News Archive / Tagged: Expedition 59

• Soyuz MS-11 trio returns to Earth after 7 months in space

  Derek RichardsonJune 25th, 2019

  Three International Space Station crew members returned to Earth in the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft, bringing an end to their 204-day mission.

• First Astrobee robot completes initial checks aboard ISS

  Jim SharkeyMay 30th, 2019

  The International Space Station's newest robotic helper, Astrobee, completed its first series of hardware tests aboard the outpost.

• CRS-17 Dragon arrives at ISS with cargo, stray cable

  Derek RichardsonMay 6th, 2019

  SpaceX’s CRS-17 Dragon arrived at the International Space Station with fresh supplies and an unexpected cable that was supposed to fall away during launch.

• Space station power problem delays CRS-17 Dragon launch

  Derek RichardsonApril 30th, 2019

  An issue with the International Space Station's power grid is prompting mission managers to delay the launch of the CRS-17 Dragon resupply mission.

• Dragon to send science, supplies to ISS in early-morning launch

  Joe LatrellApril 29th, 2019

  SpaceX is set for another cargo Dragon flight to the International Space Station, sending food, supplies and experiments slated for Expeditions 59 and 60.

• NASA astronaut assigned record-setting mission

  Derek RichardsonApril 23rd, 2019

  Having been aboard the International Space Station for about a month, NASA astronaut Christina Koch is set for an extended stay of about 11 months.

• NG-11 Cygnus begins 3-month ISS stay

  Derek RichardsonApril 19th, 2019

  Two days after launch, Northrop Grumman’s NG-11 Cygnus cargo freighter rendezvoused and was berthed to the International Space Station's Unity module.

• Astronauts route power cables during 3rd spacewalk of 2019

  Derek RichardsonApril 9th, 2019

  During a 6.5-hour spacewalk, two International Space Station astronauts finished battery work and routed cables across the outpost.

• Progress MS-11 launches toward ISS on 2-orbit trek

  Derek RichardsonApril 4th, 2019

  Russia launched a Soyuz 2.1a rocket with the latest Progress resupply freighter bound for the International Space Station.

• Astronauts wrap 2nd spacewalk of 2019

  Derek RichardsonMarch 30th, 2019

  Astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch ventured outside the International Space Station to continue work replacing aging batteries on the exterior truss.

• Assignment shuffle precludes all-female spacewalk

  Derek RichardsonMarch 26th, 2019

  NASA said assignments for the next two spacewalks outside the International Space Station have been changed because of “spacesuit availability.”

• Astronauts install new batteries outside the International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonMarch 23rd, 2019

  Two NASA astronauts ventured outside the 20-year-old International Space Station to replace aging nickel-hydrogen batteries with fresh lithium-ion units.

• Gallery: Soyuz MS-12 launches into space, docks with ISS

  Derek RichardsonMarch 15th, 2019

  With Soyuz MS-12 safely docked at the International Space Station, Expedition 59 began, bringing the outpost’s crew size back to six.

• Soyuz MS-12 trio launches toward ISS, joins Expedition 59 crew

  Michael ColeMarch 14th, 2019

  Cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin and astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch launched in their Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft to travel to the ISS for a six-month stay.

• Crew of aborted Soyuz launch ready to fly again on Soyuz MS-12

  Michael ColeMarch 12th, 2019

  NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin are about to get a second chance to fly to the International Space Station.