Commercial Crew Program

Following Safe Return, NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 to Recount Space Mission

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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Crew will answer media questions about their mission aboard the space station and their return to Earth.

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  • Crew will answer media questions about their mission aboard the space station and their return to Earth.
  • The crew spent six-and-a-half months in space, with 197 days total aboard the space station.
  • During the mission, Moghbeli completed a spacewalk, a first in her career, alongside NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara.
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Crew-7 Astronauts Return to Earth After Nearly 200 Days Conducting Critical Science in Space

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Results from this project, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, could help boost our understanding of aging and its effects on disease mechanisms.

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  • Results from this project, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, could help boost our understanding of aging and its effects on disease mechanisms.
  • If successful, the powdered protein could help significantly reduce the mass of materials traveling to the space station, allowing more manufacturing at a lower cost.
  • The crew also continued work on a Boeing-sponsored investigation to test the effectiveness and durability of an innovative antimicrobial coating in space.
  • Findings will help advance heart disease modeling and could lead to the development of new therapies for patients on Earth.

Splashdown! NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Finishes Mission, Returns to Earth

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels retrieved the spacecraft and its crew.

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  • Teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels retrieved the spacecraft and its crew.
  • "After more than six months aboard the International Space Station, NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 has safely returned home," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
  • Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov traveled 84,434,094 miles during their mission, spent 197 days aboard the space station, and completed 3,184 orbits around Earth.
  • The goal of NASA's Commercial Crew Program is safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station and low Earth orbit.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Launches to International Space Station

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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WASHINGTON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- An international crew of four reached orbit following a successful launch to the International Space Station at 10:53 p.m. EST Sunday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- An international crew of four reached orbit following a successful launch to the International Space Station at 10:53 p.m. EST Sunday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission is the agency's eighth commercial crew rotation mission with the company to the space station.
  • "Congratulations to NASA and SpaceX on another successful launch to the International Space Station!
  • NASA teams will monitor space station operations throughout the flight from the Mission Control Center at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Crew-8 Astronauts to Support Variety of R&D Projects During Six-Month Science Expedition

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Monday, February 26, 2024
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Findings will help advance cardiac disease modeling and could lead to the development of new therapies to treat heart disease in patients on Earth.

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  • Findings will help advance cardiac disease modeling and could lead to the development of new therapies to treat heart disease in patients on Earth.
  • Results from this could lead to improved therapeutics to treat an array of conditions.
  • A project from the National Stem Cell Foundation (NSCF) will continue to study the mechanisms behind neuroinflammation, a common feature of neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Boeing partnered with NASA and the ISS National Lab, launching an investigation testing protocols for future Genes in Space™ student-led investigations.

NASA Sets Coverage for Agency's SpaceX Crew-8 Launch, Docking

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Friday, February 23, 2024
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Coverage of launch, the postlaunch news conference, and docking will be available on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .

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  • Coverage of launch, the postlaunch news conference, and docking will be available on NASA+ , NASA Television, the NASA app , YouTube , and the agency's website .
  • The Crew-8 launch will carry NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin.
  • Following conclusion of launch and ascent coverage, NASA coverage will continue with audio only, with full coverage resuming at the start of the rendezvous and docking broadcast.
  • NASA Television will resume continuous mission coverage prior to docking and continue through hatch open and the welcome ceremony.

NASA Invites Media to First Astronaut Launch Aboard Boeing's Starliner

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will launch aboard Starliner on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and dock at the orbiting laboratory, where they will stay for up to two weeks.

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  • NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will launch aboard Starliner on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and dock at the orbiting laboratory, where they will stay for up to two weeks.
  • Liftoff is currently targeted for mid-April 2024 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
  • The mission will test the end-to-end capabilities of the Starliner system, including launch, docking, and return to Earth in the desert of the western United States.
  • Following a successful mission, NASA will begin the final process of certifying Starliner and systems for crewed missions to the space station.

NASA Shares Assignments for its SpaceX Crew-9 Space Station Mission

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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They will arrive to the space station for a short duration handover with NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission

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  • They will arrive to the space station for a short duration handover with NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission
    This will be the first spaceflight for Cardman, who was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2017.
  • With a total of 203 days in space, this will be Hague's third launch and second mission to the orbiting laboratory.
  • Five months later, Hague launched aboard Soyuz MS-12 and served as a flight engineer aboard the space station during Expeditions 59 and 60.
  • Hague conducted three spacewalks, to upgrade space station power systems and install a docking adapter for commercial spacecraft.

Major Year of Launches, Crewed Space Flights from Florida's Space Coast

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Saturday, January 13, 2024
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That pace will continue this year, including plans for an impressive six crewed launches.

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  • That pace will continue this year, including plans for an impressive six crewed launches.
  • January 17 — Axiom Space began private, commercially crewed space flights in 2022, and this month will make their third mission to the International Space Station.
  • Axiom-3 features an all-European crew with chief astronaut Michael López-Alegría of Spain, who has flown on the space shuttle Columbia and a Soyuz craft.
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Major Milestones Achieved Through the ISS National Lab in 2023

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
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In fiscal year 2023, more than 110 ISS National Lab-sponsored payloads were delivered to the orbiting laboratory—the most ever in a single year.

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  • In fiscal year 2023, more than 110 ISS National Lab-sponsored payloads were delivered to the orbiting laboratory—the most ever in a single year.
  • A wide range of research and technology development was conducted through the ISS National Lab this year.
  • Many ISS National Lab research successes have been highlighted in Upward, official magazine of the ISS National Lab , which serves to communicate valuable results to the scientific community.
  • To learn more about how to join the expanding ISS National Lab research community, visit the Current Opportunities page on our website .