Agency officials have confirmed NASA’s UVEX space telescope after completing a technical and programmatic review known as Key Decision Point C.
NASA’s UVEX Space Telescope Successfully Passes Key Milestone
Sunshade for NASA’s NEO Surveyor Mission Ready for Its Day in Sun
Development of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission continues as the spacecraft’s largest component gets closer to how it will look when it launches. Recently, teams completed work on integrating solar arrays onto the spacecraft’s sunshade, a structure primarily designed to block the Sun’s glare. The sunshade will keep the infrared space telescope cool as […]
Week Begins with Robotics Prep for Spacewalk and Advanced Research
Expedition 75 began the week gearing up for a spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station’s power generation system. Research into bioprinted blood vessels and relaxation techniques, as well cargo operations rounded out Monday’s schedule.
NASA’s Swift Mission Ends Ahead of Re-Entry
NASA’s Swift has concluded operations, leaving behind a legacy of innovation and a treasure trove of science observations.
NASA Shares Artemis Acceleration Plans for Moon Missions
In an update Friday, Oct. 23, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and other agency leaders provided the agency’s path forward to returning Americans to the lunar surface in 2028. The briefing included details about NASA’s Artemis III mission that will send four astronauts to low Earth orbit next year to test critical systems needed for future […]
NASA’s Dragonfly Completes First Simulated Flight
Separated from its protective backshell, NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft autonomously speeds over the sand dunes of Titan. It scans the terrain below, searching for a safe place to land. When Dragonfly discovers a safe site, it turns, descends, and lands at the selected location, touching down for the first time on the surface of Saturn’s largest […]
Advanced Research, Spacewalk Preps End Week as NASA Announces Artemis Status
The Expedition 75 crew worked on a 3D bioprinter and a levitation furnace at the end of the week to advance health and high-temperature physics. Two astronauts are also preparing for a spacewalk at the International Space Station as NASA announces the status of upcoming Moon missions.
NASA’s Mike Lippert Takes Controls of X-59 for First Time
Editor’s note: This story was edited on Oct. 26, 2026, to correct the number of years Mike Lippert has been flying. NASA test pilot Mike Lippert put months of simulator training and ground preparation into practice, completing his first flight in the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft. Lippert took off Oct. 21 from NASA’s […]
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Enters Final Commissioning Phase
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission has now entered the science commissioning phase, having successfully completed a comprehensive checkout and refinement of the observatory and primary instrument performance. “We’ve established that the observatory is fully functional,” said Julie McEnery, Roman’s senior project scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. “The telescope […]
Busy Station Day with Bioprinting, Spacesuit Check, Robotics, and Photography
The Expedition 75 crew had a busy day on Thursday bioprinting blood vessels and trying on a spacesuit aboard the International Space Station. The orbital residents also trained to use a pair of robotic arms and set up Earth photography sessions to round out the day in low Earth orbit.