{
  "id": 6125733,
  "title": "Labor Day in space: NASA astronauts get the holiday off",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/labor-day-in-space-nasa-astronauts-get-the-holiday-off",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-07T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Space.com",
    "slug": "space-com",
    "url": "https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/labor-day-in-space-nasa-astronauts-get-the-holiday-off"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 7, three American astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Jack Hathaway, Jessica Meir, and Anil Menon, will enjoy their Labor Day holiday. European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot, the first French woman to conduct a spacewalk, will also have the day off. However, the three Russian cosmonauts, Pyotr Dubrov, Andrey Fedyaev, and Anna Kikina, will be required to work as usual.\n\nThe Russian crew will be monitoring the undocking of the Progress 94 resupply spacecraft on Monday, which will carry trash and obsolete equipment away from the Poisk module. Shortly after, the Progress 96 resupply spacecraft, scheduled to launch from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome on September 9, will dock with the Poisk module. The Russian crew members will then take over control of the station.\n\nThe American astronauts, who arrived at the ISS in mid-February on SpaceX's Crew-12 mission, and the Russian crew, who arrived on July 14 in Russian Soyuz spacecraft, typically have a normal work schedule during long-duration missions. Such downtime between missions is vital for maintaining the well-being and productivity of the astronauts. However, unlike on Earth, the astronauts cannot celebrate holidays the same way; for example, they won't be grilling food on the ISS due to the prohibition of open flames.\n\nDespite the differences in holiday schedules, the international crew members still make an effort to celebrate significant holidays like Christmas together. This effort fosters camaraderie and helps them cope with the physical and emotional challenges of living so far away from their loved ones.",
  "summary": "Like their compatriots here on Earth, the three NASA astronauts living aboard the International Space Station will get a well-deserved rest on Labor Day.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Space.com",
        "title": "NASA expands Deep Space Network with giant new dish in California desert",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/nasa-expands-deep-space-network-with-giant-new-dish-in-california",
        "published": "2026-09-06T10:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}