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MEDIA ADVISORY M26-003

JAN. 8, 2026

HUMANS IN SPACE

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 announced 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 stable. 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 NASA+Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Learn how to stream NASA content 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: hq-media@mail.nasa.gov. NASA’s media credentialing policy is online.


To learn more about the International Space Station, visit: 

https://www.nasa.gov

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