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  • NASA, SpaceX Set New Date for Two Science Missions

    NASA and SpaceX set a new launch date of no earlier than Monday, March 10 for the launch of the agency’s SPHEREx and PUNCH missions on a Falcon 9 rocket. With the change to Daylight Saving Time, the launch is now targeted for 11:10 p.m. EDT (8:10 p.m. PDT) from Space Launch Complex 4 East …

  • NASA, SpaceX Stand Down on Launch for SPHEREx, PUNCH

    NASA and SpaceX are standing down for tonight’s launch of the agency’s SPHEREx and PUNCH missions. The additional time will allow teams to continue rocket checkouts ahead of liftoff. A new launch date will be announced once confirmed on the range. Visit the NASA website for more information about SPHEREx and PUNCH.

  • NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Discuss Upcoming Mission

    Image shows four astronauts as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission set to fly to the International Space Station in March 2025.

    The four crew members set to fly aboard NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission next week will speak to the media at 7:30 p.m. EST today about their upcoming launch from crew quarters from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  Watch the crew members discuss their mission. Learn […]

  • NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Proceeds Toward Launch, Hosts News Conference 

    An image of crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission seated inside the spacecraft during an equipment test at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    NASA, SpaceX, and international partner teams polled “go” to continue launch preparations following the conclusion of the Flight Readiness Review today at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 remains targeted to launch at 7:48 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 12, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Launch Complex 39A at […]

  • New: Update to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Media Briefings for Today

    NASA now will host a media teleconference about 6:30 p.m. EST today on the flight readiness review for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station. The briefing also will cover the Crew-9 mission return from the microgravity laboratory.

    The Flight Readiness Review briefing participants include:

    • Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington
    • Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy
    • Dana Weigel, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston
    • William Gerstenmaier, vice president, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceX
    • Junichi Sakai, manager, International Space Station Program, JAXA

    NASA will provide audio-only coverage of the teleconference.

    At 7:30 p.m., NASA will host the Crew-10 crew news conference (or directly following the completion of the mission overview news conference) with the following participants:

    • Anne McClain, Crew-10 spacecraft commander, NASA
    • Nichole Ayers, Crew-10 pilot, NASA
    • Takuya Onishi, Crew-10 mission specialist, JAXA
    • Kirill Peskov, Crew-10 mission specialist, Roscosmos

    Watch live coverage of the mission overview news conference on NASA+.

  • NASA Moves Time of Mission Overview Teleconference, Crew News Conference

    The SpaceX Crew-10 patch was thoughtfully designed by the four-person crew. They used AI for initial inspiration, while the ever-irreplaceable human perfected the design and brought the patch to fruition. It is a 10-sided patch with the roman numeral X boldly in the center, representing the 10th operational flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft. The Dragon, also the capsule’s namesake, is wings out in full flight, representing the four professional pilots that make up the crew complement. The Dragon, illuminated by one of Earth’s stunning and beautiful sunrises, is focused on the ISS and its mission, while keeping a watchful position above Earth. The stars are red, white, and blue for the flag colors of each crew members’ home country, and the brightest stars represent the crew’s closest family members and support system.

    NASA now will host a media teleconference at about 6 p.m. EST today on the flight readiness review for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station. The briefing also will cover the Crew-9 mission return from the microgravity laboratory. The Flight Readiness Review briefing participants include: NASA will provide audio-only coverage of […]

  • NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Touches Down at Florida Space Coast

    Image shows jet landing at NASA's Launch and Landing Facility

    After a two-hour flight, NASA astronauts Anne McClain, commander, and Nichole Ayers, pilot, along with mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, landed shortly after 2:45 p.m. EST today at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Watch the crew’s arrival and […]

  • NASA Missions ‘Go’ for Launch; News Briefing at 3:30 p.m. EST

    A team of launch managers for NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) and PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) missions authorized approval to proceed to launch countdown at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.