Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner installed an X-ray detector and jettisoned trash during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.
California-based company Vast Space has booked two crewed flights to the ISS with SpaceX, though the missions still must be approved by NASA.
Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner will perform a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk on Dec. 19 to install new equipment outside the ISS. Watch it live here, courtesy of NASA.
A Progress spacecraft at the ISS has a strange smell and unusual droplets after arriving at the ISS, NASA reported. Troubleshooting is ongoing, but its hatch is closed for now.
Liftoff occurred at 7:22 a.m. EST. (1222 GMT).
Live coverage begins at 6:15 a.m. EST (1015 GMT).
Microgravity makes water do weird and wonderful things. NASA astronaut Don Pettit took advantage of that fact to create a colorful ball that resembles Jupiter.
Boeing's Starliner had propulsion issues after launching on its first test mission with astronauts. Six weeks after the mission concluded, NASA is working on what to do next.
NASA is streaming video views of Hurricane Helene today (as it approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast and you can watch it online.
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