Missions

Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Missions
Four crew members from three space agencies will launch to the International Space Station no earlier than spring 2027 for a long-duration science expedition as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-14 mission.
Posted September 25, 2026
SpaceX Commercial Resupply
International Space Station (ISS)
Missions
Media accreditation is open for the next cargo launch that will deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. The 35th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for NASA will lift off on a Falcon 9 rocket.
Posted September 17, 2026
Asteroids
Craters
Earth's Moon
Goddard Space Flight Center
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)
Lunar Science
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
NASA Directorates
Planetary Environments & Atmospheres
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
The Solar System
It started as a routine data-quality check. But as Robert Wagner, a scientist with NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), scanned a giant Moon map on his computer screen, an unusually large bright spot circled by a dark halo caught his eye, as it implied that surface material in that area had been shaken up. “I […]
Posted September 16, 2026
Artemis Accords
Artemis
Missions
Open Science
The science from every Moon rock sample, lunar dataset, and discovery produced through NASA’s Artemis program will be shared by the agency with the global scientific community. That commitment is upheld by all 71 countries that have signed the Artemis Accords, a set of principles for safe and transparent civil space exploration. NASA put those […]
Posted September 11, 2026
Aeronautics
General
Missions
Through a new collaboration between NASA and the National Football League (NFL), the agency will soon bring America’s strengths in space exploration and aeronautics innovation to the football field. NASA will conduct flyovers, astronaut appearances, and fan engagement at NFL games across the United States as part of its new Inspiration Tour.
Posted September 10, 2026
Missions
Astrophysics
Goddard Space Flight Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kennedy Space Center
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Science Mission Directorate
Now on a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Roman pairs a large field of […]
Posted August 30, 2026
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
Goddard Space Flight Center
Missions
Swift Boost Mission
Due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue, NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft will not capture or boost an agency satellite to a higher altitude to extend its science mission as planned.
Posted August 19, 2026
Commercial Space
Craters
Earth's Moon
Goddard Space Flight Center
Humans in Space
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
NASA Directorates
Planetary Defense
Planetary Defense Coordination Office
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Science Mission Directorate
The Solar System
Between Aug. 11 and 12, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the Moon. The crater formed on Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted the surface following its January 2025 launch of the Firefly Blue Ghost 1 mission. To capture imagery of the […]
Posted August 18, 2026
Artemis
Artemis 4
Artemis 5
Earth's Moon
Goddard Space Flight Center
Goddard Technology
Johnson Space Center
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
NASA Directorates
Planetary Geosciences & Geophysics
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Science Mission Directorate
Technology
NASA has declared “wrenches down” on the first completed payload designed for Artemis astronauts to deploy on the Moon’s surface. Engineers working on NASA’s Lunar Environment Monitoring Station, or LEMS, have completed hardware development and testing and the payload is ready for its permanent home near the lunar South Pole.
Posted August 11, 2026
Commercial Space
Benefits to Science
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
Goddard Space Flight Center
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)
Lunar Science
Missions
Science Mission Directorate
Using ground-based telescopes and space-based assets, NASA and SpaceX are tracking a used Falcon 9 upper stage from a commercial mission expected to impact the Moon on Wednesday, Aug. 5, near the Einstein and Bell craters. The impact poses no danger to Earth and NASA scientists are planning to collect lunar data from the event […]
Posted August 4, 2026
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