It has been a busy year of research aboard the International Space Station.
Read MoreMonth: December 2021
What We Learned from the Space Station this Past Year
As the International Space Station enters its third decade of continuous human presence, the impact of microgravity research conducted there keeps growing.
Read MoreSmall (But Mighty) Weather Instruments
In this image, the COWVR and TEMPEST instruments are shown in the trunk of the cargo craft.
Read MoreNASA TV Broadcasts Cargo Dragon Arrival on Wednesday
The SpaceX Dragon is on track to arrive at the International Space Station tomorrow morning, Wednesday, Dec. 22.
Read MoreAstronauts Configure Biology Hardware Before Dragon Delivers New Science
The Expedition 66 crew awaits a delivery aboard the SpaceX Cargo Dragon just in time for Christmas.
Read MoreNASA Awards Contract for Software Engineering Services at Goddard
NASA has awarded a contract to Mitchell Vantage Systems LLC of Oklahoma City for software products, services, and engineering support.
Read MoreNASA Awards Systems and Software Assurance Services 2 Contract
NASA has selected Millennium Engineering and Integration LLC of Arlington, Virginia, as the awardee for its Systems and Software Assurance Services 2 (SAS2) contract, in support of the agency’s Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) program in Fairmont, West Virginia.
Read MoreJapan will launch a huge communications satellite on Wednesday. Here’s how to watch it live.
A highly advanced commercial communications satellite will lift off from Japan on Wednesday (Dec. 22) and you can watch the action live. The huge Inmarsat-6 F1 satellite is scheduled to launch atop a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-2A rocket Wednesday from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan during a two-hour window that opens at 9:33 a.m. EST (1433 GMT; 11:33 p.m. local time at Tanegashima). You can watch it live in the window below, courtesy of satellite operator Inmarsat, or directly via the London-based company. The 12,060-pound (5,470 kilograms) Inmarsat-6 F1 is…
Read MoreHow to watch NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launch online in several languages on Christmas Eve
NASA is counting down towards a Christmas Eve launch for its biggest space telescope ever and you can watch it all live online. The James Webb Space Telescope is the successor to NASA and Europe’s iconic Hubble Space Telescope. The next-generation capabilities of the upcoming observatory, paired with the laundry list of mission delays over the last several years, makes this a highly-anticipated event across the astronomical community. You can watch the entire mission on our live updates page here. NASA will hold a press conference today, Tuesday Dec. 21,…
Read MoreNASA’s 2021 Included Mars Landing, First Flight, Artemis, More
In 2021, NASA completed its busiest year of development yet in low-Earth orbit, made history on Mars, continued to make progress on its Artemis plans for the Moon, tested new technologies for a supersonic aircraft, finalized launch preparations for the next-generation space telescope, and much more – all while safely operating during a pandemic and
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