Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1760, Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (died 1804) was born. In 1850, Annie Armstrong, American missionary (died 1938) was born. In 1916, Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002) was born. In 1962, Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth. In 1968, Michael Geist, Canadian journalist and academic was born. In 1970, Justin Chambers, American actor was born. In 1979, America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. In 1995, Tyler Medeiros, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer was born. In 2005, Gretchen Franklin, English actress and dancer (born 1911) passed away. In 2021, Richard Branson becomes the first civilian to be launched into space via his Virgin Galactic spacecraft. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
NASA astronauts perform critical spacewalk on ISS
NASA flight engineers Chris Williams and Jessica Meir embarked on a nearly seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Their mission: to replace a critical malfunctioning wrist joint on the station's robotic arm, originally installed in 2001. This follows yesterday's work replacing a computer hard drive in radiation-measuring hardware, all while orbiting Earth. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1
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Latestly.com
· Jun 30, 2026
NASA Spacewalk: Astronauts Chris Williams, Jessica Meir Begin 7-Hour ISS Spacewalk to Repair Canadarm2 (Watch)
NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir exited the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday to begin a complex, seven-hour maintenance spacewalk. The primary objective of the mission, designated as U.S. Spacewalk 95, is to replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the station's primary robotic arm, Canadarm2.
Associated Press
· Jun 30, 2026
LIVE: NASA astronauts conduct spacewalk to repair robotic arm on International Space Station
Watch live as NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir conduct a spacewalk to repair the Canadarm2 robotic arm on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA #space #live #nasa
USA TODAY
· Jun 30, 2026
NASA spacewalk LIVE: Astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir repair ISS robotics
NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will exit the ISS for a spacewalk. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/space/2026/06/29/nasa-astronauts-spacewalk-iss/90727246007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/
AzerNews
· Jun 23, 2026
NASA astronauts repair Canadarm2 during spacewalk
American astronauts Christopher Williams and Jessica Meir, both members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew, are scheduled to perform a spacewalk on June 30 to carry out repairs on the Canadarm2 robotic arm, AzerNEWS reports.
Reuters
· Jun 30, 2026
LIVE: NASA astronauts exit the ISS
NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir begin a spacewalk to replace a wrist joint that malfunctioned on the Canadarm2 robotic arm. #NASA #ISS #Canadaarm2 #space #science #spaceexploration #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/
NASA
· Jul 6, 2026
NASA Seeks Industry Input on Second Phase of Commercial Space Stations
On Monday, NASA released a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking feedback from American companies on the next phase of its commercial space stations strategy, aimed at ensuring a seamless transition of activities in low Earth orbit from the International Space Station. “NASA’s review reflects what we’ve been hearing from industry throughout this process. Industry []
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Related coverage for "NASA astronauts perform critical spacewalk on ISS": Latestly.com — NASA Spacewalk: Astronauts Chris Williams, Jessica Meir Begin 7-Hour ISS Spacewalk to Repair Canadarm2 (Watch). Associated Press — LIVE: NASA astronauts conduct spacewalk to repair robotic arm on International Space Station. USA TODAY — NASA spacewalk LIVE: Astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir repair ISS robotics. AzerNews — NASA astronauts repair Canadarm2 during spacewalk. Reuters — LIVE: NASA astronauts exit the ISS. NASA — NASA Seeks Industry Input on Second Phase of Commercial Space Stations