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ISS astronauts are getting new laptops

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Author Stevie Bonifield

NASA astronaut Chris Williams on board the ISS during Expedition 74 on February 18th, 2026
Astronaut Chris Williams and the rest of the Expedition 74 crew are getting new laptops. | Photo: NASA

Even astronauts need to level up their laptops once in a while - including the crew of Expedition 74 on board the ISS, which NASA announced last week is in the process of some computer upgrades. According to NASA, the crew met on Friday to review plans to "first replace network servers then activate their new, more powerful laptop computers." In a statement to The Verge, NASA spokesperson Joshua Finch confirmed the new laptops the astronauts will be using: "The International Space Station Program has selected the HP ZBook G9 Mobile Workstation as the next laptop for the space station."

NASA astronaut Chris Williams unpacks computer hardware on the ISS on April 15th, 2026. NASA astronaut Jessica Meir configuring hardware on the ISS on March 6th, 2026.

According to HP, the custom ZBook Fury G9 …

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