The last time Mike Fincke was in space, he set a cumulative time in space record for an American astronaut. This week, he notched a personal milestone.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch its new uncrewed cargo spacecraft HTV-X to resupply the International Space Station on October 21, it said on Friday.

The footage of Erin was captured by the Sen SpaceTV-1 camera system mounted on the International Space Station in low Earth orbit. The space streaming company Sen says its SpaceTV-1 mission launched to the ISS in 2024, and its public livestream began in December that year.

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman recently captured footage of auroras over South Pacific Ocean, which she shared on social. The clip had 1.2 million views

Two astronauts from the three-person Shenzhou 20 mission ventured outside Tiangong to do the spacewalk, which concluded Friday at 9:27 a.m. EDT (1447 UTC, or 10:47 p.m. in Beijing). It was at least the second effort for the crew to put "debris protection" devices on the three-module space station, following similar work on May 22.

The BAS-01 module is expected to weigh 10 tonnes and will be placed in a low earth orbit at 450 km above the earth.

NASA will pay for any designs it approves via a funded Space Act Agreement (SAA), rather than a firm fixed price.

Seattle’s Allen Institute will play a key role in a groundbreaking space mission this weekend. The Allen Institute for Cell Science is providing stem cells that will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket late Saturday night.