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Meet the Space Ops Team: Derrick Bailey

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Since childhood, Derrick Bailey always had an early fascination with aeronautics. Military fighter jet pilots were his childhood heroes, and he dreamed of joining the aerospace industry. This passion was a springboard into his 17-year career at NASA, where Bailey plays an important role [...]

By |2025-06-26T11:48:00-04:00June 26th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA’s Webb Digs into Structural Origins of Disk Galaxies

Explore Webb Webb News Latest News Latest Images Webb’s Blog Awards X (offsite – login reqd) Instagram (offsite – login reqd) Facebook (offsite- login reqd) Youtube (offsite) Overview About Who is James Webb? Fact Sheet Impacts+Benefits FAQ Science Overview and Goals Early Universe Galaxies Over Time Star Lifecycle Other Worlds Observatory Overview Launch Deployment [...]

By |2025-06-26T10:00:00-04:00June 26th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA, Australia Team Up for Artemis II Lunar Laser Communications Test

An artist’s concept of NASA’s Orion spacecraft orbiting the Moon while using laser communications technology through the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System.Credit: NASA/Dave Ryan As NASA prepares for its Artemis II mission, researchers at the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland are collaborating with The Australian National University (ANU) to prove inventive, cost-saving laser [...]

By |2025-06-26T08:46:00-04:00June 26th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Axiom Mission 4 Astronauts Enter Station, Begin Research Mission

The Axiom Mission 4 crew gathers inside the International Space Station’s Harmony module shortly after docking aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. From left are, Mission Specialist Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, and Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu.NASA+ At 8:14 a.m. EDT on Thursday, the hatch opened between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the [...]

By |2025-06-26T08:38:00-04:00June 26th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

Axiom Mission 4 Astronauts Dock to Station Inside Dragon

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying Axiom Mission 4 nears the International Space Station’s space-facing docking port on the Harmony module.NASA+ At 6:31 a.m. EDT on Thursday, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station for the fourth private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory, Axiom Mission 4. NASA’s arrival coverage will continue through [...]

By |2025-06-26T06:37:00-04:00June 26th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

Axiom Mission 4 Mission Approaches Station for Docking on NASA+

(From left) Axiom Mission 4 Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu, Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, Commander Peggy Whitson, and Mission Specialist Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski wave from inside the Space Dragon spacecraft.Axiom Space NASA’s live coverage is underway on NASA+ for the arrival of the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 4. The Dragon spacecraft [...]

By |2025-06-26T04:33:00-04:00June 26th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

NASA’s Chandra Shares a New View of Our Galactic Neighbor

6 Min Read NASA’s Chandra Shares a New View of Our Galactic Neighbor The Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31), is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years. Astronomers use Andromeda to understand the structure and evolution of our own spiral, which is [...]

By |2025-06-25T17:02:00-04:00June 25th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Ax-4 Orbiting Toward Station as Expedition 73 Studies Pharma, Blood Pressure

This long-duration photograph shows Ax-4 soaring into low Earth orbit aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after launching at 2:31 a.m. EDT on Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.SpaceX The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying four Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew members is orbiting Earth and on its way to the International Space Station after [...]

By |2025-06-25T16:06:00-04:00June 25th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|
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