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21 videos

  1. 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

  2. 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

  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. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Tiangong vs ISS: Why China’s Smaller Station Carries More Payload

    Published: 16 Sep 2026

    An analysis of China's Tiangong space station, which the video says is about a sixteenth the mass of the ISS yet carries 25 experiment cabinets against the ISS's 31 and 67 exposed payload slots…

    View mission: Tiangong space station
    Vehicle
    Long March
    Outcome
    In progress

  16. 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

  17. ISS Story: From Zarya’s 1998 Launch to Planned De-Orbit

    Mission: 1998Published: 7 May 2024

    A DW documentary on the International Space Station, whose first module, Zarya, was launched on a Proton rocket on 20 November 1998.

    View mission: International Space Station (1998)
    Outcome
    In progress

  18. Crew-6 Dragon Endeavour Leaves the ISS After 184 Days in Orbit

    Mission: 2023Published: 3 Sep 2023

    SpaceX and NASA broadcast the autonomous undocking of Crew Dragon Endeavour from the ISS on September 3, 2023, carrying the four Crew-6 astronauts home.

    View mission: Crew-6 (2023)
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A

  19. Crew-7 Dragon Endurance Rendezvous and Docking with the ISS

    Mission: 2023Published: 27 Aug 2023

    SpaceX and NASA's live coverage follows Crew Dragon Endurance from its approach to the International Space Station through docking on Sunday, August 27, with Crew-7.

    View mission: Crew-7 (2023)
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A

  20. Crew-7 Launch: First Dragon Flight With Four Agencies Aboard

    Mission: 2023Published: 26 Aug 2023

    SpaceX and NASA's live coverage of the Crew-7 launch on a Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center on August 26, 2023, at 3:27 a.m.

    View mission: Crew-7 (2023)
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A

  21. André Kuipers’ Extended ISS Stay and Alexander Gerst’s Training

    Published: 7 Mar 2022

    A documentary filmed partly in 3D aboard the International Space Station, following ESA astronaut André Kuipers on his long stay on the ISS and Alexander Gerst through his training in Houston,…

    Vehicle
    Soyuz
    Launch site
    Baikonur Cosmodrome