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  • Week Wraps with Health Research and Spacewalk Closeout Procedures

    Expedition 74 Flight Engineers Jessica Meir and Chris Williams, both NASA astronauts, collect frozen research samples from inside the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module. The samples were stowed inside science freezers aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for retrieval and analysis on Earth.

    Health research and final spacewalk closeouts wrapped up the week for the Expedition 74 crew members aboard the International Space Station as they gear up to receive a cargo delivery next week. Understanding how the human body reacts to space is key to ensure crews thrive on future longer-duration missions. Residents aboard the orbital complex […]

  • NASA’s Artemis II Rocket Arrives at Launch Pad 39B

    NASA's SLS rocket on the launch pad

    At 11:21 a.m. EDT on Friday, March 20, NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived at Launch Pad 39B after an 11-hour journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 began its 4-mile trek with the integrated SLS and Orion stacked on top of the mobile launcher at 12:20 a.m. EDT. Moving […]

  • Artemis II Moon Rocket Heads Back to Launch Pad 

    NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft slated to send four astronauts around the Moon began rolling to Launch Pad 39B at 12:20 a.m. EDT on Friday, March 20. Rollout operations at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida were delayed earlier in the day due to high winds in the area.  The trek to the pad is […]

  • Crew Enjoys Light-Duty Day, Debriefs Spacewalk

    The International Space Station was soaring 263 miles above the Pacific Ocean near the island of Hawaii when this 30‑second long‑duration photograph was taken, revealing Earth’s atmospheric glow and star trails at approximately midnight local time.

    Four International Space Station residents had a light-duty day Thursday as they enjoyed some time off and worked on close out procedures following the conclusion of yesterday’s spacewalk. The three other Expedition 74 crew members spent the day inspecting various modules of the orbital complex, cleaning, and stowing cargo.

  • NASA Finalizes Artemis II Rollout, Crew Begins Quarantine

    NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, stands vertical inside the Vehicle Assembly building on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, as preparations continue for rollout to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth with launch opportunities beginning in April 2026.

    NASA’s Artemis II rocket and its four-person crew are all making progress toward a launch pad meet up in April. Engineers are targeting 8 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 19, to start rolling the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in […]

  • Spacewalkers Exit Station for Solar Array Mod Kit Install

    From left, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams are conducting a spacewalk to install a modification kit and route cables on the port side of the International Space Station where a new roll-out solar array will be attached on a future spacewalk.

    NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams began a spacewalk at 8:52 a.m. EDT to prepare the 2A power channel for the future installation of new roll-out solar arrays. Once installed, the arrays will provide additional power for the orbiting laboratory, supporting critical systems and its safe, controlled deorbit.

  • NASA Reassessing Artemis II Rollout as Ground Teams Make Up Time 

    Due to quicker than expected completion of close-out activities, NASA now may roll out the Artemis II rocket from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B, on Thursday, March 19.  A final decision on start time will be made on Wednesday, March 18.  The rollout was originally scheduled for March 19, but engineers identified an electrical harness on the flight termination system of the core stage of […]