Solar Panels Moved Before Cargo Spacecraft Docking | International Space Station

Solar Panels Moved Before Cargo Spacecraft Docking | International Space Station

The International Space Station crew prepared for the arrival of the Russian Progress cargo spacecraft by securing the station's solar panels to prevent thruster activity from accidentally damaging them. Spacecraft thrusters can impact station surfaces with high-speed droplets of unburned and partially burned propellant, potentially causing erosion damage to solar cells and other sensitive hardware.

The unpiloted Progress 92 spacecraft successfully arrived at the space-facing port of the orbiting laboratory’s Poisk module at 5:25 p.m. EDT, Saturday, July 5, 2025. The spacecraft was launched at 3:32 p.m. EDT on July 3 (12:32 a.m. Baikonur time, July 4) via a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The Roscosmos spacecraft delivered about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew aboard the International Space Station. It will remain docked for approximately six months before departing for a re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere to dispose of trash loaded by the crew. 

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Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritskiy

NASA Flight Engineers: Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Jonny Kim

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/TOnishi

Duration: 5 seconds

Capture Date: July 5, 2025

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Russian Progress Cargo Spacecraft Arrival | International Space Station

Russian Progress Cargo Spacecraft Arrival | International Space Station

In this short video, the Roscosmos Progress 92 (MS-31) cargo spacecraft (Russian) approaches the International Space Station for an automated docking to the Poisk module. The unpiloted Progress 92 spacecraft arrived at the space-facing port of the orbiting laboratory’s Poisk module at 5:25 p.m. EDT, Saturday, July 5, 2025. The spacecraft launched at 3:32 p.m. EDT on July 3 (12:32 a.m. Baikonur time, July 4) via a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The Roscosmos spacecraft is delivering about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew aboard the International Space Station. It will remain docked for approximately six months before departing for a re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere to dispose of trash loaded by the crew. 

Follow Expedition 73:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritskiy

NASA Flight Engineers: Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Jonny Kim

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: Roscosmos/NASA/JSC

Duration: 34 seconds

Capture Date: July 5, 2025

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Planet Mars: Exploring Mounds in the Chryse Region | NASA MRO

Planet Mars: Exploring Mounds in the Chryse Region | NASA MRO

The mounds in this observation may have been formed by a process called “diapirism,” where material at depth is more buoyant (i.e., lower density) than the surrounding rocks so it rises to the surface. Chryse Planitia is a flat lowland region in the northern hemisphere of the planet Mars that was chosen for the landing sites of the U.S. Viking 1 and Mars Pathfinder planetary probes. Chryse Planitia is close to the Tharsis region at the intersection of the Mare Acidalium, the Lunae Palus and the Oxia Palus quadrangles. This region has been noted for its immense outflow channels and chaotic terrain since the 1970’s, when the U.S. Mariner 9 spacecraft first revealed the geologic diversity of Mars. The Chryse basin has apparently been the site of lava and sediment deposition.

This HiRISE image cutout is less than 5 km (3 mi) across and the spacecraft altitude was 287 km (179 mi).

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a spacecraft designed to study the geology and climate of Mars, to provide reconnaissance of future landing sites, and to relay data from surface missions back to Earth. It was launched on August 12, 2005, and reached Mars on March 10, 2006. 

The University of Arizona, in Tucson, operates the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE). It was built by BAE Systems in Boulder, Colorado. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD), Washington.

For more information on MRO, visit:

science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-reconnaissance-orbiter

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

Narrator: Tre Gibbs

Text Credit: USGS, Wikipedia, Britannica

Image Date: May 26, 2012

Duration: 35 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 29, 2012

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Planet Mars: Exploring Mounds in the Chryse Region | NASA MRO

Planet Mars: Exploring Mounds in the Chryse Region | NASA MRO

Mounds in the Chryse Region

Enhanced color close-up

The mounds in this observation may have been formed by a process called “diapirism,” where material at depth is more buoyant (i.e., lower density) than the surrounding rocks so it rises to the surface. Chryse Planitia is a flat lowland region in the northern hemisphere of the planet Mars that was chosen for the landing sites of the U.S. Viking 1 and Mars Pathfinder planetary probes. Chryse Planitia is close to the Tharsis region at the intersection of the Mare Acidalium, the Lunae Palus and the Oxia Palus quadrangles. This region has been noted for its immense outflow channels and chaotic terrain since the 1970’s, when the U.S. Mariner 9 spacecraft first revealed the geologic diversity of Mars. The Chryse basin has apparently been the site of lava and sediment deposition.

This HiRISE image cutout is less than 5 km (3 mi) across and the spacecraft altitude was 287 km (179 mi).

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a spacecraft designed to study the geology and climate of Mars, to provide reconnaissance of future landing sites, and to relay data from surface missions back to Earth. It was launched on August 12, 2005, and reached Mars on March 10, 2006. 

The University of Arizona, in Tucson, operates the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE). It was built by BAE Systems in Boulder, Colorado. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD), Washington.

For more information on MRO, visit:

science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-reconnaissance-orbiter

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

Text Credit: USGS, Wikipedia, Britannica

Image Date: May 26, 2012
Release Date: June 24, 2025

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Death of a 'Sungrazing' Comet | Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)

Death of a 'Sungrazing' Comet | Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)

The solar system has one less comet. A "dirty snowball" melted away on July 4, 2025, as it plunged into the sun's outer atmosphere. Coronagraphs onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) witnessed the final moments here.

In this video, an opaque disk covers the sun, blocking its glare to produce an artificial eclipse. This coronagraph allowed SOHO's digital cameras to see the comet less than 500,000 km from the surface of the sun.

The comet was a Kreutz sungrazer—a family of comets that are fragments from the breakup of a single giant comet around a thousand years ago. SOHO has discovered thousands of them, almost all disintegrating near the sun.

The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) is a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft that has discovered over 5,000 comets. It began science operations in May 1996. It is a joint project between the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA. The mission has been extended until the end of 2025, subject to review and confirmation by ESA's Science Program Committee.

Visual Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)
Caption Credits: Spaceweather[dot]com, Wikipedia
Capture Date: July 4, 2025

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NASA Grant for Early Career Faculty Members of Accredited U.S. Universities

NASA Grant for Early Career Faculty Members of Accredited U.S. Universities

Grant opportunity! NASA is seeking proposals from accredited U.S. universities on behalf of outstanding early-career faculty members that are beginning independent research careers.

See the full solicitation for topics and proposal details: https://t.co/GDEbgB92df

"Supporting research in science and technology is an important part of NASA's overall mission. NASA solicits this research through the release of various research announcements in a wide range of science and technology disciplines. NASA uses a peer review process to evaluate and select research proposals submitted in response to these research announcements. Researchers can help NASA achieve national research objectives by submitting research proposals and conducting awarded research."

NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES)
https://nspires.nasaprs.com/

Credit: NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES)
Release Date: July 2, 2025

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Moon of Mysteries | International Space Station

Moon of Mysteries | International Space Station

The New Moon is pictured seemingly beneath Earth's atmosphere during an orbital sunset in this photograph from the International Space Station as it soared 259 miles above Mauritania on the African continent at approximately 9:59 p.m. local time.

The New Moon is pictured above Earth's atmosphere during an orbital sunset in this photograph from the International Space Station as it soared 259 miles over the Atlantic Ocean northwest of Cabo Verde, an African island nation, at approximately 10:33 p.m. local time.

The last Quarter Moon is pictured above Earth's atmosphere from the International Space Station as it soared 260 miles over the Pacific Ocean southwest of Panama on the Latin American continent.

Learn about NASA's work in Moon/Lunar science:
https://science.nasa.gov/moon/

Follow Expedition 73:
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Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritskiy

NASA Flight Engineers: Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Jonny Kim

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Image Credit: NASA/JSC

Capture Dates: May 20-27, 2025

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The Squid Nebula: Wide view | Outters 4 in Cepheus

The Squid Nebula: Wide view | Outters 4 in Cepheus

Difficult to capture, this mysterious, squid-shaped interstellar cloud spans nearly three full moons in planet Earth's sky. Discovered in 2011 by French astro-imager Nicolas Outters, the Squid Nebula's bipolar shape is distinguished here by the telltale blue emission from doubly ionized oxygen atoms. 

Though apparently surrounded by the reddish hydrogen emission region Sh2-129, the true distance and nature of the Squid Nebula have been difficult to determine. Still, one investigation suggests Ou4 really does lie within Sh2-129 some 2,300 light-years away. Consistent with that scenario, the cosmic squid would represent a spectacular outflow of material driven by a triple system of hot, massive stars, cataloged as HR8119, seen near the center of the nebula. If so, this truly giant squid nebula would physically be over 50 light-years across.

Equipment:
Skywatcher Newton 200 F4 Quattro @692mm (F3.40)
Skywatcher 0.86x Coma Corrector
Optolong L-Ultimate dual band 3nm Filter
Omegon veTEC571C Color
Touptek OAG X + ASI290MM Mini Guide Camera
Ioptron CEM70 Mount
123x600s G100 T-15° (Bortle 6 Sky)
67x600s G100 T-15° (Bortle 4 Sky)
31h40m Total Integration Time

Image Credit: Francesco Radici

Release Date: July 1, 2025

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Close-up: The Squid Nebula | Ou4 in Cepheus

Close-up: The Squid Nebula | Ou4 in Cepheus

Difficult to capture, this mysterious, squid-shaped interstellar cloud spans nearly three full moons in planet Earth's sky. Discovered in 2011 by French astro-imager Nicolas Outters, the Squid Nebula's bipolar shape is distinguished here by the telltale blue emission from doubly ionized oxygen atoms. Though apparently surrounded by the reddish hydrogen emission region Sh2-129, the true distance and nature of the Squid Nebula have been difficult to determine. Still, one investigation suggests Ou4 really does lie within Sh2-129 some 2,300 light-years away. Consistent with that scenario, the cosmic squid would represent a spectacular outflow of material driven by a triple system of hot, massive stars, cataloged as HR8119, seen near the center of the nebula. If so, this truly giant squid nebula would physically be over 50 light-years across.

Video: Content generated using data from NASA Open API

Narrated by "Emma"
Image Credit & Copyright: Massimo Di Fusco

Duration: 1 minute, 38 seconds

Release Date: July 5, 2025

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Close-up: The Squid Nebula | Ou4 in Cepheus

Close-up: The Squid Nebula | Ou4 in Cepheus

Difficult to capture, this mysterious, squid-shaped interstellar cloud spans nearly three full moons in planet Earth's sky. Discovered in 2011 by French astro-imager Nicolas Outters, the Squid Nebula's bipolar shape is distinguished here by the telltale blue emission from doubly ionized oxygen atoms. Though apparently surrounded by the reddish hydrogen emission region Sh2-129, the true distance and nature of the Squid Nebula have been difficult to determine. Still, one investigation suggests Ou4 really does lie within Sh2-129 some 2,300 light-years away. Consistent with that scenario, the cosmic squid would represent a spectacular outflow of material driven by a triple system of hot, massive stars, cataloged as HR8119, seen near the center of the nebula. If so, this truly giant squid nebula would physically be over 50 light-years across.

Image Credit & Copyright: Massimo Di Fusco

Massimo's website:

https://app.astrobin.com/u/massimo.difusco#gallery

Release Date: July 5, 2025

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Happy Fourth of July! | NASA

Happy Fourth of July! | NASA

A gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States "The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. It was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland on October 28, 1886.  Designated as a National Monument in 1924, employees of the National Park Service have been caring for the Statue of Liberty since 1933. The statue is a figure of a classically draped woman, likely inspired by the Roman goddess of liberty, Libertas. She holds a torch above her head with her right hand, and in her left hand carries a tabula ansata inscribed JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776, in Roman numerals), the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. With her left foot she steps on a broken chain and shackle, commemorating the national abolition of slavery following the American Civil War. After its dedication the statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, seen as a symbol of welcome to immigrants arriving by sea.

Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York City:
https://www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm

Image Description: The space shuttle Enterprise, atop a barge, passes the Statue of Liberty in New York, Wednesday, June 6, 2012, on its way to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum where it is permanently displayed. 

Space Shuttle Enterprise (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101) was the first orbiter of the Space Shuttle system. Rolled out on September 17, 1976, it was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform atmospheric test flights after being launched from a modified Boeing 747. It was constructed without engines or a functional heat shield. As a result, it was not capable of spaceflight.

From the first launch on April 12, 1981 to the final landing on July 21, 2011, NASA's space shuttle fleet flew 135 missions and helped construct the International Space Station.

Space Shuttle Pavilion at Intrepid Museum:
https://intrepidmuseum.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/space-shuttle-pavilion

NASA's Space Shuttle Program/Space Transportation System (STS):

https://www.nasa.gov/space-shuttle/

Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Image Date: June 6, 2012

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Happy Independence Day, America! | International Space Station

"Happy Independence Day, America!" | International Space Station

Expedition 73 flight engineer and NASA astronaut Jonny Kim:

"Happy Independence Day, America. May we always remember the ideals of freedom, democracy, and the pursuit of happiness that sparked the birth of our nation. May we continue to build a brighter, more united future."

Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July or July 4th, is a federal holiday in the United States that commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America.

NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim's Biography:

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/astronauts/jonny-kim/

Follow Expedition 73:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritskiy

NASA Flight Engineers: Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Jonny Kim

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Image Credits: NASA/JSC/Jonny Kim

Release Date: July 4, 2025

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The Fireworks Galaxy: NGC 6946 in Cygnus | Happy July 4th! | Gemini North

The Fireworks Galaxy: NGC 6946 in Cygnus | Happy July 4th! | Gemini North

NGC 6946, the “Fireworks Galaxy,” lies between 10 and 20 million light-years away on the border between the constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus. It was discovered by Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) on September 9, 1798. NGC 6946 is estimated to have about half as many stars as the Milky Way. Astronomers often use it to study and characterize the evolution of massive stars and the properties of interstellar gas. 

As viewed in the new Gemini optical image, we see only the “tip of the iceberg” of this galaxy. Its optical angular diameter is about 13 arcminutes, but viewed at radio wavelength at the frequency of neutral hydrogen (1420 Mhz or 21-cm line), it extends considerably more than the angular diameter of the Moon. This Gemini North Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) image of NGC 6946 utilizes a selective filter specifically designed to detect the radiation emanating from the starbirth regions. Additional filters help to distinguish other details in the galaxy, including clusters of massive blue stars, dust lanes, and a yellowish core where older more evolved stars dominate.

Learn more about the Gemini North Telescope:
https://noirlab.edu/public/programs/gemini-observatory/gemini-north/

Credit:
International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage)
Release Date: June 30, 2020

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NASA: What We Know About Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS | JPL

NASA: What We Know About Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS | JPL

An interstellar traveler has been discovered passing through our solar system. The NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations of comet 3I/ATLAS on July 1, 2025. Since the first report, additional observations from before the discovery were gathered from the archives of three ATLAS telescopes around the world and Caltech’s Zwicky Transient Facility at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California. These “pre-discovery” observations extend back to June 14. The fast-moving comet, originating outside our solar system around another star, was discovered as a tiny speck moving across the vastness of space. When discovered it was about 410 million miles (670 million kilometers) away from the Sun, within the orbit of Jupiter.

This is the third interstellar object ever discovered, hence its name begins with the number 3 and the letter I.  Scientists will have several months to observe and study the comet as it passes through our solar system and before it exits. As of July 3, 2025, the comet is just inside the orbit of Jupiter and in late October 2025 it will make its closest approach to our sun from just inside the orbit of Mars. It poses no threat to Earth but offers a fascinating and rare opportunity for scientists to study these interstellar interlopers.

Video Credit: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Duration: 2 minutes, 19 seconds
Release Date: July 3, 2025

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Happy Independence Day! | NASA

Happy Independence Day! | NASA

Just after sunrise, the waning gibbous moon sets just behind a waving United States flag on March 19, 2025, in this image from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The waning gibbous moon phase comes after the full moon. As the Moon begins its journey back toward the Sun, the opposite side of the Moon now reflects the Moon’s light. The lighted side appears to shrink, but the Moon’s orbit is simply carrying it out of view from our perspective. The Moon also rises later and later each night.

In this Apollo 17 photo, Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan adjusts the U.S. flag deployed upon the Moon on December 12, 1972. The seventh and last manned lunar landing and return to Earth mission, Apollo 17, carried a crew of three astronauts: Cernan; Lunar Module pilot Harrison H. Schmitt; and Command Module pilot Ronald E. Evans, lifted off on December 7, 1972 from the Kennedy Space Flight Center (KSC). 

NASA Artemis Program emblem

Happy Independence Day from NASA!

"We will collaborate with commercial and international partners and establish the first long-term presence on the Moon. Then, we will use what we learn on and around the Moon to take the next giant leap: sending the first astronauts to Mars."

Learn more about NASA's Artemis Program:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/artemis/

Image Credits: NASA/Michael DeMocker/JSC
Release Date: May 23, 2025

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Happy Fourth of July Wishes! | International Space Station

Happy Fourth of July Wishes! | International Space Station

Top row left to right: Flight Engineer Alexey Zubritsky of Roscosmos (Russia), Flight Engineer Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos (Russia), NASA Flight Engineer Jonny Kim of the United States

Bottom row left to right: Flight Engineer Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos (Russia), NASA Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers of the United States, NASA Flight Engineer Anne McClain of the United States, Station Commander and Flight Engineer Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Takuya Onishi

Left to right: Station Commander and Flight Engineer Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Takuya Onishi, Flight Engineer Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos (Russia), NASA Flight Engineer Jonny Kim of the United States, Flight Engineer Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos (Russia), NASA Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers of the United States, Flight Engineer Alexey Zubritsky of Roscosmos (Russia), NASA Flight Engineer Anne McClain of the United States

Left to right: NASA Flight Engineer Jonny Kim of the United States, Station Commander and Flight Engineer Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Takuya Onishi, NASA Flight Engineer Anne McClain of the United States, NASA Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers of the United States

Expedition 73 flight engineer and NASA astronaut Jonny Kim: "Picture day! 📸 It was a great day to get together as friends and crewmates to take fun photos around the International Space Station."

Follow Expedition 73:
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Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritskiy

NASA Flight Engineers: Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Jonny Kim

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Image Credits: NASA/JSC/Jonny Kim

Release Date: July 2, 2025

#NASA #Space #ISS #Science #Earth #Happy4th #4thOfJuly #FourthOfJuly #IndependenceDay #Astronauts #UnitedStates #Japan #日本 #JAXA #Cosmonauts #Russia #Россия #Roscosmos #Роскосмос #HumanSpaceflight #SpaceLaboratory #InternationalCooperation #JSC #Expedition73 #History #STEM #Education