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Forging New Frontiers

The first crewed Artemis flight marks a key step toward long‑term return to the Moon and future missions to Mars.

Artemis II Mission Updates about Forging New Frontiers

Crew-12 Members and Insignia

From left, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 crew members – Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot – pose next to their mission insignia inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026.

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Freedom 250

NASA Celebrates America’s 250th Birthday

Our spirit of adventure and innovation will raise our nation to new heights.

From the earliest days of exploration, to the first steps on the Moon and the missions shaping our future, NASA represents the spirit of discovery that defines our nation. As the United States approaches its semiquincentennial, Freedom 250 highlights how innovation, courage, and scientific leadership have carried America forward — and how NASA continues to expand the frontier for the next generation.

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NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Jonnny Kim poses for a portrait with the American flag on the Fourth of July, or Independence Day, inside the International Space Station's "window to the world," the cupola. The orbital outpost was soaring 268 miles above a cloudy Atlantic Ocean at the time of this photograph.
NASA astronaut Jonnny Kim poses for a portrait with the American flag on the Fourth of July, or Independence Day, inside the International Space Station’s “window to the world,” the cupola.
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