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NASA astronauts prepare for first two ISS spacewalks of 2026: Who's conducting the tasks, where to watch

NASA astronauts will conduct two spacewalks in January to conduct repairs and upgrades to the International Space Station. The spacewalks will take place on Jan. 8 and Jan. 15. Two astronauts with ...

The First Spacewalk Could Have Ended in Tragedy for Alexei Leonov. Here’s What Went Wrong

On March 18, 1965, the Soviet spacecraft Voshkod-2 launched with two cosmonauts on board, Alexei Leonov and Pavel Belyayev. They had the important mission of accomplishing mankind’s first spacewalk ...

Crew-11 Astronaut Mike Fincke Whose Health Caused NASA’s First Medical Evac Opens Up: ‘Not An Emergency But…’

Ahead of the scheduled first spacewalk of 2026 on January 8, NASA cancelled the EVA that was supposed to be carried out by Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke of Crew-11. Announcing the same, NASA back then ...