NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency’s Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) and Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO), the foundational elements of the Gateway.
Read MoreMonth: February 2021
New Research Launching to Space Station Aboard Northrop Grumman’s 15th Resupply Mission
Experiments that use worms to study muscle loss, examine how astronauts sleep, and test high-powered computers in space, along with more scientific studies and supplies, are ready for launch to the International Space Station on a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft.
Read MoreSunrise Over the Pacific
This view of a sunrise breaking through the Earth’s horizon was taken as the International Space Station orbited 271 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern Chile.
Read MoreJeanette Epps: Astronaut and Aerospace Engineer
In this image from 2018, NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps trains in a U.S. spacesuit at the Johnson Space Center.
Read MoreNASA Invites Public to Share Excitement of Northrop Grumman’s 15th Commercial Resupply Services Launch
NASA is inviting the public to take part in virtual activities and events ahead of the launch of Northrop Grumman’s 15th commercial resupply services mission (NG CRS-15) for NASA.
Read MoreTaken Under the ‘Wing’ of the Small Magellanic Cloud
The tip of the “wing” of the Small Magellanic Cloud galaxy is dazzling in this view from NASA’s Great Observatories.
Read MoreNASA Highlights Science on Next Northrop Grumman Mission to Space Station
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 11, to discuss science investigations and technology demonstrations launching on Northrop Grumman’s 15th commercial resupply mission for the agency to the International Space Station.
Read MoreApollo 14 Arrives in Lunar Orbit on Feb. 4, 1971
Apollo 14 arrived n lunar orbit on Feb. 4, 1971 to prepare for the landing in and exploration of the Fra Mauro highlands.
Read MoreNASA Invites Media to Prelaunch, Launch Activities for Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2
Media accreditation now is open for prelaunch and launch activities for NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station, the second uncrewed flight test of the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
Read MoreSeeing Our Moon from the Space Station
The waning gibbous moon is pictured the day after its full Moon phase as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above China near the Mongolian border.
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