Humans in Space

Humans in Space
Artemis
Leadership
Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on March 23, 2026, to update the title of a participant. NASA will host a public event at 9 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 24, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters in Washington to outline how the agency is executing President Donald J.
Posted March 23, 2026
Johnson Space Center
Astronauts
Candidate Astronauts
Humans in Space
NASA Centers & Facilities
Ten explorers are currently training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to become flight-eligible astronauts.  Selected in 2025, the astronaut candidates are building the technical and operational skills needed for future missions to the International Space Station, the Moon, and eventually Mars.
Posted March 19, 2026
Humans in Space
Astronauts
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks beginning Wednesday, March 18, outside of the International Space Station to prepare for the installation of two roll-out solar arrays. Experts from NASA will preview the spacewalks during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Monday, March 16, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Watch […]
Posted March 12, 2026
Learning Resources
Humans in Space
In-flight Education Downlinks
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
NASA Headquarters
Students in New York will hear from NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Chris Williams as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 12:05 p.m.
Posted March 9, 2026
Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply
Commercial Resupply
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
After delivering more than 11,000 pounds of supplies, science investigations, hardware, and other cargo to the International Space Station for NASA and its international partners, the Cygnus XL spacecraft supporting Northrop Grumman’s 23rd Commercial Resupply Services mission is scheduled to depart the orbiting laboratory Thursday, March 12.
Posted March 6, 2026
Humans in Space
Commercial Crew
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Space Operations Mission Directorate
Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission launched at 5:15 a.m. EST Friday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for a science expedition aboard the International Space Station.
Posted February 13, 2026
Private Astronaut Missions
Commercial Space
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
NASA and Vast have signed an order for the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than summer 2027 from Florida.
Posted February 12, 2026
Humans in Space
Artemis
Artemis 3
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Johnson Space Center
Spacesuits
xEVA & Human Surface Mobility
The next-generation spacesuit for NASA’s Artemis III mission continues to advance by passing a contractor-led technical review, as the agency prepares to send humans to the Moon’s South Pole for the first time. Testing is also underway for the new suits, built by Axiom Space, with NASA astronauts and spacesuit engineers recently simulating surface
Posted February 12, 2026
International Space Station (ISS)
Astronauts
Commercial Crew
Expedition 74
General
Humans in Space
Jack Hathaway
Jessica U. Meir
Missions
Four crew members are set to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, where they will conduct research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Posted February 10, 2026
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