Kennedy Space Center

NASA Kennedy Center Director Announces Plans to Retire

NASA announced Friday Janet Petro, center director for the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is retiring. Prior to joining NASA, Petro worked in a variety of military and industry positions, ultimately beginning her career at the agency in 2007 and working her way up to center director, as well as serving as acting administrator […]

Posted May 1, 2026

Dark Energy

Kennedy Space Center

Launch Services Program

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Key Support Equipment Arrives at Kennedy for Roman Space Telescope

Technicians at NASA’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida offloaded eight high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) wall modules and other ground support equipment on April 27. The equipment will support launch processing of the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

Posted May 1, 2026

Artemis 3

Kennedy Space Center

Space Launch System (SLS)

Artemis III Moon Rocket Core Stage on the Move

Teams move the core stage, or largest section, of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for NASA’s Artemis III mission into the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this photo from April 27, 2026.

Posted April 30, 2026

Kennedy Space Center

Wildland Fire Management

NASA Demonstrates New Prescribed Burn Capability for Spaceport

Anyone who has seen a launch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida knows the agency’s pursuit of the stars involves some smoke and fire. Sometimes, however, the smoke doesn’t come from the rockets that propel astronauts beyond Earth’s bounds. That was the case during the second weekend of January 2026, when NASA teamed up […]

Posted April 29, 2026

Kennedy Space Center

Goddard Space Flight Center

Launch Services Office

Launch Services Program

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

NASA Kennedy Prepares Facility for Roman Space Telescope Arrival

Preparations are underway for launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as soon as early September on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Posted April 23, 2026

SpaceX Commercial Resupply

Commercial Resupply

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Johnson Space Center

Kennedy Space Center

NASA Headquarters

NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 34th Resupply Launch to Space Station

Media accreditation is open for the next U.S. launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This launch is the 34th SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services mission to the orbital laboratory for NASA and will lift off on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket.

Posted April 20, 2026

Commercial Resupply

CubeSat Launch Initiative

International Space Station (ISS)

Kennedy Space Center

Launch Services Program

Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply

NASA Launches Six CubeSats to International Space Station

Experiments and supplies bound for the International Space Station launched on April 11 as part of the agency’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 mission.

Posted April 15, 2026

Artemis

Artemis 2

Exploration Ground Systems

I Am Artemis

Kennedy Space Center

Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

Space Launch System (SLS)

I Am Artemis: Dan Florez

Listen to this audio excerpt from Dan Florez, test director for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program: At 1:47 a.m.

Posted April 10, 2026

Artemis

Artemis 2

Kennedy Space Center

Artemis II Astronauts Launch to Moon

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft lift off in this April 1, 2026, image. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy on an approximately 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard their Orion spacecraft.

Posted April 2, 2026

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Ames Research Center

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI)

Flight Opportunities Program

Kennedy Space Center

Small Spacecraft Technology Program

Technology

NASA Tech and Science Bound for Low Earth Orbit on Commercial Launch

Technology and science demonstrations, supported by various NASA industry collaborations and agency developments, are set to launch to low Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the company’s Transporter-16 commercial rideshare mission.

Posted March 27, 2026