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  1. US Spacewalk 100: Installing the Seventh ISS Roll-Out Solar Array

    Published: 29 Oct 2026

    NASA's coverage follows Anil Menon and CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk through US Spacewalk 100, the 285th ISS spacewalk for assembly, maintenance and upgrades.

    View mission: US Spacewalk 100
    Outcome
    In progress

  2. ISS iROSA Spacewalks 100 and 101: Final Solar Array Installs

    Published: 20 Oct 2026

    NASA officials preview US spacewalks 100 and 101, planned for Oct.

    View mission: ISS iROSA Spacewalks 100 and 101

  3. Crew-12 Crew Look Back on 237 Days Aboard the ISS

    Published: 15 Oct 2026

    NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 held a postflight news conference at Johnson Space Center after returning to Earth on Oct.

    View mission: Crew-12
    Outcome
    Success

  4. SpaceX CRS-35 Dragon Docks at the ISS Harmony Zenith Port

    Mission: 2026Published: 15 Oct 2026

    NASA's live coverage follows the uncrewed SpaceX cargo Dragon of the 35th commercial resupply mission as it approached and docked to the International Space Station's Harmony zenith port.

    View mission: SpaceX CRS-35 (2026)
    Launch site
    Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex
    Outcome
    Success

  5. CRS-35: Falcon 9 Launches Cargo Dragon With Final IROSA Arrays

    Mission: 2026Published: 13 Oct 2026

    NASASpaceflight's live broadcast of the Falcon 9 launch of the CRS-35 cargo Dragon (C211, fourth flight) from SLC-40 on October 13, with an instantaneous window at 06:33:44 EDT.

    View mission: CRS-35 (2026)
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

  6. CRS-35: Falcon 9 Launches Dragon With Final Two ISS Solar Arrays

    Mission: 2026Published: 13 Oct 2026

    NASA and SpaceX launched the 35th commercial resupply services mission on a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:33 a.m.

    View mission: SpaceX CRS-35 (2026)
    Launch site
    Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Space Launch Complex 40

  7. Sophie Adenot Back in Europe After 237 Days on the ISS

    Published: 10 Oct 2026

    ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot arrived at Cologne Airport two days after splashing down off California with her Crew-12 crewmates, ending 237 days aboard the ISS for her epsilon mission.

    View mission: Crew-12

  8. Cygnus XL Departs the ISS: Release, Burn and Re-entry Plan

    Mission: 2026Published: 9 Oct 2026

    NASA's live coverage shows the Cygnus XL spacecraft released from Canadarm2 at 11:44 a.m.

    View mission: Northrop Grumman CRS-24 (2026)
    Vehicle
    Falcon 9
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
    Outcome
    Success

  9. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Re-Entry & Splashdown

    Published: 8 Oct 2026

    NASA's live coverage follows Dragon Freedom carrying Crew-12 from deorbit burn through re-entry to splashdown off Los Angeles at 8:34 a.m.

    View mission: Crew-12
    Outcome
    Success

  10. Crew-12 Return: Dragon Freedom Splashdown Off Los Angeles

    Published: 8 Oct 2026

    Official broadcast of the NASA SpaceX Crew-12 return, in which Dragon Freedom carried Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA's Sophie Adenot and Andrey Fedyaev to a splashdown off Los Angeles at 8:34 a.m.

    View mission: Crew-12
    Outcome
    Success

  11. Crew-12 Leaves the ISS: Dragon Freedom Undocking Step by Step

    Published: 7 Oct 2026

    ESA's broadcast follows the Crew-12 Dragon Freedom spacecraft undocking from the International Space Station on 7 October 2026 with Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot and Andrey Fedyaev.

    View mission: Crew-12

  12. Crew-12 Leaves the ISS: Dragon Freedom Undocking and Departure

    Published: 7 Oct 2026

    NASA and SpaceX coverage of Dragon Freedom undocking from the International Space Station with the four Crew-12 members at 8:05 a.m.

    View mission: Crew-12

  13. Crew-12 Leaves the ISS: Hatch Closure Aboard Dragon Freedom

    Published: 7 Oct 2026

    NASA's coverage follows Crew-12 as the hatch between Dragon Freedom and the International Space Station closes at 5:05 a.m.

    View mission: Crew-12

  14. Crew-12 Hatch Closure: Dragon Freedom Readies to Leave the ISS

    Published: 7 Oct 2026

    ESA's broadcast of NASA's Mission Control Houston coverage shows the Crew-12 hatch closure between Dragon Freedom and the International Space Station, at 5:05 a.m.

    View mission: Crew-12
    Outcome
    In progress

  15. Crew-12 Farewell: Jessica Meir Hands ISS Command to Dubrov

    Published: 4 Oct 2026

    Crew-12 members Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot and Andrey Fedyaev say farewell to the International Space Station crew.

    View mission: Crew-12

  16. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Arrival & Welcome Remarks

    Mission: 2026Published: 2 Oct 2026

    NASA's live coverage follows Crew-13 from its 11:10 a.m.

    View mission: SpaceX Crew-13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
    Outcome
    In progress

  17. Crew-13 Postlaunch Briefing: Record Dragon Docking Pace to ISS

    Mission: 2026Published: 1 Oct 2026

    After Crew-13 lifted off on a Falcon 9 on Oct.

    View mission: Crew-13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Launch Complex 40
    Outcome
    In progress

  18. Crew-13 Launch Countdown: Dragon Grace Readies for the ISS

    Mission: 2026Published: 1 Oct 2026

    NASA's live broadcast of the Crew-13 launch countdown, covering four crew members aboard Dragon Grace on a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40, targeting liftoff at 11:10 a.m.

    View mission: Crew-13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

  19. Crew-13 Prelaunch Briefing: Dragon Valve Repair and a Fast ISS Trip

    Mission: 2026Published: 30 Sep 2026

    NASA held the prelaunch news conference for SpaceX Crew-13 on Sept.

    View mission: Crew-13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
    Outcome
    In progress

  20. Starliner 1 and 2: NASA and Boeing Detail Fixes and 2028 Crew Flight

    Published: 28 Sep 2026

    NASA and Boeing leaders held a news conference at Kennedy Space Center on Starliner's return to flight.

    View mission: Starliner 1
    Vehicle
    Atlas V, Starliner, Vulcan

  21. Progress 96 Docks to Poisk After a 3-Day, 49-Orbit Chase

    Mission: 2026Published: 19 Sep 2026

    NASA's live coverage follows the unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 96 cargo ship through its final approach and automated docking to the Poisk module of the International Space Station.

    View mission: Progress 96 (2026)
    Vehicle
    Soyuz
    Launch site
    Baikonur Cosmodrome
    Outcome
    Success

  22. Crew-12 Pre-Departure Briefing: Spacewalks, Science and Going Home

    Published: 16 Sep 2026

    In a pre-departure news conference from orbit, the four Crew-12 members (NASA's Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA's Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev) recap their roughly seven…

    View mission: Crew-12
    Outcome
    In progress

  23. Progress 96 Launch: Soyuz 2.1b Sends 2.8 Tons to the ISS

    Mission: 2026Published: 16 Sep 2026

    NASA's live coverage follows the launch of the uncrewed Progress 96 cargo craft on a Soyuz 2.1b rocket from Baikonur, carrying 2.8 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 75 crew.

    View mission: Progress 96 (2026)
    Vehicle
    Soyuz
    Launch site
    Baikonur Cosmodrome, Pad 6, Site 31

  24. Spacewalk 99: Adenot and Meir Replace Harmony Retroreflector

    Published: 1 Sep 2026

    NASA's live coverage of U.S. Spacewalk 99, in which ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir worked outside the International Space Station.

    View mission: Expedition 75