A child of the Space Shuttle Program, Jeni Morrison grew up walking the grounds of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston with her parents and listening to family stories about human spaceflight. Now, with more than 15 years at NASA, Morrison serves as one of Johnson’s Environmental Programs managers. She ensures the center complies with [...]
Photo of the Day How much of planet Earth is made of water? Very little, actually. Although oceans of water cover about 70 percent of Earth's surface, these oceans are shallow compared to the Earth's radius. The featured illustration shows what would happen if all of the water on or near the surface of [...]
3 Min Read NASA Seeks Industry Input on Next Phase of Commercial Space Stations The aurora australis appears over the Earth in this photograph taken from the International Space Station as it orbited 269 miles above the Indian Ocean southwest of Australia. Credits: NASA NASA is requesting feedback from American companies on the next [...]
A view inside the sandbox portion of the Crew Health and Performance Analog, where research volunteers participate in simulated walks on the surface of Mars. Credit: NASA Four research volunteers will soon participate in NASA’s year-long simulation of a Mars mission inside a habitat at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. This mission will [...]
The International Space Station’s 57.7-foot-long robotic arm, Canadarm2, with its fine-tuned robotic hand, Dextre, attached is pictured extending from the Harmony module. The orbital outpost was soaring 260 miles above the Saharan Desert in Libya at the time of this photograph.NASA Space-based production of human tissues and preventing space-caused head and eye pressure were the [...]
Shweta Mani Ashok discussed the evolution of AI, the future of intelligent systems, and the real-world impacts. Source
NASA/Rad Sinyak Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) team member works during an Artemis II mission simulation on Aug. 19, 2025, from the new Orion MER inside the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. As NASA’s Orion spacecraft is carrying crew around the Moon on the Artemis II mission, a team of [...]
The Roscosmos Progress 92 cargo spacecraft approaches the International Space Station on July 5, 2025, for an automated docking to the orbital complex’s Poisk module.Credit: NASA NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the [...]
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter departs the International Space Station on March 28, 2025, after being released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm completing a seven-and-a-half-month cargo mission attached to the Unity module.NASA NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are accelerating the next commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station to maximize launch opportunities following an [...]
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