Living and Working

The Expedition 31 crew focused Tuesday on preparations for the arrival of three new crewmates currently making their way to the station.

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SpaceX's Dragon capsule is lifted inside a processing hangar at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

Research and Technology

SpaceX's Dragon capsule will transport student payload Aquarius on its historic flight to the International Space Station.

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My Address in Space

In his latest blog, Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit wonders what his address might be aboard the International Space Station.

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Before I Go, Gratitude

Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Joe Acaba shares some thoughts about his launch to the station in his latest blog entry.

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ISS Update

Watch ISS Update from Mission Control, Houston, weekdays at 11 a.m. ET. Follow us on Twitter @NASA_Johnson. Questions? Tweet us with #askStation.

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Fragile Oasis

Join with people all over the planet who look for opportunities to better our communities and our world, making life better on this fragile oasis.

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Canadarm2 to Catch SpaceX’s Dragon on Its Maiden ...

Once the SpaceX Dragon is cleared for capture, Canadarm2 will perform a cosmic catch: it will grapple the capsule and install it on the space station.

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ISS030-E-007557 -- Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank (foreground) and Flight Engineer Anton Shkaplerov

Crews and Expeditions

Learn more about expeditions to the International Space Station.

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Earth Day 2012

Home Through the Astronauts' Eyes
In honor of Earth Day a half century into the space age, experts at NASA's Johnson Space Center media library have compiled the top 10 most requested Earth images taken by astronauts.
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Crew Earth Observations Videos
Newly added narration from one of the Crew Earth Observations scientists at Johnson Space Center provides geographical and scientific information to accompany the time-lapse sequences of still images taken onboard the International Space Station.
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Crew Earth Observations - Google Earth Video Tours
› East Coast of North America
› Mexico to New Brunswick

Walking on Air
Time lapse sequences photographed by the Expedition 30 crew aboard the International Space Station are set to the song “Walking in the Air,” by Howard Blake.
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Science off the Sphere: Earth in Infrared
International Space Station Expedition 30 astronaut Don Pettit views cities, agricultural areas and deserts using an infrared camera for "Science off the Sphere."
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International Space Station Features

Expedition 31 Crew Launches to Station

Three new Expedition 31 crew members launched aboard a Soyuz spacecraft May 14, beginning a two-day flight to the International Space Station.
The Tyranny of the Rocket Equation

If we want to expand into the solar system, this tyranny must somehow be deposed.
Expedition 30 Lands in Kazakhstan

The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft carrying Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and Flight Engineers Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin landed in Kazakhstan April 27, 2012 at 7:45 a.m. EDT.
Canadarm2 to Catch SpaceX’s Dragon on Its Maiden Voyage to the ISS

Once the SpaceX Dragon is cleared for capture, Canadarm2 will perform a cosmic catch: it will grapple the capsule and install it on the space station.
ATV-3 Arrives at Station

The “Edoardo Amaldi” Automated Transfer Vehicle-3 (ATV-3) docked automatically to the aft port of the Zvezda service module at 6:31 p.m. EDT Wednesday March 28, 2012.