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Beginning at 12 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 13, NASA will provide live coverage of the rendezvous and capture of the agency’s Northrop Grumman’s CRS‑24 resupply mission to the International Space Station.
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A Luminous Swirl
A luminous swirl against the black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows softly in this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. Though it may appear calm and orderly, IC 486 is a dynamic system shaped by gravity and stellar evolution.
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Artemis II Recovery
NASA’s Orion spacecraft with Artemis II crewmembers NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist aboard is seen under parachutes as it lands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, Friday, April 10, 2026. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 8:07 p.m. EDT, NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the crewmembers and Orion spacecraft aboard USS John P. Murtha.
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Freedom 250
NASA Celebrates America’s 250th Birthday
Our spirit of adventure and innovation will raise our nation to new heights.
From the earliest days of exploration, to the first steps on the Moon and the missions shaping our future, NASA represents the spirit of discovery that defines our nation. As the United States approaches its semiquincentennial, Freedom 250 highlights how innovation, courage, and scientific leadership have carried America forward — and how NASA continues to expand the frontier for the next generation.
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NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch sit on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they, along with Artemis II crewmates CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown off the coast of California on Friday, April 10, 2026.
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