International Space Station: August 2019

Big Data Rate Increase on the International Space Station

NASA recently doubled the rate at which data from the International Space Station returns to Earth, paving the way for similar future upgrades on Gateway, NASA's upcoming outpost in lunar orbit, and other exploration missions.

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 16 August 2019 - Preparing for the 5th US Spacewalk of the Year

Three NASA astronauts remain focused on preparations for next week's spacewalk at the International Space Station. The rest of the Expedition 60 focused on biology research and a pair of docked spaceships.

NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for August 16, 2019

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station.

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 14 August 2019 - Canadian Robotics Supporting Exploration

The Expedition 60 crew is busy conducting space research everyday inside the International Space Station. While they work, scientists and engineers on Earth can remotely control and observe experiments attached to the outside of the orbiting lab.

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 13 August 2019 - Ongoing Microgravity Research

The International Space Station will soon see U.S., Russian and Japanese spaceships arriving and departing over the next several weeks.

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 12 August 2019 - Stem Cells and Testing the Printing of Human Tissue

The Expedition 60 crew kicked off the workweek exploring stem cells and testing the printing of human tissue on the International Space Station.

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 9 August 2019 - Students Test SPHERES

The International Space Station is the setting today for a student competition to control tiny, free-floating satellites aboard the orbiting lab.

NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for August 9, 2019

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station.

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 8 August 2019 - Preparing for the Next Spacewalk

The Expedition 60 crew is gearing up for an upcoming spacewalk to prepare the International Space Station for more commercial crew missions.

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 2 August 2019 - 3D Bioprinting

The Expedition 60 crewmembers are busy conducting new and advanced science experiments today aboard the International Space Station.

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 1 August 2019 - Station Hosts Five Spacecraft

The International Space Station is hosting five spaceships today as August ramps up for more orbital traffic activity. Six Expedition 60 crewmembers are also unloading U.S. and Russian cargo, activating new science experiments and stocking the station's galley.

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 31 July 2019 - Russian Progress 73 Cargo Ship Docks

Traveling about 259 miles over northwest China, the unpiloted Russian Progress 73 cargo ship docked at 11:29 a.m. EDT to the Pirs docking compartment on the Russian segment of the complex.