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NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 6:11 p.m. EDT, Sunday, Sept. 14, for the next launch…

NASA is requesting feedback from American companies on the next phase of its commercial space stations strategy to ensure a…

Four research volunteers will soon participate in NASA’s year-long simulation of a Mars mission inside a habitat at the agency’s…

NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of…

NASA and Northrop Grumman are preparing to send the company’s next cargo mission to the International Space Station, flying research…

As NASA plans future human exploration missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, new and unique challenges emerge — like…

NASA has awarded ASCEND Aerospace & Technology of Cape Canaveral, Florida, the Contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems…

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui will connect with students in New York…

NASA seeks volunteers to passively track the Artemis II Orion spacecraft as the crewed mission travels to the Moon and…

Following a successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX 33rd commercial resupply mission, new scientific experiments and cargo for the agency are…

NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 2:45 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Aug. 24, for the next launch to…

NASA astronauts Michael Fincke and Zena Cardman will connect with students in Ohio as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering,…

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 2:45 a.m. EDT, Sunday, Aug. 24, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies,…

Tess Caswell supports the International Space Station from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston as a capsule communicator, or capcom,…

Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space…

What is Human-Rating? Human-rating is a critical certification process that validates the safety, reliability, and suitability of space systems—including orbiters, launch…

NASA astronauts Michael Fincke and Zena Cardman will connect with students in Minnesota as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering,…

This November marks a quarter century of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station, which has served as a…

When the Crew-11 astronauts launched to the International Space Station on August 1, 2025, they carried with them another chapter…

After spending almost five months in space, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts will discuss their science mission aboard the International Space…

U.S. Transportation Secretary and acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy joined President Donald J. Trump at the White House Wednesday for…

Research traveling to the International Space Station aboard NASA’s SpaceX 33rd commercial resupply mission includes testing 3D bioprinting of an…

Science in Space August 2025 Cells are the basic building blocks of all living things, from single-celled bacteria to plants…

Editor’s Note: This release was edited Aug. 9, 2025, to update the International Space Station docking port for the Crew-10 mission.…

Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated Aug. 7, 2025, to reflect changes in the targeted undocking and splashdown dates. NASA…

NASA has selected six companies to produce studies focused on lower-cost ways to launch and deliver spacecraft of various sizes…

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Looks Back at Science Mission NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission with agency astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers,…

August 5, 2025 Science Observations Remain Paused for NASA’s NICER Telescope Science operations by NASA’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition…

Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission launched at 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday from Launch Complex 39A at the…

Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space…