Kennedy Space Center

Biological and physical investigations aboard the Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply mission NG-21 included experiments studying the impacts of zero gravity on grass, how packed bed reactors could improve water purification both in space and on Earth, and observations on new rounds of samples that will allow scientists to learn more about the cha

Posted August 5, 2024

International Space Station (ISS)

Commercial Resupply

CubeSat Launch Initiative

CubeSats

ISS Research

Johnson Space Center

Kennedy Space Center

Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply

Small Satellite Missions

NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 21st Northrop Grumman Mission to Station

Following a successful launch of NASA’s Northrop Grumman 21st commercial resupply mission, new scientific experiments and cargo for the agency are bound for the International Space Station. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, carrying more than 8,200 pounds of supplies to the orbiting laboratory, lifted off at 11:02 a.m.

Posted August 5, 2024

Artemis

Artemis 2

Kennedy Space Center

Space Launch System (SLS)

Artemis II Core Stage Arrives at Kennedy

Teams transport NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) core stage into the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 24, 2024.

Posted August 2, 2024

Commercial Crew

Anne C. McClain

Astronauts

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

Kennedy Space Center

Nichole Ayers

NASA Shares its SpaceX Crew-10 Assignments for Space Station Mission

As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission, four crew members are preparing to launch for a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station.

Posted August 1, 2024

International Space Station (ISS)

Commercial Resupply

CubeSat Launch Initiative

CubeSats

ISS Research

Johnson Space Center

Kennedy Space Center

Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply

Small Satellite Missions

NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman’s 21st Station Resupply Launch

Editor’s Note: This media advisory was updated July 31, 2024, to reflect that the launch now is at 11:29 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 3. NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting 11:29 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 3, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. […]

Posted July 30, 2024

Kennedy Space Center

Peekaboo!

In this image from May 4, 2017, a rabbit is nearly obscured by grass at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy shares a border with the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, which is home to over 31 mammal species and hundreds of bird, fish, amphibian, and reptile species. Kennedy is responsible for more protected species […]

Posted July 29, 2024

Missions

Commercial Crew

Commercial Resupply

Commercial Space Programs

International Space Station (ISS)

Kennedy Space Center

NASA Centers & Facilities

Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply

Virtual Guest Program

NASA Offers Virtual Activities for 21st Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission

NASA invites the public to participate in virtual activities ahead of the launch of Northrop Grumman’s 21st commercial resupply services mission for the agency. Mission teams are targeting 11:28 a.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 3, for the launch of the company’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at […]

Posted July 29, 2024

Artemis

Artemis 2

Kennedy Space Center

Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Gets Lift on Earth

Crane operator Rebekah Tolatovicz, a shift mechanical technician lead for Artic Slope Regional Corporation at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, operates a 30-ton crane to lift the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft out of the recently renovated altitude chamber to the Final Assembly and Systems Testing, or FAST, cell inside NASA Kennedy’s N

Posted July 26, 2024

Missions

Commercial Crew

International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

Kennedy Space Center

UPDATE: NASA, Boeing to Stream Flight Test Mission Briefing on NASA+

NASA and Boeing will host a news conference with mission leadership at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest status of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test aboard the International Space Station. NASA previously planned an audio-only media teleconference to host the discussion.

Posted July 25, 2024

International Space Station (ISS)

Commercial Crew

ISS Research

Kennedy Space Center

Missions

NASA Centers & Facilities

NASA, Boeing to Discuss Crew Flight Test Mission, Ground Testing

Leadership from NASA and Boeing will participate in a media teleconference at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest status of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission aboard the International Space Station.

Posted July 23, 2024