- Science Meets Art: NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Turns the Camera on Scienceby Christian M. Getteau on April 17, 2025 at 2:00 pm
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is scheduled to return home in mid-April after a seven-month mission aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72. Throughout his stay, Pettit contributed to research that benefits humanity and future space missions. Pettit also shared what he calls “science of opportunity” to demonstrate how experimenting with our surroundings
- NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Commercial Resupply Mission Overviewby Mark A. Garcia on April 16, 2025 at 9:17 pm
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 4:15 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 21, for the next launch to deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Filled with about 6,700 pounds of supplies, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- NASA Invites Virtual Guests to Launch of SpaceX 32nd Resupply Missionby Amanda S. Vozeh on April 16, 2025 at 4:08 pm
NASA invites the public to participate in virtual activities ahead of the launch of SpaceX’s 32nd commercial resupply services mission for the agency. NASA and SpaceX are targeting launch at 4:15 a.m. EDT Monday, April 21, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In addition to food, supplies, and equipment for
- Atomic Clock and Plant DNA Research Launching Aboard NASA’s SpaceX CRS-32 Mission on April 15, 2025 at 3:14 pm
NASA’s SpaceX 32nd commercial resupply services mission, scheduled to lift off from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in April, is heading to the International Space Station with experiments that include research on whether plant DNA responses in space correlate to human aging and disease, and measuring the precise effects of gravity on time. Discover more
- Why Do We Grow Plants in Space?by Emily Furfaro on April 15, 2025 at 2:59 pm
Why do we grow plants in space? Plants are such versatile organisms that they can fulfill many roles in our exploration of space. Plants provide us with food, with oxygen, they can recycle water and waste, and they can even provide us with psychological benefits. So all these functions will help NASA in fulfilling our
- Science Meets Art: NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Turns the Camera on Scienceby Christian M. Getteau on April 17, 2025 at 2:00 pm
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is scheduled to return home in mid-April after a seven-month mission aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72. Throughout his stay, Pettit contributed to research that benefits humanity and future space missions. Pettit also shared what he calls “science of opportunity” to demonstrate how experimenting with our surroundings
- NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Commercial Resupply Mission Overviewby Mark A. Garcia on April 16, 2025 at 9:17 pm
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 4:15 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 21, for the next launch to deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Filled with about 6,700 pounds of supplies, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- NASA Invites Virtual Guests to Launch of SpaceX 32nd Resupply Missionby Amanda S. Vozeh on April 16, 2025 at 4:08 pm
NASA invites the public to participate in virtual activities ahead of the launch of SpaceX’s 32nd commercial resupply services mission for the agency. NASA and SpaceX are targeting launch at 4:15 a.m. EDT Monday, April 21, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In addition to food, supplies, and equipment for
- Atomic Clock and Plant DNA Research Launching Aboard NASA’s SpaceX CRS-32 Mission on April 15, 2025 at 3:14 pm
NASA’s SpaceX 32nd commercial resupply services mission, scheduled to lift off from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in April, is heading to the International Space Station with experiments that include research on whether plant DNA responses in space correlate to human aging and disease, and measuring the precise effects of gravity on time. Discover more
- Why Do We Grow Plants in Space?by Emily Furfaro on April 15, 2025 at 2:59 pm
Why do we grow plants in space? Plants are such versatile organisms that they can fulfill many roles in our exploration of space. Plants provide us with food, with oxygen, they can recycle water and waste, and they can even provide us with psychological benefits. So all these functions will help NASA in fulfilling our
- ISS Daily Summary Report Discontinuedby Bill Keeter on July 27, 2024 at 2:23 am
Beginning Monday, July 29th, the IMC Daily Summary will be discontinued. To learn more about the groundbreaking science and engineering happening daily on the International Space Station, please visit the space station blog at https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/, or browse a variety of space station research resources at https://nasa.gov/iss-science/.
- ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/26/2024by Bill Keeter on July 26, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): The CFT crew continued assisting the ISS crew with various audits and housekeeping. They also performed CloudNet Testing and STEMonstration Earth Science activities. Payloads: Sleep in Orbit: A crewmember transferred the MicroSD memory card into a Columbus Payload Laptop to allow the ground to downlink data. The Sleep in …
- ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/25/2024by Bill Keeter on July 25, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): Today, the CFT crew performed checkouts and measurements in preparation for a future potential CFT undock. They also assisted the ISS crew in NanoRacks Airlock (NRAL) restow operations. Payloads: KIBO Robot Programming Challenge 5: Preparation activities and the Robo-Pro Challenge #5 Technical Rehearsal were performed using JEM Camera Robot …
- ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/24/2024by Bill Keeter on July 24, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): Today, the CFT crew assisted the ISS crew by installing the ArgUS 1-1 Multi Payload Platform in the NanoRacks Airlock (NRAL). They also assisted the ISS crew in the Butterfly iQ Scans and stowage management in the Columbus Module. Payloads: ArgUS 1-1: The assembled ArgUS 1-1 plate was installed …
- ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/23/2024by Bill Keeter on July 23, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): The CFT crew assisted the ISS crew by performing payload activities. They completed the ArgUS 1-1 sub-payloads installation and several Thor-Davis sessions. Payloads: ArgUS 1-1: The ArgUS 1-1 sub-payloads were installed onto the ArgUS Multi Payload Platform and stowed in the NanoRacks Airlock (NRAL). More information about this investigation …