• Space Station Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:34:53 +0000
    Off The Earth, For The Earth

    • Relaxation, Housekeeping Wrap Up Work Week Aboard the Station Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:34:53 +0000
      The Expedition 72 crew wrapped up the work week with housekeeping duties and relaxation following several days of spacewalk cleanup activities and advanced research aboard the International Space Station. Station Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Butch Wilmore, both NASA astronauts, were off duty on Friday after stowing spacewalk tools and deconfiguring spacesuits earlier in …
    • Busy Day of Research, Lab Upkeep, and Cargo Ops on Station Thu, 06 Feb 2025 21:34:24 +0000
      The Expedition 72 crew focused on space biology, physics research, and cargo operations throughout the International Space Station on Thursday. The orbital residents also performed maintenance and documentation activities ensuring the microgravity research laboratory remains in tip-top shape. NASA Flight Engineers Nick Hague and Don Pettit took turns during their shifts examining and videotaping the …
    • Space Navigation Test, Plasma Crystal Research Top Wednesday Science Schedule Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:35:32 +0000
      Space navigation and plasma crystals were the main research topics aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The Expedition 72 crew also reorganized cargo and continued cleaning up after last week’s spacewalk. Accurate navigation is critical as crew spacecraft are being readied to travel farther away from Earth-orbiting satellite systems and toward the Moon. NASA …
    • Robotics Demonstration, Air and Water Quality Checks Aboard Orbital Lab Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:31:22 +0000
      Free-flying robotics and science maintenance topped the work schedule aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The Expedition 72 crew also analyzed station air and water quality and set up a student-controlled camera for Earth observations. NASA engineers are using the weightless environment of the orbital lab to study how robots might capture objects in …
    • Station Crew Cleans Up After Spacewalk, Studies Space Agriculture and Physics Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:27:04 +0000
      The Expedition 72 crew kicked off the first week in February cleaning up after last week’s spacewalk and continuing its space agriculture and microgravity physics experiments. Other International Space Station science objectives planned on Monday included human research while the orbital residents kept up the maintenance of the orbital outpost. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and …
    • Astronauts Relax After Spacewalk, Cosmonauts Work Physics and Exercise Research Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:07:45 +0000
      Two spacewalkers and their assisting crew members took a half-day off on Friday following the previous day’s excursion to remove radio hardware and swab for microbes outside the International Space Station. The rest of the Expedition 72 crew researched plasma physics, took a physical fitness test, and ensured the upkeep of the orbital outpost. Station …
    • Spacewalkers Complete Radio Hardware Removal and Microbe Search Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:31:40 +0000
      NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore concluded their spacewalk at 1:09 p.m. EST Jan. 30. It was the ninth spacewalk for Williams and the fifth for Wilmore, and it was the 274th spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades. Williams surpassed former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson’s record for total spacewalking time by a female astronaut. Williams now has 62 …
    • NASA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk for Maintenance and Science Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:51:10 +0000
      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, …
    • NASA+ is Live Covering Spacewalk for Radio Hardware Removal, Microbe Search Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:36:00 +0000
      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 …
    • Crew Ready for Thursday Spacewalk, Keeps Up Space Agriculture Research Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:34:18 +0000
      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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