When NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in June, they expected to stay for just eight days before returning to Earth. But they’re still there. The pair were testing out Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft and were the first crew to fly aboard the vehicle. But their mission … Read more
Holiday celebrations for astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are pretty similar to how they are on Earth, except for two main factors: the absence of gravity, and a food selection that doesn’t quite match what many earthlings will be enjoying back on terra firma. As is customary, the current ISS crew of seven … Read more
The ISS will host its third and final spacewalk of 2024 on Thursday, December 19. Expedition 72 crewmates Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner will work on installing an experiment package designed to monitor celestial x-ray sources, as well as new electrical connector patch panels, NASA said on its website. They’ll also remove several experiments in … Read more