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Cryogenic Fluid Management (CFM)
Kennedy Space Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Technology Demonstration Missions Program
NASA is collaborating with Eta Space of Rockledge, Florida, on an in‑orbit technology demonstration to advance a key capability for future deep space missions.
Posted May 14, 2026
Christopher L. Williams
International Space Station (ISS)
Jack Hathaway
Jessica U. Meir
NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway (bottom left), Jessica Meir (middle left), and Chris Williams (bottom right), and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot (top right) have some fun with food and microgravity in this April 19, 2026, photo.
Posted May 14, 2026
Earth Observatory
Floods
Landsat 9
Snow
Surface Water
Spring melt along Alaska’s Kuskokwim River caused ice jams and flooding.
Posted May 14, 2026
Technology Transfer & Spinoffs
Spinoffs
Technology Transfer
An innovative 3D printing process that advanced NASA’s approach to outfitting a lunar habitat is making buildings on Earth beautiful, efficient, and strong.  Instead of building structures layer by layer, Branch Technology Inc. of Chattanooga, Tennessee, has developed a process the company calls Freeform 3D Printing, which creates shapes with light
Posted May 13, 2026
Artemis 2
“Rise,” the Artemis II zero gravity indicator, is seen sitting on the dais as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington.
Posted May 13, 2026
Artemis 3
Artemis
Missions
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Space Launch System (SLS)
Editor’s note: This article was updated May 15, 2026, to add clarification to the spacer design. NASA is moving quickly to define next year’s Artemis III mission in Earth orbit, a crewed flight that will test rendezvous and docking capabilities between the agency’s Orion spacecraft and commercial landers from Blue Origin and SpaceX.
Posted May 13, 2026
ISS Research
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Expedition 74 astronauts aboard the International Space Station are uncovering how bacteria that causes pneumonia can lead to long-term damage in the heart.
Posted May 13, 2026
Earth Observatory
Land Cover
Landsat 9
Beaver Island is one in a string of verdant and scenic jewels in a northern Lake Michigan archipelago.
Posted May 13, 2026
General
At a busy airport, every aircraft in the area shares just a handful of radio frequencies. Spectrum and time are constrained and if multiple people speak at once, both messages can get lost.
Posted May 12, 2026
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