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When companies began approaching NASA’s Langley Research Center, asking to be included in the In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM)…
The four volunteers who lived and worked in a simulated NASA Mars mission for more than a year will exit…
Rockets vibrate, shake, and flex intensely as they climb into space, and spacecraft packed with delicate scientific instruments must survive…
The four crew members in NASA’s simulated Mars mission have spent the past year living and working in isolation in…
As the supercooled propellant flowed into the core stage, and NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket roared to life, Allison…
From the International Space Station’s unique position 250 miles above Earth, the Sun is a vital source of energy. Solar…
NASA will preview two upcoming spacewalks to complete solar array installation and power augmentation of the International Space Station during…
Editor’s Note: This article was updated Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, to reflect a change to the event start time. Students…
NASA’s SpaceX 35th commercial resupply mission lifted off at 6:33 a.m. EDT Tuesday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space…
NASA experiments focused on human and plant health and drug-resistant organisms will travel to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s…
NASA is advancing American leadership in space by taking the next step toward a future where commercial space stations lead…
NASA is testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the Moon and Mars…
After more than seven months aboard the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission safely splashed down Thursday in the…
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on Oct. 15, 2026, to reflect the revised spacecraft docking timeline. NASA and SpaceX…
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Tuesday, Oct. 13 to launch scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space…
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated Oct. 8, 2026, to reflect revised timing for the Cygnus XL spacecraft’s deorbit and information…
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:05 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 7, for the undocking of the agency’s…
A bright lens of anorthosite, a rock type prevalent on the lunar surface, is cradled within sheared rocks in the…
Editor’s note: This article was updated on October 23, 2026, to swap one of the images. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission…
Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission launched at 11:10 a.m. EDT Thursday from Space Launch Complex 40 at…
In accordance with a contract on-ramp clause, NASA has added Blue Origin’s New Glenn 9×4 launch service to the NASA…
Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on Oct. 1, 2026, to update the start time of the postlaunch news conference.…
On Monday, NASA and Boeing provided an update on the company’s Starliner spacecraft, including adding additional crew missions and certifying…
Four crew members are set to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to…
During a news conference at 3 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 28, NASA and Boeing leadership will discuss Starliner’s development…
Four crew members from three space agencies will launch to the International Space Station no earlier than spring 2027 for…
During NASA’s SpaceX Crew‑13 mission aboard the International Space Station, astronauts will support a series of biomedical and human performance…
NASA’s Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer formed a working group in August 2026 to review the most…
Editor’s Note: This feature was updated Sept. 22, 2026, to note the time change for the in-flight call with students. …
To continue regular crew transportation to the International Space Station, NASA has awarded SpaceX three additional missions through a contract…