Expedition 38 News Releases
NASA Selects 10 Proposals for Unprecedented Twin Astronaut Study
March 07, 2014 – Only one set of twins has ever been into space, and now those twins are providing an unprecedented opportunity for scientists to understand better the effects of microgravity on the human body.
NASA Astronaut Steve Swanson Available for Interviews Before Space Station Mission
Feb. 28, 2014 – NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, who is making final preparations for a March launch to the International Space Station, is available for live satellite interviews from 8 -9 a.m. EST Friday, March 7.
NASA Updates Media on Spacewalk Safety Investigation
Feb. 26, 2014 – NASA will host a teleconference at 2 p.m. EST today to discuss the findings of an investigation into the July 2013 spacewalk at the International Space Station when water built up in an astronaut’s spacesuit helmet.
NASA Television Airs Departure of Commercial Cargo Ship from Space Station
Feb. 13, 2014 – Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus cargo spacecraft, which delivered almost a ton-and-a-half of supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station in January, will complete its month-long mission to the orbiting laboratory Tuesday, Feb. 18.
NASA Television to Broadcast Space Station Cargo Ship Activities Live
Jan. 30, 2014 – The departure of an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft and the launch and docking of another to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) will air live on NASA Television Monday, Feb. 3, and Wednesday, Feb. 5.
NASA Selects Physical Science Research Proposals for the International Space Station
Jan. 29, 2014 – NASA’s Physical Science Research Program will fund seven proposals to conduct physics research using the agency’s new microgravity laboratory, which is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station in 2016.
NASA TV Covers Russian Spacewalk from International Space Station
Jan. 24, 2014 – NASA Television will air live coverage of a six-hour spacewalk by two Russian members of the International Space Station crew beginning at 8:30 a.m. EST Monday, Jan. 27.
NASA Set for a Big Year in Earth Science with Five New Missions
Jan. 22, 2014 – For the first time in more than a decade, five NASA Earth science missions will be launched into space in the same year, opening new and improved remote eyes to monitor our changing planet.
NASA TV News Conference, Media Availability with Next Space Station Crew
Jan. 14, 2014 – The next International Space Station crew, which includes NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, will take part in a NASA Television news conference and then be available for media interviews Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in…
New NASA Science Arrives at Space Station Aboard Orbital Sciences Cygnus Spacecraft
Jan. 12, 2014 – Astronauts aboard the International Space Station Sunday used a robotic arm to capture and attach the Cygnus supply spacecraft, which carried dozens of new science experiments from across the country and the world to the orbiting laboratory. The…
New Science, NASA Cargo Launches to Space Station Aboard Orbital-1 Mission
Jan. 09, 2014 – Another NASA commercial space partner officially has begun contracted cargo flights to the International Space Station. Dozens of new NASA investigations and other science experiments from across the country are headed to the station aboard Orbital…
NASA, Obama Administration Highlight International Space Station Extension at Global Forum
Jan. 09, 2014 – Speaking at a global space exploration forum Thursday, John P. Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, explained the importance of President Obama’s decision to extend International Space Station (ISS)…
NASA Hosts Media Teleconference Today to Discuss International Space Station
Jan. 08, 2014 – NASA will host a teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EST today, Jan. 8, to update media on plans for the International Space Station.
Orbital Sciences Launch to Space Station with NASA Research Reset for Thursday
Jan. 08, 2014 – Orbital Sciences has confirmed it will proceed with a launch attempt from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va. at 1:07 p.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 9 of its cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, pending closeout of…
NASA Television Updates Coverage for Orbital Sciences Mission to Space Station
Jan. 06, 2014 – NASA Television will provide live coverage of the Wednesday Jan. 8 launch of Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft mission to resupply the International Space Station. The Antares rocket carrying Cygnus will lift off at 1:32 p.m. EST from…
NASA Television Coverage Set for Orbital Sciences Mission to Space Station
Jan. 02, 2014 – NASA Television will provide live coverage of the Jan. 7 launch of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft mission to resupply the International Space Station (ISS).
International Space Station Crew to Connect with Virginia Students
Jan. 02, 2014 – Students in Newport News and Williamsburg, Va., will begin 2014 by talking with astronauts in orbit aboard the International Space Station.
NASA TV Coverage of Russian Spacewalk at Space Station on Dec. 27
Dec. 24, 2013 – NASA Television will air live coverage of a seven-hour spacewalk by two Russian members of the International Space Station crew beginning at 7:30 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 27.
Space Station Crew Removes Ammonia Pump, Next Spacewalk Set for Tuesday
Dec. 21, 2013 – NASA astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins completed a 5 hour and 28 minute spacewalk Saturday to remove a faulty ammonia pump on the International Space Station. A second spacewalk to install a new unit now is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 24.
NASA Transforms Access to Low-Earth Orbit, Touches Interstellar Space, Makes Unprecedented Discoveries and Develops Cutting-Edge Technologies in 2013
Dec. 20, 2013 – In 2013, NASA helped U.S. commercial companies transform access to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station even as one of the agency’s venerable spacecraft was confirmed to have reached interstellar space, and engineers moved ahead on…
NASA Postpones Orbital Launch, Sets Spacewalks to Repair Faulty Station Pump Module
Dec. 17, 2013 – NASA managers are postponing the upcoming Orbital Sciences commercial cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station to proceed with a series of spacewalks to replace a faulty pump module on the space station.
NASA Television Coverage Set for Cygnus Launch to International Space Station
Dec. 11, 2013 – NASA Television will provide coverage of the upcoming Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus cargo spacecraft mission to resupply the International Space Station this month.
NASA Developing Legs for Space Station’s Robonaut 2
Dec. 09, 2013 – NASA engineers are developing climbing legs for the International Space Station’s robotic crewmember Robonaut 2 (R2), marking another milestone in space humanoid robotics.
NASA Enhances ‘Space Station Live’ and Launches New Weekly Web Series
Nov. 29, 2013 – Starting in December, NASA will show the public the International Space Station in new ways that will highlight all the scientific research, cutting-edge technology testing and even the wonder of living and working in space.
NASA Astronauts Chat Live from Space Station with Maryland Students
Nov. 25, 2013 – Elementary, middle and high school students from Charles County Maryland Public Schools will speak with NASA Expedition 38 crew members aboard the International Space Station at 11:05 a.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 26.
NASA Television Airs Launch, Docking of Space Station Cargo Ship
Nov. 21, 2013 – NASA Television will broadcast the Monday, Nov. 25, launch and the Friday, Nov. 29, docking of an unpiloted Russian resupply spacecraft, loaded with almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the six Expedition 38 crew members aboard the…
NASA Astronaut, Food Scientist Discuss Thanksgiving in Space
Nov. 21, 2013 – NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn and Vickie Kloeris, the agency’s manager of the International Space Station food system, will discuss the space station’s Thanksgiving menus in live satellite interviews from 7- 8:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 27.
Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana Available for Interviews
Nov. 19, 2013 – Robert Cabana, director of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and veteran space shuttle astronaut, will be available for interviews from 6-8 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 20.
NASA Advances Effort to Launch Astronauts Again from U.S. Soil to Space Station
Nov. 19, 2013 – NASA took another step Tuesday to restore an American capability to launch astronauts from U.S. soil to the International Space Station by the end of 2017, subject to the availability of adequate funding. The agency’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP)…
NASA Astronaut Karen Nyberg Available for Satellite Media Interviews
Nov. 13, 2013 – NASA Astronaut Karen Nyberg, who returned to Earth on Nov. 10 after 166 days in space, will be available for live satellite media interviews from 2-3:30 p.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 20. The interviews will be carried on NASA Television.