The Expedition 56 crew is getting ready for a spacewalk Wednesday outside the International Space Station’s Russian segment. Meanwhile, the orbital residents continued apace with space science and preparation for a pair of September spacewalks. Two cosmonauts will suit up inside their Orlan spacesuits and exit the Pirs airlock Wednesday at Read full post

At Johnson Space Center, the Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) have some exciting activities and outreach ahead: The JSC early career ERG is spending a Saturday afternoon visiting the Czech Center Museum in downtown Houston. The museum is honoring Gene Cernan, the last man to step foot on the moon, with an Read full post

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU6QkU8w60c Hear from the five astronauts who will be the first to flying Boeing's Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon to the International Space Station on the companies' flight tests in 2019! Read full post

Microbial Tracking-2 (MT-2): The crew collected saliva and blood samples for the Microbial Tracking-2 investigation. MT-2 monitors the different types of microbes that are present on ISS over a 1-year period. After the samples are returned to Earth, a molecular analysis of the RNA and DNA will be conducted to Read full post

Two Expedition 56 cosmonauts packed a Russian resupply ship today before preparing for Wednesday’s spacewalk. The other four International Space Station crew members worked on a variety of space science experiments and lab maintenance duties. Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Sergey Prokopyev are loading a Progress 69 (69P) cargo craft with trash Read full post

Welcome to the Diversity and Inclusion Blog and part 3 of NASA’s Anti-Harassment Campaign post! I am pleased to say that harassment reporting levels at NASA have been extremely low in recent years: reports of non-sexual harassment have ranged from 47-65 per year, while reports of sexual harassment have ranged Read full post

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is on its way for a rendezvous with the Sun. A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket, carrying the spacecraft, lifted off at 3:31 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 37 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, its engines blazing golden in the Read full post

Parker Solar Probe's solar arrays have deployed. They will generate the electricity needed for the spacecraft during its mission. The spacecraft is in good health and operating on its own. Parker Solar Probe has begun its mission to "touch" the Sun. Read full post

We have spacecraft separation. Cheers and applause can be heard from the launch teams as the Parker Solar Probe separates from the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy third stage.  Next up is solar array deployment. Read full post

Main engine cutoff of the second stage and separation from the third stage has occurred. The third staged has ignited for its 80-second burn. The third stage is attached to NASA's Parker Solar Probe. Read full post