Humans in Space News & Events

Counteracting Bone and Muscle Loss in Microgravity

In microgravity, without the continuous load of Earth’s gravity, the tissues that make up bones reshape themselves. Bone cells readjust…

NASA Conducts Annual Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review

NASA hosted its second annual Architecture Concept Review in mid-November, bringing together leaders from across the agency to discuss progress…

NASA, Small Companies Eye New Cargo Delivery, Heat Shield Technologies

Two small businesses are benefitting from NASA’s expertise as they develop heat shield technologies, cargo delivery systems, and new protective…

NASA Releases Its First International Space Station Tour in Spanish

Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. Record-breaking NASA astronaut Frank Rubio provides the agency’s first Spanish-language video tour…

Inspiring Students with Ham Radio, Other Educational Programs

Science on Station: November 2023 As an orbiting microgravity laboratory, the International Space Station hosts experiments from almost every scientific…

Connect with NASA at FAN EXPO San Francisco 2023

Connect your sci-fi fandom and learn about how NASA explores the unknown in space for all humanity! Join experts and…

NASA to Talk Science Highlights of First Artemis Robotic Moon Landing

NASA will host a What’s on Board media teleconference at 2 p.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 29, to discuss the science…

From childhood stargazing to building a lunar space station  

Even growing up in the heart of Washington, D.C., stargazer Oliver Ortiz felt a connection to space from a young…

Volunteers Worldwide Successfully Tracked NASA’s Artemis I Mission

In the year since NASA’s historic Artemis I mission successfully launched, the agency has been analyzing data from its approximately…