Humans in Space

ISS Research
Artemis
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Have you ever heard the saying, “You have to learn how to walk before you can run?” The same can be true in human space exploration. To push capabilities further and ensure safe, successful missions, NASA must test ideas and solve challenges ahead of time. While Earth-based research and engineering helps NASA progress through various […]
Posted February 9, 2026
Missions
Commercial Crew
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Space Operations Mission Directorate
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated Feb. 10, 2026, to reflect changes to NASA’s live launch coverage for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. Teams now are targeting launch no earlier than Friday, Feb. 13. Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on Feb. 9, 2026, to reflect NASA’ s new launch coverage plans for the agency’s […]
Posted February 6, 2026
Humans in Space
Human Research Program
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is preparing to launch for a long-duration science mission aboard the International Space Station.
Posted February 5, 2026
In-flight Education Downlinks
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
NASA STEM Projects
NASA astronaut Chris Williams will connect with students in Pennsylvania to answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 12:20 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 5, and will stream live on the agency’s Learn With NASA YouTube channel.
Posted February 3, 2026
Artemis
Artemis 2
Humans in Space
Editor’s note: This advisory was updated at on Feb. 3, 2026, to reflect a change in the start of the news conference and its participants, as well as removing a placeholder for a crew media gaggle. Following a fueling test of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at the launch pad for the Artemis II […]
Posted February 2, 2026
Humans in Space
Commercial Crew
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on Jan. 27, 2026, to reflect changes in the participant lineup for the Mission Overview News Conference. NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming crew rotation to the International Space Station during a pair of news conferences on Friday, Jan. 30, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Posted January 24, 2026
Sunita L. Williams
Astronauts
Humans in Space
Johnson Space Center
After 27 years of service, NASA astronaut Suni Williams retired from the agency, effective Dec. 27, 2025. Williams completed three missions aboard the International Space Station, setting numerous human spaceflight records throughout her career.
Posted January 20, 2026
Missions
Artemis
Artemis 2
Artemis Accords
Humans in Space
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
One year into President Donald J. Trump’s second term, NASA is delivering measurable progress across human spaceflight, science, aeronautics, and cutting-edge technology.
Posted January 20, 2026
NASA Headquarters
Commercial Crew
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
After 167 days in space, the crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission will hold a news conference at 2:15 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss their science expedition aboard the International Space Station.
Posted January 17, 2026
ISS Research
Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX)
Human Research Program
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
As Earth completed its orbit around the Sun to close out 2025, the International Space Station circled our planet more than 5,800 times. Serving as humanity’s unique laboratory in space, the station has hosted thousands of experiments and technology demonstrations, advancing science in ways that cannot be replicated on Earth.
Posted January 16, 2026
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