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Pictured during Expedition 42’s Thanksgiving celebration in November 2014, today’s feast will come after a busy workday for the Expedition 50 crew. Photo Credit: NASA The 50th skipper of the International Space Station (ISS) and the first woman to spend as many as three Thanksgivings away from the Home Planet—together with their four Russian […] Today’s Thanksgiving celebrations will feature not one, but as many 16 “dawns”, for the incumbent Expedition 45 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Photo Credit: NASA As millions of Americans the world over tuck into their Thanksgiving meals today (Thursday, 26 November), spare a thought for the six-strong Expedition 45 crew—Commander Scott Kelly […] Expedition 38 astronauts Rick Mastracchio (left) and Mike Hopkins deliver their Thanksgiving message from the space station. They paid tribute to their families, to their crewmates, to the Mission Control team, and to U.S. armed forces serving worldwide. Photo Credit: NASA As millions of Americans tuck into their Thanksgiving meals tomorrow, spare a thought […] NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of Comet ISON on Oct. 9, 2013. The image suggests that the comet is intact, a good sign that it will survive perihelion next month when it dives to within one million miles of the Sun’s surface. Photo Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) […] Commander Kevin Ford introduces his televised audience to the fare which will be eaten by himself and Expedition 34 crewmates, Oleg Novitsky and Yevgeni Tarelkin, on Thanksgiving Day. Ford expressed particular thanks to the ground control teams for keeping his crew safe and operational. Photo Credit: NASA As millions of Americans tuck into their […] [youtube_video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTwISyNx9nw[/youtube_video] Video courtesy of NASA So it’s Thanksgiving and you are on orbit—how do you celebrate this festive holiday while zipping around the Earth at 17,500 mph? One thing is for sure: you don’t hop into a Soyuz and drop on down to your nearest supermarket. If you want turkey and […] |
 Next Launch NROL-71 on a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Vandenberg AFB, CA scheduled for: 9 Dec 18 at 4:15 GMT 8 Dec 18 at 8:15pm Pacific 8 Dec 18 at 11:15pm Eastern 
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