After a long break, NASA suggests timing for next spacewalk
NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps (center) assists NASA astronauts Mike Barratt (left) and Tracy Dyson inside the station’s Quest airlock on the day of the incident. NASA TV If you look…
How to watch SpaceX’s first-ever spacewalk from a Crew Dragon tonight
Two non-professional astronauts are about to conduct the first-ever spacewalk from a Crew Dragon spacecraft and also the first-ever commercial spacewalk. The highly anticipated event is part of the Polaris…
Watch SpaceX video depicting next week’s historic Polaris Dawn spacewalk
SpaceX chief Elon Musk recently described the all-civilian Polaris Dawn mission as “epic,” mainly because it will involve the first-ever commercial spacewalk. The Crew Dragon spacecraft being used in next…
NASA confirms first spacewalk of 2024 after last week’s cancellation
NASA is aiming to conduct its first spacewalk of 2024 on Monday, June 24. It follows last week’s cancellation of a spacewalk due to a “spacesuit discomfort issue” experienced by…
Unusual issue forces NASA to call off ISS spacewalk
NASA astronauts Tracy C. Dyson (left) and Matthew Dominick during spacewalk training in Houston, Texas. NASA NASA’s first spacewalk of 2024 was called off about an hour before it was…
This is how a NASA astronaut will swab the ISS exterior for microbes
NASA Two astronauts will soon be embarking on NASA’s first spacewalk of 2024 at the International Space Station (ISS). Americans Tracy C. Dyson and Matt Dominick will conduct some maintenance…
How to watch NASA’s first spacewalk of 2024
NASA is making final preparations for its first spacewalk of 2024, and you can watch the event live when it takes place on Thursday, June 13. Astronauts Tracy C. Dyson…
NASA’s next ISS spacewalk has an unusual objective
While most NASA spacewalks at the International Space Station (ISS) are for upgrade or maintenance work, the one taking place on Thursday, June 13, has a rather different objective —…
It’s exactly 40 years since NASA achieved this remarkable first in orbit
NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II performing the first untethered spacewalk in 1984. NASA On February 7, 1984, NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II performed the first untethered spacewalk. An incredible photograph…
How to watch the delayed ISS maintenance spacewalk this week
This Wednesday will see two astronauts head out from the International Space Station (ISS) on a spacewalk to work on station maintenance. NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli will…