Space Operations Mission Directorate

People of NASA
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Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA announced Friday that Brian Hughes will return to the agency as senior director of launch operations, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In this role, Hughes will provide enterprise-level leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for NASA’s launch infrastructure.
Posted May 8, 2026
Humans in Space
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Commercial Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Space Operations Mission Directorate
As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch no earlier than mid-September to the International Space Station for a long-duration science expedition. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney will serve as spacecraft commander and pilot, respectively.
Posted April 24, 2026
International Space Station (ISS)
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Progress 95 resupply spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 6:21 p.m. EDT on Saturday, April 25 (3:21 a.m. Baikonur time on […]
Posted April 21, 2026
Humans in Space
Astronauts
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks beginning Wednesday, March 18, outside of the International Space Station to prepare for the installation of two roll-out solar arrays. Experts from NASA will preview the spacewalks during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Monday, March 16, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Watch […]
Posted March 12, 2026
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Space Operations Mission Directorate
After delivering about 12,000 pounds of supplies, scientific investigations, hardware, and other cargo to the International Space Station for NASA and its international partners, JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s) uncrewed HTV‑X1 cargo spacecraft is scheduled to depart Friday, March 6. Watch NASA’s live coverage beginning at 11:45 a.m.
Posted March 2, 2026
Space Operations Mission Directorate
Editor’s note: This release was updated Thursday, Feb. 26 to reflect the effective date of the leadership changes.
Posted February 26, 2026
Humans in Space
Commercial Crew
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Space Operations Mission Directorate
Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission launched at 5:15 a.m. EST Friday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for a science expedition aboard the International Space Station.
Posted February 13, 2026
Missions
Commercial Crew
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Space Operations Mission Directorate
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated Feb. 10, 2026, to reflect changes to NASA’s live launch coverage for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. Teams now are targeting launch no earlier than Friday, Feb. 13. Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on Feb. 9, 2026, to reflect NASA’ s new launch coverage plans for the agency’s […]
Posted February 6, 2026
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
NASA Headquarters
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA will host a live news conference at 5 p.m. EST on Thursday from the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the International Space Station and its crew. On Jan. 7, the agency announced it was postponing a planned spacewalk originally scheduled for Jan. 8 while teams monitored a medical concern with a crew member […]
Posted January 8, 2026
Communicating and Navigating with Missions
Commercial Space
Space Communications & Navigation Program
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA’s commercial partners are actively demonstrating next-generation satellite relay capabilities for spaceflight missions, marking a significant step toward retiring the agency’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) system and adopting commercial services.
Posted December 17, 2025
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