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SpaceX Dragon Docks to Station Filled with New Science Experiments

By |2026-05-17T06:41:00-04:00May 17th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

May 17, 2026: International Space Station Configuration. Six spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon, the SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL, the Soyuz MS-28 crew ship, and the Progress 94 and 95 resupply ships.NASA At 6:37 a.m. EDT, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the forward port of [...]

SpaceX Dragon Approaching Station Packed with Science and Supplies

By |2026-05-17T05:05:00-04:00May 17th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft fires its Draco engines fine-tuning its automated approach and rendezvous with the International Space Station on Aug. 25, 2025.NASA Live coverage is underway for arrival of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Learn how to watch NASA content [...]

Aurora Slathers Up the Sky

By |2026-05-16T16:44:24-04:00May 16th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Like salsa verde on your favorite burrito, a green aurora slathers up the sky in this 2017 June 25 snapshot from the International Space Station. About 400 kilometers (250 miles) above Earth, the orbiting station is itself within the upper realm of the auroral displays. Aurorae have the signature colors [...]

NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station

By |2026-05-15T18:52:00-04:00May 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon cargo spacecraft atop, launched Friday, May 15, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.Credit: NASA+ The 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission under contract with NASA is headed to the International Space Station with new scientific experiments after lifting off at [...]

SpaceX Dragon Lifts Off to Resupply Expedition 74 Crew

By |2026-05-15T18:15:00-04:00May 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon cargo spacecraft atop, launches on time from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.NASA+ At 6:05 p.m. EDT, nearly 6,500 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission for [...]

Dragon Counts Down to Launch to Resupply Space Station

By |2026-05-15T17:48:00-04:00May 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands in a vertical position at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 21, 2024.SpaceX Live launch coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel for the launch of SpaceX’s 34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for [...]

R3 PanSTARRS: An Orion Comet

By |2026-05-15T16:44:24-04:00May 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Comet R3 PanSTARRS might be best remembered as an Orion comet. A key reason is because Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) was near its most spectacular -- in terms of tail visibility -- when passing in front of the iconic constellation. Although rare, other bright comets, too, have ventured across Orion, [...]

Dragon Nears Launch as Crew Works Biomedical Science and Spacewalk Preps

By |2026-05-15T13:43:00-04:00May 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in preparation for launch to the International Space Station.SpaceX A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a cargo-packed Dragon spacecraft atop, stands ready to launch to [...]

Curiosity Shakes Loose a Pesky Rock

By |2026-05-15T10:45:00-04:00May 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS After NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled a sample from this rock on April 25, 2026, it withdrew its robotic arm and pulled the entire rock off the surface with it. Engineers spent several days repositioning the arm and vibrating the drill to try and get the rock loose. When it finally detached on May [...]

Hubble Sights Galaxy in Transition

By |2026-05-15T08:01:00-04:00May 15th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science Hubble Science Science Themes Science Highlights [...]

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