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Soyuz crew docks with the International Space Station
With an absence of fanfare amid coronavirus safety protocols, an upgraded Russian Soyuz rocket making its first piloted flight blasted off from Kazakhstan Thursday carrying two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut on a speedy four-orbit trip to the International Space Station.
NASA astronaut, two cosmonauts set for Thursday launch to space station
Working amid coronavirus restrictions, engineers readied a Soyuz spacecraft for launch Thursday to ferry two Russian cosmonauts and Navy SEAL-turned-astronaut Chris Cassidy to the International Space Station.
Christina Koch having no problems re-adapting to Earth after record space flight
Astronaut Christina Koch, six days after returning from a record 11-month stay aboard the International Space Station, said Wednesday she's re-adapting to gravity with no major problems, enjoying family life, an initial trip to the beach, playing with her dog "LBD" and a kitchen packed with chips and salsa, a favorite food in short supply aboard the station.
NASA, Boeing managers admit problems with Starliner software verification
Two software errors detected after launch of a Boeing Starliner crew ship during an unpiloted test flight last December, one of which prevented a planned docking with the International Space Station, could have led to catastrophic failures had they not been caught and corrected in time, NASA said Friday.
Koch and crewmates back on Earth
Christina Koch, veteran of six spacewalks outside the International Space Station -- including the first all-female excursion -- joined a Russian commander and an Italian flight engineer for a fiery plunge to landing in frigid Kazakhstan early Thursday, setting a new record for the longest single flight by a female.
Koch heads home after record-setting mission
Christina Koch, veteran of six spacewalks outside the International Space Station -- including the first all-female excursion -- will join a Russian commander and an Italian flight engineer for a fiery plunge back to Earth early Thursday, setting a new world record for the longest single flight by a female astronaut.
Spacewalkers complete another round of solar array battery replacements
It took NASA more than 50 years to stage its first all-female spacewalk last October. It took three months before the second on Jan. 15 and just five days more for the third on Monday, a successful six-hour 58-minute excursion to finish installing a set of new solar array batteries aboard the International Space Station.
Koch, Meir continue space station battery replacements on successful spacewalk
Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir floated back outside the International Space Station Wednesday for history's second all-female spacewalk, installing two powerful new lithium-ion batteries on the far left end of the lab's solar power truss.
Koch marks record stay in space for female astronaut
Astronaut Christina Koch, launched to the International Space Station in March, marks her 289th day in space Saturday, breaking retired astronaut Peggy Whitson's world record for the longest single spaceflight by a female.
Astronauts perform third spacewalk to fix cosmic ray detector
After prepping their patient -- a $2 billion cosmic ray detector -- during two earlier spacewalks, two space station astronauts ventured back outside for a third outing Monday to carry out what amounted to transplant surgery, installing replacement coolant pumps in a bid to revive the costly instrument and extend its life.