Rick Mastracchio
Watch Live As Three People Return From Space Today
It's time to come home! Expedition 39 astronauts Rick Mastracchio, Koichi Wakata and Mikhail Tyurin will climb into a Russian…
UPDATE: Spacewalkers Zip Through Tasks To Fix Broken Computer
UPDATE, 11:42 a.m. EDT: Rick Mastracchio and Steve Swanson finished their spacewalk in just 1 hour and 36 minutes, nearly…
Urgent Spacewalk Must Dance Between Dragon and Progress Spacecraft
It's a good thing that next week's urgent spacewalk is pegged as a short one, because the coming days will be hectic…
Shiny: Astronaut Wears ‘Firefly’ T-Shirt In First Instagram From Space
And now, time for some thrilling heroics. NASA astronaut Steve Swanson sent out the first Instagram from space last week…
Contingency Spacewalk Planned Next Week, But Dragon Must Arrive At Space Station First
As contingency spacewalks go, the urgent task should be easy: a quick 2.5-hour run to swap out a failed backup…
Event Alert: Watch Space Station Hatch Opening Live Tonight
Update, 8:33 p.m. EDT: The Soyuz spacecraft arrived safely at station at 7:53 p.m. EDT (11:53 a.m. UTC) and coverage of…
Astronauts ‘In Good Shape’ As They Face Space Station Docking Delay
Despite a problem that held up last night's International Space Station docking, the Expedition 39/40 crew is doing well as…
Seen From Space! Crew’s Rocket Launch Spotted By NASA Astronaut In Orbit
Seriously, how cool is this picture? The International Space Station crew caught an incredible view of their three future crewmates…
When Doves Fly: Swarm Of Tiny Satellites Shot From Space Station
Astronauts fired up the International Space Station's Yard-a-Pult (actually, we mean the Japanese Kibo arm's satellite launcher) this week to…
‘Stupid Astronaut Tricks’ Spread The Joy of Space To New Astronaut Class
You sure couldn't hide those grins on television from the Astronaut Candidate Class of 2013 when the call came from…