Expedition 37 News Releases

Space Station Crew Lands with Olympic Torch; Finishes 166 Days in Space
Nov. 10, 2013 – Expedition 37 crew members Karen Nyberg of NASA, Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency have returned to Earth from the International Space Station, landing at 9:49 p.m. EST Sunday, Nov….

NASA TV to Air Russian Spacewalk Featuring the Olympic Torch
Nov. 07, 2013 – Two Russian cosmonauts will carry the Olympic torch when they venture outside the International Space Station Saturday, Nov. 9, for a six-hour spacewalk to perform maintenance work on the orbiting laboratory.

NASA Opens Media Accreditation for December Orbital Sciences Cargo Resupply Mission to International Space Station
Nov. 07, 2013 – Media accreditation is open for the launch of the first contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station from Virginia.

Three Space Station Crews Answer Media Questions from Orbit
Nov. 01, 2013 – Nine International Space Station crew members will discuss their mission with reporters from around the world during a joint crew news conference to be broadcast live on NASA Television at 8:50 a.m. EST Friday, Nov. 8.

NASA Astronaut Karen Nyberg Invites Quilters to Contribute a Star Block
Oct. 31, 2013 – International Space Station Expedition 37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA, a lifelong lover of sewing, is inviting fellow crafters to join her in stitching together a global community space quilt.

Three Space Station Crews Get Ready for Relocation, Launch, Landing
Oct. 30, 2013 – International Space Station crews commuting to and from their orbiting laboratory will be busy this November, and NASA Television will provide live coverage of their launches, landings and relocations.

Orbital Sciences Cygnus Spacecraft Departs Space Station, Ends Demonstration Mission for NASA
Oct. 22, 2013 – A cargo resupply demonstration mission by Orbital Sciences Corp. drew to a close Tuesday as Expedition 37 crew members aboard the International Space Station detached and released the Dulles, Va., company’s Cygnus spacecraft from the orbiting…

NASA Space Station Astronaut Calls Home to Speak with Minnesota Students
Oct. 21, 2013 – NASA astronaut and Expedition 37 flight engineer Karen Nyberg, currently orbiting aboard the International Space Station, will speak with students in Henning, Minn., near her hometown, this week.

NASA Astronaut Available for Interviews on Eve of Space Station Mission
Oct. 21, 2013 – NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, a Waterbury, Conn., native who is making final preparations for a launch to the International Space Station, will be available for live satellite interviews from 6-7 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 25.

NASA TV Coverage Set Cygnus and ATV Departures, Soyuz Launch Preparations
Oct. 18, 2013 – NASA Television will provide live coverage of the departure of the newest U.S. commercial cargo spacecraft to deliver supplies to the International Space Station and undocking of the fourth European Space Agency cargo vehicle.

NASA, Space Station Partners Announce Future Crew Members
Sept. 30, 2013 – NASA and its international partners have appointed future crew members for the International Space Station.

NASA Partner Orbital Sciences Completes First Flight to Space Station as Astronauts Capture Cygnus Spacecraft
Sept. 29, 2013 – Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) used a robotic arm to capture and attach a Cygnus cargo resupply spacecraft Sunday, marking several spaceflight firsts for NASA and its partner, Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va.

Statements on Berthing of Orbital Cygnus Spacecraft to the International Space Station
Sept. 29, 2013 – The following are statements from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Assistant to the President for Science and Technology John P. Holdren about the berthing of Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on…

Updated Cygnus Rendezvous Date, NASA TV Coverage for Orbital Sciences’ Demonstration Mission to International Space Station
Sept. 27, 2013 – NASA and its International Space Station partners have approved a Sunday, Sept. 29, target arrival of Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus spacecraft on its demonstration cargo resupply mission to the space station.

NASA’s Gilruth Center Hosts Viewing Party for Expedition 37 Launch
Sept. 24, 2013 – You can watch the launch of the next crew to the International Space Station at a special viewing party at the Gilruth Center, located on NASA’s Johnson Space Center campus, starting at 2:45 p.m. CDT Wednesday, Sept. 25, in the facility’s Alamo…

International Partnership Releases Space Exploration Benefits Paper
Sept. 20, 2013 – NASA and the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) released a white paper Thursday outlining benefits of human exploration of space.

NASA Partner Orbital Sciences Launches Demonstration Mission to Space Station
Sept. 18, 2013 – NASA commercial space partner Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Va., successfully launched its Cygnus cargo spacecraft aboard its Antares rocket at 10:58 a.m. EDT Wednesday from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops

Home from Space, NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy Set for Interviews
Sept. 17, 2013 – NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, who returned to Earth Sept. 10 after more than five months on the International Space Station, will be available for media interviews from 2-3 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 19.

Updated Launch Date, NASA TV Coverage for Orbital Sciences Demonstration Mission
Sept. 14, 2013 – Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., will postpone by at least 24 hours the launch of its Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft on a demonstration mission to the International Space Station. The new launch window is targeted for Wednesday, Sept. 18…

LIVE: NASA TV Airs September Space Station Crew Launch
Sept. 13, 2013 – NASA Television will provide extensive coverage live from Kazakhstan of the Sept. 25 launch of three crew members of Expedition 37-38, as they begin their journey to the International Space Station.

NASA TV Coverage Set for Orbital Sciences Demonstration Mission
Sept. 10, 2013 – NASA Television will air pre- and post-launch news conferences and provide live launch coverage of Orbital Sciences Corporation’s cargo resupply demonstration mission to the International Space Station.