Tag: International Space Station

NASA cancels ISS spacewalk due to spacesuit coolant leak (video)

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NASA cancelled a spacewalk at the International Space Station today (June 24) following a spacesuit coolant leak in the hatch. NASA astronauts Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mike Barratt were told by Mission Control at 8:52 a.m. EDT (1252 GMT) to stop the planned 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS). The pair had already switched over to the internal power in their suits at 8:46 a.m. (1246 GMT), meaning the spacewalk had technically started. Following the cancellation, astronauts opened the hatch into the ISS at 9:51 a.m. EDT (1351 GMT),…

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Watch SpaceX’s Crew-8 astronauts move their Dragon at the ISS May 2 to make way for Boeing’s Starliner

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The four astronauts of SpaceX’s Crew-8 mission will move their Dragon capsule to a different port at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday morning (May 2), and you can watch the action live. The Dragon, named Endeavour, is scheduled to undock from the forward-facing port of the station’s Harmony module on Thursday at 7:45 a.m. EDT (1145 GMT), then autonomously dock with Harmony’s space-facing port at 8:28 a.m. EDT (1228 GMT). You can watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA. Coverage will begin at 7:30 a.m. EDT…

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Russian cosmonauts make quick work of space station spacewalk

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Two Russian cosmonauts completed a spacewalk at the International Space Station, wrapping up all of their tasks with time to spare, including the deployment of a radar that they began last year. Expedition 71 crewmates Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub successfully unfolded and latched the fourth of four panels for a synthetic radar communications system on the Russian Nauka multipurpose laboratory module (MLM) at 11:44 a.m. EDT (1544 GMT) on Thursday (April 25), 47 minutes after the spacewalk began.  “I will try first manually,” said Chub, who used his gloved…

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Object that slammed into Florida home was indeed space junk from ISS, NASA confirms

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The mysterious object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month did indeed come from the International Space Station (ISS), NASA has confirmed. That home, in the seaside city of Naples, belongs to Alejandro Otero. Shortly after the March 8 incident, Otero said he thought the offending object was part of a cargo pallet packed with 5,800 pounds (2,630 kilograms) of aging batteries jettisoned from the ISS in March 2021.  And he was right, according to a new NASA analysis of the object, which was performed at…

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Watch Russian Progress cargo ship arrive at the ISS early Feb. 17

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Russia’s robotic Progress 87 cargo ship will arrive at the International Space Station early Saturday morning (Feb. 17), and you can watch the action live. Progress 87 launched toward the orbiting lab on Wednesday night (Feb. 14), riding a Soyuz rocket into the sky from the Russian-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The freighter is scheduled to catch up to the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday at 1:12 a.m. EST (0612 GMT). Watch the rendezvous live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA, or directly via the space agency’s YouTube channel…

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It’s good! Space station astronauts toss football in zero-g for Super Bowl 2024 (video)

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It’s official, Super Bowl LVIII has reached outer space.  Two NASA astronauts apparently geared up for the big showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas today (Feb. 11) by tossing the old pigskin around the International Space Station.  Getting some reps in before #SuperBowl Sunday 🏈 pic.twitter.com/ATM6hJXW8aFebruary 10, 2024 See more “Getting some reps in before Super Bowl Sunday,” NASA wrote on X (formerly Twitter) while sharing a short video of the Expedition 70 astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara tossing the football on…

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Axiom Space Ax-3 private spaceflight with SpaceX: Mission updates

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Refresh 2024-01-17T13:08:18.542Z SpaceX ready to launch private Ax-3 astronaut mission today Closeup of the Ax-3 Dragon capsule on the pad ahead of its planned Jan. 17, 2024 liftoff.  (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX is poised for its next crewed liftoff. The company remains on target to launch the private Ax-3 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday (Jan. 17) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as planned. “We’re happy to say that we’re on track — we’re ready,” Benji Reed, senior director of human spaceflight programs at SpaceX, said during a call with reporters on…

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GiGi, Axiom’s spacesuit-clad Build-A-Bear zero-g indicator, returning to orbit on Ax-3

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As it turns out, when you build a bear to fly into space, one mission is not enough. “GiGi,” the Build-A-Bear doll outfitted in a miniature version of Axiom Space’s next-generation lunar spacesuit, will be returning to Earth orbit on Ax-3, Axiom’s third crewed mission to the International Space Station set to launch this month. The doll — and the partnership that led to its creation — debuted on Ax-2 in 2023. “We love to foster creativity and create special moments at Build-A-Bear, so we are pleased to continue our…

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International Space Station astronauts hang stockings and light a menorah for the holidays (images, video)

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The crew of the space station celebrated a multidenominational Christmas this year, hanging stockings for Santa alongside a menorah “lit” with pretty felt flames.  The menorah was brought aboard the International Space Station by NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli and adorned with a felt flame each night when Hanukkah, the Jewish festival, ran earlier this December. Felt was chosen as a material for the menorah due to understandable restrictions concerning lighting fires on spacecraft and space stations. “My husband and little girls helped make a felt menorah, with lights for each…

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Astronauts in space beam holiday wishes to Earth for Christmas (video)

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Astronauts on the International Space Station are sending holiday cheer to Earth with a festive video just in time for Christmas.  Clad in red and green Santa hats, NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara joined the station’s Expedition 70 commander Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency and Satoshi Furukawa of Japan to share what it’s like to spend the holidays off Earth.  Related: The Christmas Night Sky 2023: What to see in the holiday sky “For me personally, the holidays have evolved in a very beautiful way over…

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