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NASA, SpaceX Targeting Aug. 18 for Crew-9 Mission to Space Station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 stands in front of a Falcon 9 first-stage booster at SpaceX’s HangarX facility in Florida. Credit: SpaceX NASA and SpaceX officials announced during a news conference Friday their plan to launch the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station no earlier than Sunday, Aug. 18. Watch a full replay of [...]

By |2024-07-26T17:56:00-04:00July 26th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Astronauts, Cosmonauts Focus on Maintenance; SpaceX Crew-9 Introduces Itself

Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson unpacks and examines research gear inside the International Space Station’s Columbus laboratory module. The orbital residents representing Expedition 71 and NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test switched gears on Friday and turned their attention to a host of lab maintenance activities. The nine astronauts and cosmonauts living and working aboard the International [...]

By |2024-07-26T17:24:00-04:00July 26th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|

Three NASA Interns Expand Classroom Access to NASA Data

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This summer, NASA welcomed interns with professional teaching experience to help make the agency’s data more interactive and accessible in the classroom. Their efforts are an important step in fostering the education and curiosity of the Artemis Generation of students who will shape the [...]

By |2024-07-26T15:20:00-04:00July 26th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA Returns to Arctic Studying Summer Sea Ice Melt

5 Min Read NASA Returns to Arctic Studying Summer Sea Ice Melt NASA's Gulfstream III aircraft taxis on the runway at Pituffik Space Base as it begins one of its daily science flights for the ARCSIX mission. Credits: NASA/Gary Banziger What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic, and a new NASA [...]

By |2024-07-26T12:38:00-04:00July 26th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Hubble Images a Classic Spiral 

2 min read Hubble Images a Classic Spiral  This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the majestic spiral galaxy NGC 3430. ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Kilpatrick This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image treats viewers to a wonderfully detailed snapshot of the spiral galaxy NGC 3430 that lies 100 million light-years from Earth in the [...]

By |2024-07-26T07:00:00-04:00July 26th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA, Boeing Discuss Ground Testing, Forward Work for Starliner Return

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard, approaches the International Space Station for an autonomous docking as it orbited 257 miles above the South Pacific Ocean on June 6, 2024. Photo credit: NASA Television NASA and Boeing leadership provided an update on Starliner’s Crew Flight Test during a news conference [...]

By |2024-07-25T19:18:00-04:00July 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |
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