International Space Station (ISS)

NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman’s 20th Cargo Space Station Departure

NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman’s 20th Cargo Space Station Departure

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Friday, July 12, five and a half months ...

NASA, Sierra Space Deliver Dream Chaser to Florida for Launch Preparation

NASA, Sierra Space Deliver Dream Chaser to Florida for Launch Preparation

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

As part of NASA’s efforts to expand commercial resupply in low Earth orbit, Sierra Space’s uncrewed spaceplane arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space ...

NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Crewmates Return from Space Station

NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Crewmates Return from Space Station

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara returned to Earth after a six-month research mission aboard the International Space Station on Saturday, along with Roscosmos ...

Splashdown! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Finishes Mission, Returns to Earth

Splashdown! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Finishes Mission, Returns to Earth

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 completed the agency’s seventh commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday after splashing down safely in ...

NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launch, Docking

NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launch, Docking

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission with astronauts to the International ...

Japan To Soon Launch World’s First Wooden Satellite: Know All About It

Japan To Soon Launch World’s First Wooden Satellite: Know All About It

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The LignoSat probe is made of magnolia wood. Japanese scientists have developed one of the world’s most unique spacecraft- a wooden satellite ...

Flame Burns Out on NASA’s Long-Running Spacecraft Fire Experiment

Flame Burns Out on NASA’s Long-Running Spacecraft Fire Experiment

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

NASA recently concluded the final mission of its Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiment, or Saffire, putting a blazing end to an eight-year series ...

NASA Shares Pic Of Moon And Earth Captured Together From International Space Station

NASA Shares Pic Of Moon And Earth Captured Together From International Space Station

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The Moon appears partially lit in the upper middle portion of the image. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regularly captures ...

NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman Cargo Space Station Mission

NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman Cargo Space Station Mission

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on Jan. 26, 2024, to announce a change in the launch date, NASA coverage, and more. ...

NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Crew-8 Mission Launch to Space Station

NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Crew-8 Mission Launch to Space Station

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Media accreditation now is open for the launch of NASA’s eighth rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon Endeavour ...