Watch NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore perform spacewalk outside the ISS today (video)
Williams and Wilmore both arrived at the ISS last June, aboard the first crewed test flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. The astronauts were only slated for a 10-day mission, but issues with ...
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Do the International Space Station Windows Need Cleaning? Here’s how astronauts do it
Your house windows need much more cleaning than the windows on the International Space Station (ISS). There’s simply not ...
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NASA Astronauts Set to Search for Life Clinging to the ISS Exterior
The upcoming sample collection from the ISS exterior is happening because the station is likely expelling some of these microbes into space through its ventilation exhaust. Additionally ...
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NASA spacewalkers to swab the ISS for microbial life
The plan is for the spacewalkers to collect samples from sites near life support system vents on the exterior of the ISS. Scientists will be able to determine if the ISS releases microorganisms and ...
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Astronauts will search the exterior of the space station for living microbes
Astronauts are set to swab the space station's exterior, searching for living microbes to better understand how they survive in space.
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Two NASA astronauts are currently outside the ISS, repairing an X-ray telescope
NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams work on the exterior of the ISS on January 16, 2025. NASA TV Two NASA astronauts are currently performing a spacewalk, having headed outside of the ...
NASA Astronaut Suni Williams Smashes Spacewalking Record While ‘Stranded’ in Space
The record-breaking spacewalk set a new women's record for total spacewalking time and saw the astronauts finally remove ...
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Astronauts at the center of Starliner drama step out for spacewalk after more than 7 months in orbit
The duo ventured outside the International Space Station to remove degraded radio communications hardware and collect samples that may show whether microorganisms exist on the exterior of the orbiting ...
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Space expert reveals dangers Nasa’s stranded astronauts can expect on rare spacewalk – after seven months stuck in orbit
The risk is illustrated by craters and holes seen sometimes on the ISS exterior, but there has never yet been an incident of one hitting an astronaut. Tracking stations on earth monitor every ...
NASA astronaut Suni Williams becomes woman with most hours spent on spacewalks
NASA astronaut Suni Williams set a female spacewalk record after venturing outside the International Space Station with ...
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Astronauts set to swab the exterior of station for microbial life
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Astronauts will collect microbiological samples from the exterior of the International Space Station to study the presence and spread of microorganisms in space ...
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Boeing Starliner Astronaut Takes Spacewalk After 7 Months in Orbit
Williams and Wilmore are scheduled for a spacewalk together on January 30 to collect swabs of microbial life sitting on the ISS exterior. The astronauts will also replace a radio frequency antenna ...