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30Jan

Watch Live as NASA Astronauts Gather Microbe Samples During a Spacewalk

NASA astronaut Victor Glover tests collection methods for ISS External Microorganisms in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab at Johnson Space Center. (NASA)On January 30, astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will embark on a 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS). One key objective is collecting surface samples to study microbial presence on the station’s...

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17Jan

NASA Launches 2025 with Spacewalk to Repair X-Ray Telescope and Upgrade the ISS

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Nick Hague successfully completed a critical spacewalk, achieving multiple key objectives. Credit: NASANASA astronauts Suni Williams and Nick Hague completed a 6-hour spacewalk on January 16, concluding their mission at 2:01 p.m. EST. This mission, which marked Hague’s fourth spacewalk and Williams’ eighth, was the 273rd in support of...

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