Humans in Space

Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Missions
Students from the Creative Learning Academy in Pensacola, Florida, will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The space-to-Earth call will air live at 9:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 15. Watch the NASA+ streaming service at no cost on demand. The briefing also will air live […]
Posted November 13, 2023
Humans in Space
Astronauts
In-flight Education Downlinks
Learning Resources
Students from Brighton Elementary School in Brighton, Tennessee, will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The space-to-Earth call will air live at 11:45 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 8, on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.
Posted November 7, 2023
Artemis
Humans in Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
Michoud Assembly Facility
Space Launch System (SLS)
Link to full image Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have completed a major portion of a weld confidence article for the advanced upper stage of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The hardware was rotated to a horizontal position and moved to another part of the facility Oct. 24. The weld […]
Posted November 3, 2023
ISS Research
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Crew time is a valuable resource on the International Space Station and its value only increases for future space missions. One way to make the most of crew time is using robotic technology either to assist crew members with various tasks and or to completely automate others. A current investigation on the space station, JEM […]
Posted November 2, 2023
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Resupply
Humans in Space
Kennedy Space Center
Space Operations Mission Directorate
Editor’s note: This release was updated on Nov. 1, to reflect a change in the docking time for NASA’s SpaceX CRS-29 mission. NASA and SpaceX are targeting 9:16 p.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 7, to launch the company’s 29th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy […]
Posted November 1, 2023
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Space
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Science & Research
Technology Research
As of spring 2023, NASA has invested greater than $60M in more than twenty In Space Production Applications (InSPA) awards to U.S.
Posted October 31, 2023
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Space
Commercial Space Programs
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Science & Research
The Future of Commercial Space
NASA knows it takes a village to make commercial manufacturing in space a reality. NASA is collaborating with experts from industry, academia and other U.S. Government agencies on the technologies in play with the InSPA portfolio.
Posted October 31, 2023
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Space
For Researchers
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Science & Research
The Future of Commercial Space
Why Go To Space
NASA supports In Space Production Applications (InSPA) awards to help the selected companies raise the technological readiness level of their products and move them to market, propelling U.S. industry toward the development of a sustainable, scalable, and profitable non-NASA demand for services and products in low-Earth orbit.
Posted October 31, 2023
Kennedy Space Center
Commercial Crew
Commercial Space
Commercial Space Programs
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
NASA and Boeing are working to complete the agency’s verification and validation activities ahead of Starliner’s first flight with astronauts to the International Space Station.
Posted October 27, 2023
Humans in Space
Commercial Crew
Commercial Space
Commercial Space Programs
International Space Station (ISS)
Kennedy Space Center
NASA and its industry partners Boeing and SpaceX are planning for the next set of missions to the International Space Station for the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-8 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the orbiting laboratory is targeted to launch no earlier than mid-February.
Posted October 27, 2023
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