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International Space Station

NASA / Roscosmos / ESA / JAXA / CSA · Low Earth orbit

An inhabited orbital laboratory receiving new science and preparing to install the final roll-out solar arrays.

The International Space Station photographed from a departing Crew Dragon in November 2021, restyled onto a dark starfield.
Image: NASA, restyled

At a glance

Phase
orbital operations
Operator
NASA / Roscosmos / ESA / JAXA / CSA
Destination
Low Earth orbit
Next milestone
Installation of the newly delivered IROSA solar arrays, planned for later in the autumn
Last verified
17 October 2026

Where it stands

Operational; CRS-35 docked at Harmony's space-facing port on 15 October at 14:27 UTC, delivering more than 6,300 lb of cargo and the final IROSA pair.

The mission

Crew-12 splashed down on 8 October. Cygnus XL departed on 9 October at 16:44 UTC. CRS-35 launched on 13 October at 10:33 UTC and docked on 15 October at 14:27 UTC. Its cargo includes the final IROSA pair, artificial-retina manufacturing hardware and heart-tissue experiments.

Latest reporting

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Sources

  • NASA: station research update, 14 September · https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/09/14/research-for-space-manufacturing-crew-health-begins-week-aboard-station/
  • NASA space station blog, 3 August 2026 · https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/08/03/spacewalk-preps-health-research-on-station-as-nasa-introduces-spacex-crew-13/
  • ISS transition plan FAQ · https://www.nasa.gov/faqs-the-international-space-station-transition-plan/
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