Humans in Space

Artemis
Artemis 2
Humans in Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Launch System (SLS)
The elements of the super-heavy lift SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for NASA’s Artemis II mission are undergoing final preparations before shipment to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for stacking and pre-launch activities in 2024.
Posted December 11, 2023
Humans in Space
Commercial Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Low-Earth Orbit Economy
The Future of Commercial Space
NASA experts will join a virtual news conference hosted by Axiom Space at 10 a.m. EST Wednesday, Dec. 13, to discuss the launch of Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3), the third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. The Ax-3 launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft is targeted no earlier than […]
Posted December 8, 2023
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
NASA is celebrating the 25th anniversary of International Space Station operations during a live conversation with crew aboard the microgravity laboratory for the benefit of humanity. During a space-to-Earth call at 12:25 p.m. EST Wednesday, Dec.
Posted December 5, 2023
Artemis
Artemis 3
Humans in Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Launch System (SLS)
Engineers and technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, recently installed a key component called the frangible joint assembly onto the adapter that connects the core stage to the upper part of the NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket.
Posted December 4, 2023
ISS Research
General
Human Research Program
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
In microgravity, without the continuous load of Earth’s gravity, the tissues that make up bones reshape themselves.
Posted December 1, 2023
General
Humans in Space
NASA hosted its second annual Architecture Concept Review in mid-November, bringing together leaders from across the agency to discuss progress on and updates to NASA’s Moon to Mars architecture since NASA released outcomes from its first such review in April.
Posted November 30, 2023
Astronauts
Earth
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Jasmin Moghbeli
City lights stretch across the United States like a string of holiday lights in this image taken from the International Space Station on Nov. 10, 2023. At far left, the lights of Chicago, Illinois, are outlined by Lake Michigan. At far right, the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area shines through the clouds while the sun’s first […]
Posted November 29, 2023
Low-Earth Orbit Economy
Commercial Space
Humans in Space
Two small businesses are benefitting from NASA’s expertise as they develop heat shield technologies, cargo delivery systems, and new protective materials for spacecraft and space stations in the growing commercial industry of low Earth orbit operations. The two American companies – Canopy Aerospace Inc.
Posted November 29, 2023
Artemis
Artemis 2
Humans in Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Launch System (SLS)
Artemis II NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch of NASA, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen signed the Orion stage adapter for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Nov. 27. The hardware is the topmost portion of the SLS rocket that […]
Posted November 28, 2023
International Space Station (ISS)
Humans in Space
Missions
Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. Record-breaking NASA astronaut Frank Rubio provides the agency’s first Spanish-language video tour of humanity’s home in space – the International Space Station.
Posted November 27, 2023
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