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/ 3:15 p.m. CT (2015 GMT)
ISS Archaeology: With an eye on helping to advance future long-duration space missions and extend their own discipline into the "final frontier," a team of scholars have established ISS Archaeology, the first large-scale project to study astronaut artifacts and culture in orbit. The "space archaeologists" will construct a virtual 4D map of the items on board the International Space Station to gain insight into the movement of astronauts (and the objects around them) over the course of the orbiting outpost's crewed history.
/ 9:30 a.m. CT (1430 GMT)
Stacking up the Saturn V: Though it would not be the first NASA space shuttle built from the iconic toy bricks, Andrew Harkins' design for a LEGO model of the reusable spacecraft stands alone as the only one sized to match the scale of the popular NASA Apollo Saturn V. Since lifting off on the LEGO Ideas website last month, Harkins' "NASA Space Shuttle (Saturn V Scale)" has soared to 6,500 votes, out of the 10,000 needed for a LEGO production review.
/ 8:00 a.m. CT (1300 GMT)
Mission: SPACE relaunches: Orion and the James Webb Space Telescope make cameo appearances in the newly-reopened Mission: SPACE at Walt Disney World Resort's Epcot theme park in Florida. The ride, which for the first time now features two experiences — a thrilling launch to Mars and a less intense mission into Earth orbit — offers guests the chance to train like astronauts. Originally hosted by Gary Sinese, Gina Torres now serves as the capcom for the ride's International Space Training Center (ISTC).
/ 5:25 p.m. CT (2225 GMT)
Spacewalkers' Sputnik pitch: On Thursday (Aug. 17), two Russian cosmonauts working outside the International Space Station hand deployed five nanosatellites, including three to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the launch of the world's first satellite, Sputnik, on Oct. 4, 1957. Fyodor Yurchikhin and Sergey Ryazanskiy spent 7 hours on the spacewalk, which also collected residue samples on the Russian segment of the space station and tested a new spacesuit, the Orlan MKS, featuring advanced systems.
/ 5:15 a.m. CT (1015 GMT)
Eclipse from orbit: The Expedition 52 crew on board the International Space Station will take three different looks at the solar eclipse on Monday (Aug. 21), as they orbit the Earth three times. Though the station will not cross the path of totality, the six astronauts and cosmonauts' view will include the partial eclipse when looking at the sun, and uniquely, the moon's umbra shadow darkening the Earth.
/ 7:15 a.m. CT (1215 GMT)
'The Farthest': Forty years after they began their journey to reveal the outer solar system and then sail onwards into interstellar space, NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft are brought near in "The Farthest," a new feature-length documentary airing Wednesday (Aug. 23) on PBS. Looking back at the two probes' past four decades, the film focuses on the people who made the historic mission possible.
/ 4:25 p.m. CT (2125 GMT)
'Unity' on orbit: A NASA astronaut on board the space station donned a special spacesuit on Wednesday (Aug. 23) to raise awareness for pediatric cancer. Calling it an honor, Jack Fischer wore "Unity," a replica spacesuit that was painted by childhood cancer patients from around the world. Unity is the third garment produced by the Spacesuit Art Project and the second to be worn on the space station.
/ 1:15 a.m. CT (0615 GMT)
Captive carry: Sierra Nevada Corp's Dream Chaser engineering test article flew a captive carry flight test at Armstrong Flight Research Center in southern California on Wednesday (Aug. 30), advancing the development of the space plane. A Chinook helicopter lifted the Dream Chaser for the almost two hour test to collect data for a free flight to occur later this year. The lifting body is one of three private vehicles contracted by NASA to resupply the space station.
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