Space Operations Mission Directorate

NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft delivering approximately three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 91 spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 4:24 p.m. EST, Thursday, Feb. 27 (2:24 a.m. Baikonur time, Friday, Feb.

Posted February 25, 2025

Kennedy Space Center

Launch Services Office

Launch Services Program

NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth Object Surveyor Space Telescope)

Planetary Defense Coordination Office

Planetary Science Division

Science Mission Directorate

Space Operations Mission Directorate

NASA Awards Planetary Defense Space Telescope Launch Services Contract

NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide launch services for the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, which will detect and observe asteroids and comets that could potentially pose an impact threat to Earth.

Posted February 22, 2025

Humans in Space

Commercial Crew

Commercial Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Johnson Space Center

Kennedy Space Center

Space Operations Mission Directorate

NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Watch Crew-10 Launch to Space Station

Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s 10th rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, carrying astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition.

Posted February 11, 2025

Goddard Space Flight Center

Astrophysics Division

Astrophysics Pioneers

Kennedy Space Center

Launch Services Office

Launch Services Program

Space Operations Mission Directorate

NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Pandora Mission

NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency’s Pandora mission, which will study at least 20 known exoplanets and their host stars to find out how changes in stars affect our observations of exoplanet atmospheres.

Posted February 10, 2025

Space Operations Mission Directorate

Meet the Space Ops Team: Lindsai Bland

With more than 17 years of experience at NASA, Lindsai Bland has been an integral part of the agency, contributing to multiple Earth observing system missions at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

Posted January 31, 2025

Technology

Communicating and Navigating with Missions

NASA Directorates

Near Space Network

Space Communications & Navigation Program

Space Operations Mission Directorate

NASA Selects Four Commercial Companies to Support Near Space Network

NASA has selected multiple companies to expand the agency’s Near Space Network’s commercial direct-to-Earth capabilities services, which is a mission-critical communication capability that allows spacecraft to transmit data directly to ground stations on Earth.

Posted December 21, 2024

Deep Space Network

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Space Communications & Navigation Program

Space Operations Mission Directorate

NASA’s New Deep Space Network Antenna Has Its Crowning Moment

Deep Space Station 23’s 133-ton reflector dish was recently installed, marking a key step in strengthening NASA’s Deep Space Network. NASA’s Deep Space Network, an array of giant radio antennas, allows agency missions to track, send commands to, and receive scientific data from spacecraft venturing to the Moon and beyond. NASA is adding a new […]

Posted December 21, 2024

General

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Artemis

Artemis Accords

Commercial Crew

Commercial Space

Earth

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

Low Earth Orbit Economy

NASA Centers & Facilities

NASA Directorates

NASA en español

Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)

People of NASA

Science & Research

Science Mission Directorate

Social Media

Space Operations Mission Directorate

Space Technology Mission Directorate

STEM Engagement at NASA

The Solar System

The Universe

NASA Accelerates Space Exploration, Earth Science for All in 2024

With a look back at 2024, NASA is celebrating its many innovative and inspiring accomplishments this year including for the first time, landing new science and technology on the Moon with an American company, pushing the boundaries of exploration by launching a new mission to study Jupiter’s icy moon Europa; maintaining 24 years of continuous […]

Posted December 6, 2024

NASA Directorates

Commercial Space

Dragonfly

Launch Services Office

Launch Services Program

Missions

Space Operations Mission Directorate

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Dragonfly Mission

NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the Dragonfly mission, a rotorcraft lander mission under NASA’s New Frontiers Program, designed to explore Saturn’s moon Titan. The mission will sample materials and determine surface composition in different geologic settings, advancing our search for the building blocks of life.

Posted November 25, 2024

Space Operations Mission Directorate

Strategic Integration and Management Division

Meet the Space Ops Team: Diana Oglesby

Diana Oglesby’s love for NASA began long before she started working for the agency. A native of Decatur, Texas, Oglesby knew at the age of eight that she would make NASA her future destination. That dream became a reality when Oglesby joined the agency, first as an intern and later as a NASA full-time employee, […]

Posted November 14, 2024