Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo craft with its two cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays deployed approaches the International Space Station on Aug. 6, 2024.NASA Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft deployed its two solar arrays after launching earlier Sunday at 6:11 p.m. EDT on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space [...]
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo craft lifts off atop SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to the International Space Station.NASA+ At 6:11 p.m. EDT, more than 11,000 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched to the International Space Station aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft for the company’s Commercial Resupply [...]
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft lfts off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024.SpaceX NASA’s coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more for the launch of Northrop Grumman’s Commercial Resupply Services 23, or Northrop Grumman CRS-23, to [...]
As an IT security administrator at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Mechele Elliott protects the information systems that support astronaut health and mission readiness. The encouragement of a family friend set her on this path, leading to a rewarding and somewhat unexpected career in human spaceflight. Mechele Elliott stands in front of a space [...]
Photo of the Day The steerable 60 foot diameter dish antenna of the One-Mile Telescope at Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, Cambridge, UK, is pointing skyward in this evocative night-skyscape. To capture the dramatic scene, consecutive 30 second exposures were recorded over a period of 90 minutes. Combined, the exposures reveal a background of gracefully [...]
Sept. 13, 2025: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are docked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, the SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon spacecraft, the Soyuz MS-27 crew ship, and the Progress 92 and 93 resupply ships.NASA The unpiloted Progress 93 spacecraft arrived at aft port of the International Space Station’s Zvezda module [...]
The Progress 92 cargo craft, on July 5, 2025, approaches the International Space Station for an automated docking to the orbital outpost’s Poisk module.NASA NASA’s live coverage of rendezvous and docking is now underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. The [...]
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Credit: NASA NASA has selected Troy Sierra JV, LLC of Huntsville, Alabama, to provide engineering, research, and scientific support at the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. The Test Facility Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering Services III contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum potential value of approximately $388.3 million. The performance period [...]
5 Min Read NASA’s X-59 Moves Toward First Flight at Speed of Safety NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen at dawn with firetrucks and safety personnel nearby during a hydrazine safety check at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, on Aug. 18, 2025. The operation highlights the extensive precautions built [...]
