Archivo del Autor: admin

Dragon Hatch is Closed, Crew-10 Prepares for Undocking

por | |
Deja un comentario

Dragon Hatch is Closed, Crew-10 Prepares for Undocking

The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station poses for a photo during their Crew Equipment Interface Test at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The goal of the training is to rehearse launch day activities and get a close look at the spacecraft that will take them to the International Space Station.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 members pose for a photo inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft during a training session at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 17, 2025.
SpaceX

At 4:20 p.m. EDT, the hatch closed between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission. 

The spacecraft will autonomously undock from the orbiting laboratory at approximately 6:05 p.m. to begin its return to Earth. NASA’s undocking coverage begins at 5:45 p.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. 

Following the conclusion of undocking coverage, NASA will distribute audio-only discussions between Crew-10, the space station, and flight controllers during Dragon’s transit away from the orbital complex. Live return coverage resumes at 10:15 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 9, on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more, through splashdown. 

Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.

Get the latest from NASA delivered every week. Subscribe here.

Powered by WPeMatico

Get The Details…

Mark A. Garcia

Crew-10 Members Enter Dragon for Departure Live on NASA+

por | |
Deja un comentario

Crew-10 Members Enter Dragon for Departure Live on NASA+

From left, NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 members JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov pose for a portrait inside the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft that carried them to the International Space Station and will return them back to Earth.
From left, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 members JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov pose for a portrait inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft that will return them back to Earth.
NASA

NASA’s live coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more ahead of hatch closure and undocking preparations for the return of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission. 

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Roscosmos Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, will close the hatch at approximately 4:20 p.m. EDT Friday between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station. 

NASA will provide live undocking coverage at 5:45 p.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more. The spacecraft will autonomously undock from the space station at 6:05 p.m. to begin the roughly 17-and-a-half-hour journey home. 

NASA and SpaceX are targeting splashdown at approximately 11:33 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 9, off the coast of California. NASA will provide coverage of deorbit burn, entry, and splashdown beginning at 10:15 a.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more. The Crew-10 mission will be the first crewed flight to splashdown off the coast of California as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. 

As part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the Crew-10 mission will return important and time-sensitive research to Earth after completing a long-duration science mission aboard the orbiting laboratory. McClain, Ayers, Onishi, and Peskov launched on March 14, and docked to the space station on March 16. This was the second mission to the orbiting laboratory for McClain and Onishi, and the first for Ayers and Peskov.   Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.

Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.

Get the latest from NASA delivered every week. Subscribe here.

Powered by WPeMatico

Get The Details…

Mark A. Garcia

Crew-10 Proceeds Toward Undocking No Earlier Than Friday, Aug. 8

por | |
Deja un comentario

Crew-10 Proceeds Toward Undocking No Earlier Than Friday, Aug. 8

NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Anne McClain poses for a portrait inside the cupola, the International Space Station's
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Commander Anne McClain poses for a portrait inside the cupola, the International Space Station’s “window to the world,” as the orbital outpost soared 259 miles above the Atlantic Ocean west of the African island nation of Cabo Verde.
NASA

NASA and SpaceX are proceeding toward return of the agency’s Crew-10 mission from the International Space Station. Mission teams are targeting undocking no earlier than 6:05 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 8. For this undocking opportunity, splashdown is targeted at approximately 11:33 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 9, off the coast of California. 

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov are completing a five-month science expedition aboard the orbiting laboratory and will return time-sensitive research to Earth. 

Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.

Get the latest from NASA delivered every week. Subscribe here.

Powered by WPeMatico

Get The Details…

Mark A. Garcia

NASA Selects Contractors to Supply Centers with Helium

por | |
Deja un comentario

NASA Selects Contractors to Supply Centers with Helium

The letters NASA on a blue circle with red and white detail, all surrounded by a black background
Credit: NASA

NASA has chosen a group of contractors to supply multiple agency facilities with liquid and gaseous helium for at least the next two years.

The NASA Agency-wide Supply of Liquid and Gaseous Helium contract is a fixed-price indefinite-delivery requirements contract with firm-fixed-price delivery orders. The awards have a total estimated value of approximately $105.1 million. The performance period begins Wednesday, Oct. 1, to Sept. 30, 2027, with three one-year option periods that could extend the contract to Sept. 30, 2030.

The awardees include:

  • Messer, LLC in Bridgewater, New Jersey
  • Linde, Inc. in Danbury, Connecticut
  • Airgas USA, LLC in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Long Beach, California

Under this contract, contractors will supply about 2.6 million liters of liquid helium and 90.6 million standard cubic feet of gaseous helium for multiple NASA centers and their respective facilities. These include Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, Johnson Space Center in Houston, Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

For information about the agency and its programs, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov

-end-

Tiernan Doyle
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
tiernan.doyle@nasa.gov

Share

Details

Last Updated

Aug 08, 2025

Location
NASA Headquarters

Related Terms

Powered by WPeMatico

Get The Details…
Tiernan P. Doyle

Acting NASA Administrator Reflects on Legacy of Astronaut Jim Lovell

por | |
Deja un comentario

Acting NASA Administrator Reflects on Legacy of Astronaut Jim Lovell

Portrait of NASA astronaut Jim Lovell
Credit: NASA

The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy on the passing of famed Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell. He passed away Aug. 7, in Lake Forest, Illinois. He was 97 years old.

“NASA sends its condolences to the family of Capt. Jim Lovell, whose life and work inspired millions of people across the decades. Jim’s character and steadfast courage helped our nation reach the Moon and turned a potential tragedy into a success from which we learned an enormous amount. We mourn his passing even as we celebrate his achievements.

“From a pair of pioneering Gemini missions to the successes of Apollo, Jim helped our nation forge a historic path in space that carries us forward to upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond.

“As the Command Module Pilot for Apollo 8, Jim and his crewmates became the first to lift off on a Saturn V rocket and orbit the Moon, proving that the lunar landing was within our reach. As commander of the Apollo 13 mission, his calm strength under pressure helped return the crew safely to Earth and demonstrated the quick thinking and innovation that informed future NASA missions.

“Known for his wit, this unforgettable astronaut was nicknamed Smilin’ Jim by his fellow astronauts because he was quick with a grin when he had a particularly funny comeback.

“Jim also served our country in the military, and the Navy has lost a proud academy graduate and test pilot. Jim Lovell embodied the bold resolve and optimism of both past and future explorers, and we will remember him always.”

For more information about Lovell’s NASA career, and his agency biography, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/former-astronaut-james-a-lovell

-end-

Grace Bartlinski / Cheryl Warner
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
grace.bartlinksi@nasa.gov / cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov

Share

Details

Last Updated

Aug 08, 2025

Editor
Jessica Taveau
Location
NASA Headquarters

Related Terms

Powered by WPeMatico

Get The Details…
Jessica Taveau