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Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot on Spacewalk

By |2026-08-25T10:57:00-04:00August 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA From left, Expedition 75 flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA (partially obscured and wearing the spacesuit with a red stripe on the legs) and Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) work together during a six‑hour and 23‑minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Aug. 18, 2026. The pair will finish installing a [...]

Integrating Model-Based Systems Engineering and Fault Management to Enable Autonomous Space Missions

By |2026-08-25T09:00:00-04:00August 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Explore This Section Overview Technology Programs Technology Highlights Workshops and Events Publications Fully autonomous space mission operations require the ability to detect faults and compensate for them without human intervention. To address this challenge and provide model-based support for system design and operations, it is important to connect fault management (FM) and model-based systems [...]

NASA, ESA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Install Antenna

By |2026-08-25T08:30:00-04:00August 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

From left, astronauts Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) and Anil Menon of NASA work together during a six‑hour, 23‑minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Aug. 18. 2026.Roscosmos/Anna Kikina NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot began a spacewalk at 8:27 a.m. EDT outside the International Space Station to replace a Space-to-Ground antenna on the International Space [...]

NASA, ESA Astronauts Suiting Up for Antenna Installation Spacewalk

By |2026-08-25T07:04:00-04:00August 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

Astronauts Anil Menon of NASA and Sophie Adenot of ESA pose for their official portraits while wearing spacesuits at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.NASA NASA is streaming live coverage as two astronauts prepare for a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at approximately 8:35 a.m. EDT and last about six [...]

NASA Sets Coverage for Roman Space Telescope Launch from Florida

By |2026-08-24T16:44:00-04:00August 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is encapsulated within the payload fairing at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for launch.Credit: NASA/Sydney Rohde (Rocz) Coverage plans are ready for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope prelaunch and launch activities. Roman is NASA’s next-generation observatory designed [...]

Perseverance Captures Another Phobos Transit

By |2026-08-24T13:56:00-04:00August 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

2 Min Read Perseverance Captures Another Phobos Transit PIA26811 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/SSI Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Perseverance Captures Another… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads Perseverance Captures Another Phobos Transit PNG (296.77 KB) PIA26811 Animation (.mp4) MP4 (160.24 KB) Description NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to [...]

Starstruck: NASA Research Shows How Sun’s Ancient History Shaped Earth

By |2026-08-24T13:53:00-04:00August 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

6 Min Read Starstruck: NASA Research Shows How Sun’s Ancient History Shaped Earth At the center of our solar system, the Sun influences every planet that orbits it. In two recent NASA-funded studies, scientists uncovered how ancient events in the Sun’s history may have helped create Earth’s unique climate and driven previously unexplained climatic shifts.   In new research, scientists at [...]

Expedition 75 is Go for Tuesday Spacewalk to Install High-Speed Antenna

By |2026-08-24T13:35:00-04:00August 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot is pictured inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock with her helmet visor down as she nears the end of a six‑hour, 23‑minute spacewalk on Aug. 18. 2026.NASA/Jack Hathaway Two astronauts will exit the International Space Station on Tuesday and conduct a spacewalk to finish installing a high-speed space-to-ground antenna. The [...]

NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman at Freedom 250 Grand Prix

By |2026-08-24T13:34:00-04:00August 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman is seen in the two-seat IndyCar as he prepares for driver Conor Daly to take him on a lap ahead of the start of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Image credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky [...]

MAIA Air Sensor at Work in Addis Ababa

By |2026-08-24T13:27:00-04:00August 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

1 Min Read MAIA Air Sensor at Work in Addis Ababa PIA26698 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal MAIA Air Sensor at Work in… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads MAIA Air Sensor at Work in Addis Ababa JPEG (1,018.53 KB) Description This roof-mounted air sensor in Addis [...]

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