Humans in Space

Space Launch System (SLS)
Artemis
Artemis 4
Humans in Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA’s Artemis campaign will send astronauts, payloads, and science experiments into deep space on NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) super heavy-lift Moon rocket. Starting with Artemis IV, the Orion spacecraft and its astronauts will be joined by other payloads atop an upgraded version of the SLS, called Block 1B.
Posted February 13, 2025
Artemis
Artemis 4
Earth's Moon
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Gateway Program
Gateway Space Station
Humans in Space
Johnson Space Center
A key element of the Gateway lunar space station has entered the cleanroom for final installations after completing environmental stress tests.
Posted February 13, 2025
Humans in Space
Commercial Crew
Commercial Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
Space Operations Mission Directorate
Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s 10th rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, carrying astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition.
Posted February 11, 2025
Humans in Space
Astronauts
International Space Station (ISS)
Space Communications & Navigation Program
Students from Rocky Hill, Connecticut, will have the chance to connect with NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Don Pettit as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related questions from aboard the International Space Station. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 11:40 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb.
Posted February 11, 2025
International Space Station (ISS)
Humans in Space
In-flight Education Downlinks
ISS Research
STEM Engagement at NASA
Students from the Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School in Somerset, New Jersey, will have the chance to connect with NASA astronaut Nick Hague as he answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related questions from aboard the International Space Station. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 11:10 a.m.
Posted February 5, 2025
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
For the first time, NASA is hosting a live Twitch event from about 250 miles off the Earth aboard the International Space Station, bringing new audiences closer to space than ever before. Viewers will have the opportunity to hear from NASA astronauts live and ask questions about life in orbit. The event will begin at […]
Posted February 5, 2025
International Space Station (ISS)
Humans in Space
Johnson Space Center
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
Science & Research
Seeds survive space Researchers found that plant seeds exposed to space germinated at the same rate as those kept on the ground. This finding shows that plant seeds can remain viable during long-term space travel and plants could be used for food and other uses on future missions. Materials International Space Station Experiment-14 exposed a […]
Posted February 3, 2025
Humans in Space
Commercial Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Low Earth Orbit Economy
NASA and its international partners have approved the crew for Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, launching from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than spring 2025.
Posted January 29, 2025
Artemis
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Humans in Space
NASA Headquarters
NASA awarded new study contracts Thursday to help support life and work on the lunar surface. As part of the agency’s blueprint for deep space exploration to support the Artemis campaign, nine American companies in seven states are receiving awards.
Posted January 23, 2025
Johnson Space Center
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
Science & Research
Insights into metal alloy solidification Researchers report details of phase and structure in the solidification of metal alloys on the International Space Station, including formation of microstructures.
Posted January 21, 2025
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