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Cardiac, Respiratory, and Exercise Research Wrap Week Aboard Station

Astronauts (from left) Sophie Adenot and Jessica Meir take a portrait together before beginning their exercise sessions on the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED), which mimics free weights on Earth, and the COLBERT treadmill.ESA/Sophie Adenot The Expedition 74 crew wrapped up the week with cardiac and respiratory studies and conducting space exercise research to keep [...]

By |2026-02-20T15:03:00-05:00February 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

NASA Is Helping Bring Giant Tortoises Back to the Galápagos

Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Science Agriculture Air Quality Climate Change Freshwater Life on Earth Severe Storms Snow and Ice The Global Ocean Science at Work Earth Science at Work Technology and Innovation Powering Business Multimedia Image Collections Videos Data For Researchers About Us 5 Min Read NASA Is Helping Bring Giant Tortoises [...]

By |2026-02-20T15:00:00-05:00February 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Artemis II Crew Trains on T-38

NASA/Brendan Finnegan NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen take off on a T-38 training flight from Ellington Field on Feb. 11, 2026, as a waning crescent Moon hovers above. Koch and Hansen, along with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover, are part of NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first [...]

By |2026-02-20T09:50:00-05:00February 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Begins Artemis II Launch Pad Ops After Successful Fuel Test 

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft stand vertical on mobile launcher 1 at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission [...]

By |2026-02-19T23:23:00-05:00February 19th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

NASA Investigates How People Respond to Air Taxi Noise

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This artist’s concept shows several advanced air mobility aircraft concepts staged for a medical transport. NASA’s recent aircraft noise study included sounds from multiple types of advanced air mobility concept aircraft.NASA/Lillian Gipson New kinds of aircraft taking to the skies could mean unfamiliar sounds [...]

By |2026-02-19T15:54:00-05:00February 19th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA Releases Report on Starliner Crewed Flight Test Investigation

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft that launched NASA’s Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station is pictured docked to the Harmony module’s forward port on July 3, 2024. This view is from a window on the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked to the port adjacent to the Starliner.Credit: NASA At a news [...]

By |2026-02-19T14:06:00-05:00February 19th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Thursday Packed With Human Research as Station’s Orbit is Boosted

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir enters the International Space Station after docking aboard the Dragon spacecraft on Feb. 14, 2026, to join Expedition 74 and begin a long-duration microgravity research mission.NASA/Chris Williams Relaxation, exercise, and biomedical studies were the key research objectives for the Expedition 74 crew on Thursday as NASA and its partners investigate ways [...]

By |2026-02-19T13:36:00-05:00February 19th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

NASA to Provide Starliner Crew Flight Test Review Findings Today

Credit: NASA During a news conference at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday NASA will discuss the findings of investigations into the 2024 crewed test flight of Boeing Starliner to the International Space Station. The news conference will stream live on NASA’s YouTube channel. An instant replay will be available online. NASA participants include: Administrator Jared [...]

By |2026-02-19T12:09:00-05:00February 19th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |
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