International Space Station
NASA / Roscosmos / ESA / JAXA / CSA · Low Earth orbit
Expedition 75 has been aboard since late July 2026 under commander Jessica Meir. The station operates through 2030, with a SpaceX-built deorbit vehicle contracted for the end.
At a glance
- Phase
- orbital operations
- Operator
- NASA / Roscosmos / ESA / JAXA / CSA
- Destination
- Low Earth orbit
- Next milestone
- SpaceX Crew-13 launch, no earlier than early October 2026
- Last verified
- 18 September 2026
Where it stands
Expedition 75 is conducting space-manufacturing and crew-health research, with the Progress 96 cargo craft launched from Baikonur on 16 September and docking targeted for 19 September.
The mission
The Expedition 75 crew began the week of 14 September with lead-free soldering and human research, alongside Earth photography and life-support maintenance. The station continues its programme of experiments in microgravity.
Latest reporting
Related
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/
- nasa.gov · https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/09/16/progress-96-cargo-spacecraft-lifts-off-to-resupply-station-on-saturday/
- nasa.gov · https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/commercialcrew/2026/09/17/nasa-spacex-continue-crew-13-prep-as-crew-enters-quarantine/