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Expedition 75 · Fri Sep 18 2026 · 7 aboard · Cmdr Jessica Meir

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Anime rendering of Expedition 75 commander Jessica Meir in the cupola watching Progress 96 approach the International Space Station over Earth

Space Station Today

Expedition 75 · Fri Sep 18 2026

1Progress 96 docks ~9:46 a.m. EDT Sat Sep 19 at Poisk zenith with ~3 tons of food, fuel, and supplies.

2Crew-13 entered quarantine at Johnson Space Center. Launch retargeted to early October after a Dragon oxidizer valve swap.

3Docking-eve ops: TORU standby on Zvezda, MIYOKA lead-free soldering, spacesuit cooling closeout after four EVAs.

4Seven crew on station, Cmdr Jessica Meir. Saturday is International Observe the Moon Night.

Source nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation

“I felt like I was just there levitating above the Earth. I think that was the biggest eureka moment for me.”

Cmdr Jessica Meir, on riding Canadarm2 during the Sep 1 spacewalk

Docking-eve edition. Progress 96 is a day from Poisk. Crew-13 is in quarantine on the ground. Seven still aboard.

Docking-eve watchlist

Friday aboard

Compiled from the NASA space station blog and crew posts. NASA has not yet filed Friday’s daily log — this is the live picture going into Saturday’s Progress arrival.

  1. Sat 9:46 a.m. EDT · Poisk zenith

    Progress 96 auto-dock — 2.8 tons of food, fuel, and cargo from Baikonur.

    Automated · TORU backup Dubrov / Kikina/NASA ISS blog, Sep 16–17

  2. All day · Zvezda

    TORU tele-ops standby in case Progress automated rendezvous fails.

    Pyotr Dubrov, Anna Kikina/NASA ISS blog, Sep 17

  3. Morning · Quest airlock

    Spacesuit cooling-system inspect and closeout after four August–September spacewalks.

    Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway/NASA ISS blog, Sep 17

  4. Midday · Harmony

    MIYOKA lead-free soldering — electronics repair demo for Moon/Mars self-sufficiency.

    Anil Menon/NASA ISS blog, Sep 17

  5. Afternoon · Cupola

    Configure tools and prep the seven Earth-facing windows for a deep-clean session.

    Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot/NASA ISS blog, Sep 17

  6. Shift · Tranquility / Columbus

    RelaxPro sleep-stress protocol, then ARED exercise with ground monitoring.

    Sophie Adenot/NASA ISS blog, Sep 17

  7. Shift · Nauka / Zvezda

    Laptop servicing and water-tank transfers.

    Andrey Fedyaev/NASA ISS blog, Sep 17

  8. Off-duty window · Dragon

    Night-pass Earth photography — electric-blue squid-boat trails over Asia.

    Jessica Meir · stacked by Anil Menon/@Astro_Jessica, Sep 17

  9. Ground · NASA Johnson

    Prelaunch quarantine day two. Target: early October.

    Crew-13 · Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk/NASA commercial crew blog, Sep 17

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Anime portrait of Jessica Meir

Commander · NASA

Jessica Meir

@Astro_Jessica

Quest suit cooling · Earth night photography from Dragon

Anime portrait of Jack Hathaway

Flight Engineer · NASA

Jack Hathaway

Quest airlock · cupola window deep-clean prep

Anime portrait of Sophie Adenot

Flight Engineer · ESA

Sophie Adenot

RelaxPro · ARED exercise · cupola prep

Anime portrait of Anil Menon

Flight Engineer · NASA

Anil Menon

@astro_anil

MIYOKA soldering · ISS farm plant growth · image stacking

Anime portrait of Pyotr Dubrov

Flight Engineer · Roscosmos

Pyotr Dubrov

TORU Progress backup · blood pressure · Teledroid VR

Anime portrait of Anna Kikina

Flight Engineer · Roscosmos

Anna Kikina

TORU Progress backup · blood pressure · Teledroid VR

Anime portrait of Andrey Fedyaev

Flight Engineer · Roscosmos

Andrey Fedyaev

Nauka laptops · Zvezda water transfer

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Space Station Today — Expedition 75 / Fri Sep 18

Progress 96 docks ~9:46 a.m. EDT Sat Sep 19 at Poisk zenith (~3 tons). Crew-13 now in quarantine at JSC — early October after Dragon oxidizer valve swap. Seven crew aboard, Cmdr Jessica Meir.

Saturday is International Observe the Moon Night. Meir posted electric-blue Earth night trails from the Dragon window.

nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation

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