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US EVA-98

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will install a Space-to-Ground antenna on the orbital complex. The antenna is a critical communication system NASA uses to transmit data and high‑speed communication between the Mission Control Center in Houston and the space station. The astronauts also will replace a retroreflector used for spacecraft docking on the Harmony module’s forward port.

International Space Station

EVA

US EVA-97

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will replace a Space-to-Ground antenna, a critical communication system NASA uses to transmit data and high‑speed communication between the Mission Control Center in Houston and the space station, on the orbital complex.

International Space Station

Celestial Event

Total Solar Eclipse in Europe

On 12 August 2026, a solar eclipse will be visible across parts of Europe and the north Atlantic. The path of totality will cross Greenland, Iceland, Spain and a small area of northeastern Portugal. Other parts of Europe will see a partial solar eclipse.

Europe & Northern Atlantic

EVA

US EVA-96

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon will install hardware that will modify the station’s 3B power channel and prepare it for the future installation of an International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA), which will provide additional power to support critical station operations, including its safe and controlled deorbit.

International Space Station

Press Event

Chris Williams Post-Flight News Conference

NASA astronaut Chris Williams will recap his recent mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA

Press Event

SpaceX Crew-13 Crew News Conference

The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission will participate in a news conference from NASA Johnson Space Center. Participants include: - Jessica Watkins, commander, NASA - Luke Delaney, pilot, NASA - Joshua Kutryk, mission specialist, CSA - Sergey Teteryatnikov, mission specialist, Roscosmos

Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA

Press Event

SpaceX Crew-13 Mission Overview News Conference

The Crew-13 mission leadership will host a mission overview press conference with the following participants - Joel Montalbano, deputy associate administrator, Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters - Dana Weigel, manager, Low Earth Orbit Program, NASA Johnson - Mathieu Caron, director, Astronauts, Life Sciences, and Space Medicine, CSA - Julianna Scheiman, director, NASA Science and Dragon Programs, SpaceX

Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA

Press Event

US EVA-96/97/98 Preview News Conference

NASA will discuss the upcoming US EVA-96, 97 and 98 spacewalks during a news conference at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA participants include: - Bill Spetch, deputy manager of Commercial, Low Earth Orbit Program - Chris Dobbins, spacewalk flight director - Chloe Mehring, spacewalk flight director

Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA

Press Event

Roman Telescope Pre-Launch Media Briefing

NASA will host a virtual news conference to preview the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission, scheduled to launch from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, Aug. 30. Participants in the briefing, who will provide an overview of the mission and its status, include: - Shawn Domagal-Goldman, director, Astrophysics Division, NASA Headquarters in Washington - Jackie Townsend, Roman telescope project manager, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland - Julie McEnery, Roman telescope senior project scientist, NASA Goddard - Jeremy Perkins, Roman telescope integration and test scientist, NASA Goddard

Online

Spacecraft Landing

Soyuz MS-28 Landing

The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft will land back on Earth near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.

Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan

Spacecraft Undocking

Soyuz MS-28 Undocking

The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station ahead of reentry and landing in Kazakhstan.

International Space Station

Farewell Ceremony

Soyuz MS-28 Farewell Ceremony

NASA will livestream the farewell ceremony and hatch closing of the Soyuz MS-278crew ahead of its return to Earth.

International Space Station

Change of Command

ISS Expedition 74-75 Change of Command Ceremony

ROSCOSMOS cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov will hand over the International Space Station command to NASA astronaut Jessica Meir.

International Space Station

Vehicle Testing

SpaceX Starship Booster B20 Testing

SpaceX is testing Booster 20 before the 13th Starship Test Flight.

Starbase Texas

Hatch Opening

Soyuz MS-29 Hatch Opening

Coverage of the hatch opening and welcoming remarks by the Soyuz MS-29 crew on the International Space Station as they join the Expedition 74 crew.

International Space Station

Docking

Soyuz MS-29 Docking

The Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft will autonomously dock to the International Space Station.

International Space Station

Flyby

Hayabusa2 S-Type Asteroid (98943) Torifune Flyby

As part of its mission extension, JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will observe S-type asteroid (98943) Torifune during a high-speed fly-by.

(98943) Torifune

Press Event

NASA Moon Base Progress Teleconference

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host a virtual conversation to share updates to NASA’s plans to build a Moon Base on the lunar surface. Administrator Isaacman and Carlos García-Galán, Moon Base program manager, will discuss the next set of awards for new lunar lander missions and preview upcoming opportunities as the agency works toward building a sustained presence on the Moon.

Online

EVA

US EVA-95

NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will replace a wrist joint on the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm, using a spare already aboard the space station.

International Space Station

Press Event

US EVA-95 Preview News Conference

NASA will discuss the upcoming US EVA-95 spacewalk during a news conference at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA participants include: - Bill Spetch, operations and integration manager, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson - Fiona Antkowiak, spacewalk flight director, NASA Johnson - Jason Dyer, deputy liaison manager, CSA

Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA