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  1. Deep Space Updates: MMX to Phobos, Crew-12 Return, Neutron Delay

    Published: 23 Oct 2026

    A roundup of space news from early to late October, covering launches from Korea, China, the US and Japan, including Japan's H3 launch of the Martian Moons Explorer.

  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Starship Flight 14 Reaches Orbit and Three Falcons Fly in One Day

    Published: 7 Oct 2026

    A roundup of space news from roughly the last two weeks before October 6th.

  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. Zhuque-3 Landing, Roman Telescope Launch and SpaceX’s Louisiana Plan

    Published: 1 Sep 2026

    A roundup of space news from the second half of August.

  18. Starlab Station Tour: Voyager’s Starship-Sized Research Outpost

    Published: 14 Aug 2026

    Tim Dodd of Everyday Astronaut tours a mock-up of Starlab, Voyager Technologies' planned commercial space station, with CEO Dylan Taylor.

  19. ISS Module Tour: Columbus, Kibo, Destiny and Zvezda in POV

    Published: 17 Dec 2025

    A guided point-of-view tour of the International Space Station, recorded by astronauts on Oct.

  20. ISS Tour With Nicole Mann and Kjell Lindgren: Modules and Daily Life

    Published: 17 Dec 2025

    NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Kjell Lindgren give a guided tour of the International Space Station, moving through the Columbus, Kibo, Destiny, Unity, Cupola, airlock, Russian service module and…

  21. Starship HLS Update: 49 Milestones and a Simplified Artemis 3 Plan

    Published: 30 Oct 2025

    A live read-through of SpaceX's press release on its Starship Human Landing System for NASA's Artemis program, with new renders and hardware photos.

  22. Thomas Pesquet’s Mission Alpha: Six Months Aboard the ISS

    Mission: 2021Published: 6 Sep 2025

    A documentary following ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet on his second trip to the International Space Station, Mission Alpha, which launched on April 23rd, 2021 aboard a Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon…

    View mission: Crew-2 (2021)
    Launch site
    Cape Canaveral, Florida
    Outcome
    Success
  23. ISS History: Assembly, Crises and the Plan to Deorbit by 2030

    Published: 12 Jul 2025

    A long-form history of the International Space Station, from early station proposals and Space Station Freedom through the Shuttle-era assembly, Expeditions, the Columbia pause, commercial cargo and…

    Outcome
    In progress
  24. Inside the ISS: How the Station Is Built, Powered and Lived In

    Published: 17 Feb 2025

    A documentary tour of the International Space Station, described as covering 9,700 m² and about 400 tons.