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Dragon Undocks With SpaceX Crew-9 Members for Return to Earth

By |2025-03-18T01:34:00-04:00March 18th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with four Crew-9 members aboard departs the International Space Station moments after undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port.NASA+ At 1:05 a.m. EDT Tuesday, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov undocked from the space-facing port of International Space Station’s Harmony module aboard [...]

Live on NASA+: Dragon Prepares to Undock With Four SpaceX Crew-9 Members

By |2025-03-18T00:53:00-04:00March 18th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 members pose together for a portrait inside the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft docked to the International Space Station. From left, are NASA astronaut Suni Williams, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, and NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Butch Wimore.NASA NASA’s live coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 undocking now is underway on NASA+. At [...]

SpaceX Crew-9 Quartet Enters Dragon and Closes Hatch

By |2025-03-17T23:25:00-04:00March 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying four SpaceX Crew-9 members is docked to the Harmony module’s space-facing port on the International Space Station.NASA+ At 11:05 p.m. EDT, the hatch closed between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission. NASA’s undocking coverage begins at 12:45 [...]

NASA+ is Live as SpaceX Crew-9 Prepares for Undocking

By |2025-03-17T22:49:00-04:00March 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 members pose together for a portrait inside the vestibule between the International Space Station and the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft. Clockwise from left, are NASA astronauts Butch Wimore, Nick Hague, and Suni Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.NASA NASA’s live coverage is underway on NASA+ ahead of hatch closure and undocking preparations [...]

Texas High School Aerospace Scholars: A Launchpad for Future Innovators 

By |2025-03-17T18:25:00-04:00March 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement at Johnson Space Center offers Texas high school students a unique gateway to the world of space exploration through the High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) program. This initiative gives juniors hands-on experience, working on projects that range from designing spacecraft to planning Mars missions.  Nearly 30 participants who have been [...]

NASA Space Day to Share Progress, Opportunities at Texas Capitol

By |2025-03-17T16:51:00-04:00March 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

LOCATION: Texas State Capitol – Austin, Texas SUBJECT: Space Day activities at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren HarnettNASA March 17, 2025 NASA is heading back to the state capitol in March for Space Day Texas, a recognition of achievements throughout Texas and a look ahead to the impact future human space [...]

Students Dive Into Robotics at Competition Supported by NASA JPL

By |2025-03-17T13:23:00-04:00March 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Students, mentors, and team supporters donning team colors watch robots clash on the playing field at the FIRST Robotics Los Angeles regional competition in El Segundo on March 16. NASA/JPL-Caltech Robots built by high schoolers vied for points in a fast-moving game inspired by complex ocean ecosystems at the FIRST Robotics Los Angeles regional competition. [...]

Four Dragon Crewmates Prepare to Depart Station and Return to Earth

By |2025-03-17T12:32:00-04:00March 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 members pose together for a portrait inside the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft docked to the International Space Station. From left, are NASA astronaut Suni Williams, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, and NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Butch Wimore.NASA There are 11 crewmates aboard the International Space Station today but that will soon change [...]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launch

By |2025-03-17T11:44:00-04:00March 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov onboard, Friday, March 14, 2025, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in [...]

NASA, Firefly Invite Media to Discuss End of Blue Ghost Moon Mission

By |2025-03-17T11:28:00-04:00March 17th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

This picture, captured from the surface of the Moon, shows Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander, which performed operations on the Moon from March 2, to March 16, 2025, in the foreground, and Earth in the sky above it. Credit: Firefly Aerospace NASA and Firefly Aerospace will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, [...]

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