Expedition 55 – Page 3 – Spaceflight Now

February 12, 2026

Breaking News

[ February 11, 2026 ] Live coverage: ULA to launch geosynchronous orbit surveillance satellite for the U.S. Space Force Mission Reports
[ February 11, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Falcon 9
[ February 11, 2026 ] ULA sets sights on ramping up launch cadence in 2026 Atlas 5
[ February 9, 2026 ] Weather delays NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 flight to the International Space Station Falcon 9
[ February 8, 2026 ] SpaceX test fires its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of midweek launch of Crew-12 to the space station Falcon 9

NASA assigns astronauts to future space station missions

March 29, 2017 Stephen Clark

NASA has announced that veteran astronauts Joe Acaba and Ricky Arnold will launch on nearly six-month expeditions aboard the International Space Station starting in September and in March 2018, filling seats aboard Russian Soyuz spaceships recently acquired in a commercial arrangement with Boeing.

First German commander among astronauts named for station flights

May 18, 2016 Stephen Clark

International Space Station managers have named crew members to future expeditions to the research lab in 2017 and 2018, including the first German commander of a space mission and Canada’s third astronaut to fly a long-duration residency on the complex.