Tag: christina koch

The International Space Station is 20 and going strong

20 years ago, three astronauts stepped aboard the ISS. It’s since hosted residents from many countries, creating humanity’s first history of living in space. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/20-years-iss-what-its-future-holds-nov-2-2020…

Watch ISS spacewalk June 26

On Friday, June 26, 2020, 2 astronauts will perform the 1st of a pair of International Space Station (ISS) spacewalks, to replace aging nickel-hydrogen batteries. How to watch. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/watch-iss-spacewalks-june2020…

For you, space fans. A grand tour of ISS

Fascinating video! Tour the International Space Station with ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Drew Morgan. Shot in one take with two cameras strapped together. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/video-tour-iss-with-astronauts-2020…

Congratulations, Christina Koch!

Astronaut Christina Koch has returned to Earth after a record-breaking stay of 328 days aboard the International Space Station. She now holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/astronaut-christina-koch-record-longest-spaceflight-woman…

Record-breaking US astronaut set to return to Earth

US astronaut Christina Koch is set to return to Earth Thursday having shattered the spaceflight record for female astronauts by spending almost a year aboard the International Space Station. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-02-record-breaking-astronaut-earth.html…

US astronaut returns to Earth after longest mission by woman

NASA’s Christina Koch returned to Earth safely on Thursday after shattering the spaceflight record for female astronauts with a stay of almost 11 months aboard the International Space Station. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-02-record-breaking-astronaut-earth.html…

Watch ISS spacewalk January 25

Watch the last of January’s 3 International Space Station spacewalks tomorrow. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/watch-iss-spacewalk-jan2020…

A warm space station welcome for cool new hardware

Astronaut Christina Koch recently gave a warm welcome to a very cool arrival to the International Space Station: a new piece of hardware for the Cold Atom Lab, an experimental physics facility that chills atoms to almost absolute zero, or minus 459 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 273 degrees Celsius). That’s colder than any known place in the universe. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-12-space-station-cool-hardware.html…

Watch spacewalk on Friday November 15

Watch 2 International Space Station astronauts perform the 1st in a series of spacewalks NASA is calling the most complex in a decade. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/watch-iss-spacewalk-nov-dec-2019…