[NASA] NASA to Provide Media with International Space Station Update Today

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NASA will host a live news conference at 5 p.m. EST on Thursday from the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the International Space Station and its crew.

On Jan. 7, the agency

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it was postponing a planned spacewalk originally scheduled for Jan. 8 while teams monitored a medical concern with a crew member currently living and working aboard the orbital laboratory.

The matter involved a single crew member, who is

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. Due to medical privacy, it is not appropriate for NASA to share more details about the crew member.

Participants in the news conference include:

• NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman
• Amit Kshatriya, associate administrator
• Dr. James Polk, chief health and medical officer, NASA Headquarters

NASA will provide live coverage of the news conference on 

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, and the agency’s 

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. Learn how to 

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through a variety of online platforms, including social media.

To participate in the news conference virtually or in-person, media must RSVP for details no later than one hour before the start of the event to the NASA Newsroom at: *****@*****.tld. NASA’s

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is online.

To learn more about the International Space Station, visit:

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Bethany Stevens / Cheryl Warner
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
*****@*****.tld / *****@*****.tld

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Jan 08, 2026

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