International Space Station (ISS)

2014 20 Twenties winner Ronak Dave, now a NASA flight director, led the first emergency Dragon departure from the ISS and oversees SpaceX crew missions.

Spacewalkers Wrap Up Space Station Solar Power Upgrade

Two astronauts completed a 5 1/2-year effort on Nov. 5 to augment the International Space Station’s solar power generation during a 7-hr. spacewalk.

Spacewalkers Install Next-to-Last Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array

Spacewalking astronauts closed in on the final installation of the International Space Station’s eight solar-power-augmenting Roll-Out Solar Arrays on Oct. 29 with a 7-hr. excursion.

Russia is holding talks with the U.S. government that could lead to the extension of International Space Station operations for two years.

Striving to establish a human deep space presence while maintaining a 26-year human presence in low Earth orbit after the ISS is deorbited, NASA is revising its science strategy to hasten the pursuits and improve affordability.

A NASA panel on Oct. 22 expressed evolving concerns about the lunar Human Landing System and the establishment of commercial low-Earth-orbit successors to the International Space Station.

As the 15-country International Space Station prepares to mark 26 years of continuous occupancy, its latest returnees offered perspective about life onboard.

Amid transportation uncertainties, NASA offers to remain travel broker for aspiring space station operators.

SpaceX Cargo Dragon Delivers Rollouts, Research To ISS

A SpaceX Cargo Dragon docks at the ISS delivering more than 6,300 lb. of supplies, research and the final two rollout solar arrays for upcoming spacewalks.

NASA's Moon Base plan, announced by Administrator Jared Isaacman in March, kicked off discussion at the two-day Lunar Surface Consortium Oct. 14 in Atlanta

SpaceX launches its 35th cargo mission to the International Space Station carrying final solar arrays, science experiments and crew supplies.

NASA has outlined an ambitious scope of work for commercial entities interested in developing, building and flying a new station in low Earth orbit post-ISS.

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL resupply mission capsule is set to execute a safe, destructive reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean Oct. 12.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon Space Station Capsule Splashes Down

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon capsule safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the Los Angeles coast on Oct. 8.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon mission undocked from the International Space Station on Oct. 7, prepared to return its four crewmembers to Earth.

The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space has contracted with Voyager Technologies to manage the Symphony Biosciences’ biopolymer cancer implant experiment.

Companies vying to win NASA funding to build a successor to the International Space Station cite schedule and budget uncertainties.

Axiom Space expects to get input from NASA in the coming weeks about potentially producing a stripped-down version of its spacesuit to expedite development.

NASA and SpaceX have moved departure of the Crew-12 Dragon capsule from the International Space Station (ISS) from no earlier than Oct. 5 to early Oct. 7.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Dragon spacecraft conducted a successful autonomous docking to the U.S. segment of the seven-person International Space Station on Oct. 1.

NASA and SpaceX are proceeding with plans for a no-earlier-than Oct. 1 launch of the Crew-13 Dragon mission.