{"id":2748,"date":"2026-04-22T00:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/iss-astronauts-are-getting-new-laptops\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T00:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:12:02","slug":"iss-astronauts-are-getting-new-laptops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/iss-astronauts-are-getting-new-laptops\/","title":{"rendered":"ISS astronauts are getting new laptops"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"NASA astronaut Chris Williams on board the ISS during Expedition 74 on February 18th, 2026\" data-caption=\"Astronaut Chris Williams and the rest of the Expedition 74 crew are getting new laptops. | Photo: NASA\" data-portal-copyright=\"Photo: NASA\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/nasa-astronaut-chris-williams-expedition-74-2-18-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\tAstronaut Chris Williams and the rest of the Expedition 74 crew are getting new laptops. | Photo: NASA\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Even astronauts need to level up their laptops once in a while &#8211; including the crew of Expedition 74 on board the ISS, which NASA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/blogs\/spacestation\/2026\/04\/17\/plants-and-worms-informing-future-missions-crew-preps-for-computer-upgrades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced last week<\/a> is in the process of some computer upgrades. According to NASA, the crew met on Friday to review plans to \u00ab\u00a0first replace network servers then activate their new, more powerful laptop computers.\u00a0\u00bb In a statement to <em>The Verge<\/em>, NASA spokesperson Joshua Finch confirmed the new laptops the astronauts will be using: \u00ab\u00a0The International Space Station Program has selected the HP ZBook G9 Mobile Workstation as the next laptop for the space station.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-slider\">\n<div class=\"image-slider\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/nasa-astronaut-chris-williams-unpacking-computers-4-15-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0.01220703125,0,99.9755859375,100\" alt=\"NASA astronaut Chris Williams unpacks computer hardware on the ISS on April 15th, 2026.\" title=\"NASA astronaut Chris Williams unpacks computer hardware on the ISS on April 15th, 2026.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption='&lt;em&gt;Astronaut Chris Williams unpacked computer hardware on the ISS on April 15th. &lt;\/em&gt; | Photo: &lt;a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nasa2explore\/55222196721\/\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;NASA&lt;\/a&gt;' data-portal-copyright='Photo: &lt;a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nasa2explore\/55222196721\/\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;NASA&lt;\/a&gt;' \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/nasa-astronaut-jessica-meir-exp.74-3-6-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0.01220703125,0,99.9755859375,100\" alt=\"NASA astronaut Jessica Meir configuring hardware on the ISS on March 6th, 2026.\" title=\"NASA astronaut Jessica Meir configuring hardware on the ISS on March 6th, 2026.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption='&lt;em&gt;Astronaut Jessica Meir is one of the Expedition 74 astronauts getting a laptop upgrade. &lt;\/em&gt; | Photo: &lt;a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nasa2explore\/55140422633\/in\/album-72177720327960048\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;NASA&lt;\/a&gt;' data-portal-copyright='Photo: &lt;a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nasa2explore\/55140422633\/in\/album-72177720327960048\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;NASA&lt;\/a&gt;' \/>\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/h20195.www2.hp.com\/v2\/getpdf.aspx\/c09260851.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to HP<\/a>, the custom ZBook Fury G9  \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/916300\/nasa-iss-computer-upgrades-hp-zbook-fury-g9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astronaut Chris Williams and the rest of the Expedition 74 crew are getting new laptops. | Photo: NASA Even astronauts 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