Texans Space City Day 

By |2026-01-07T17:40:00-05:00January 7th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

From left, NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, Johnson Space Center employees Tessa Rundle and Daniel Kolodziejcyk wearing Orion Crew Survival System suits, and Johnson Director Vanessa Wyche stand on the field during the Houston Texans’ Space City Day game Jan. 4, 2026. NASA/James Blair NASA’s Johnson Space Center was front and center Jan. 4, 2026, as the Houston [...]

NASA Postpones Jan. 8 Spacewalk

By |2026-01-07T17:21:00-05:00January 7th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

NASA is postponing the Thursday, Jan. 8, spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The agency is monitoring a medical concern with a crew member that arose Wednesday afternoon aboard the orbital complex. Due to medical privacy, it is not appropriate for NASA to share more details about the crew member. The situation is stable. NASA [...]

25 Years in Orbit: Science, Innovation, and the Future of Exploration 

By |2026-01-07T16:05:00-05:00January 7th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli retrieves media bags inside the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module for Emory University’s Project EAGLE investigation.NASA NASA and its partners have supported humans continuously living and working in space since November 2000. A truly global endeavor, the International Space Station has been visited by more than 290 people from 26 [...]

Expedition 74 Ready for Thursday Spacewalk and Continuing Research

By |2026-01-07T13:24:00-05:00January 7th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke poses inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock next to a spacesuit. The helmet is secured with a protective cover designed to prevent scratches and contamination when the suit is not in use, ensuring the visor remains clear for spacewalks.NASA Expedition 74 is making final preparations for the first spacewalk of [...]

Lightning from Above

By |2026-01-07T11:26:00-05:00January 7th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA/Nichole Ayers NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured this image of lightning while orbiting aboard the International Space Station more than 250 miles above Milan, Italy on July 1, 2025. Storm observations from space station help scientists study Earth’s upper atmosphere, which can improve weather models and protect communication systems and aircraft. Space station crew take [...]

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