This is why there are no spectacular photos from
@Space_Station
of the recent worldwide display of auroras.
For a few days about twice a year the orbit of ISS aligns with the day-night terminator, continuously straddling the border between light and dark. With no night,…
The Exp 71 crew completed maintenance on scientific payloads and life support systems on Tuesday. On Earth,
@NASA
,
@BoeingSpace
, and
@ulalaunch
are now targeting no earlier than May 21 for the launch of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. More...
NASA,
@BoeingSpace
, and
@ulalaunch
are now targeting no earlier than 4:43pm May 21 for the launch of the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test mission.
On May 11, the ULA team successfully replaced a pressure regulation valve on the liquid oxygen tank on the Atlas V rocket’s Centaur…
.
@NASA
's International Space Station Program has announced Dina Contella as its deputy program manager and Bill Spetch as the operations integration manager effective Sunday, June 2.
Four Exp 71 astronauts worked orbital plumbing and exercise device maintenance on Monday, while three cosmonauts conducted materials science and station upkeep. More...
Congratulations to the class of 2024! 🎉🎓
You've accomplished so much and now it's time for your next chapter. As a graduation gift, recent astronaut graduates share their advice and encouragement for all of you taking off on your next big adventures.
15 years ago today, astronaut Mike Massimino wrote the first Tweet in space.
Here's to the many more we've shared since then—around the world and off it:
From its perch on the
@Space_Station
, the NICER telescope studies X-ray light from cosmic objects. The new miniaturized X-ray technology developed for NICER led to new advances for CT scans on Earth.
#BlackHoleWeek
Dream Chaser, aptly named for its tenacity, is the first of a planned fleet of spaceplanes. This pioneering spacecraft is scheduled for a 2024 launch, embarking on the first of seven missions to the
@Space_Station
-
@IntEngineering
This week on
#SpaceToGround
, two
@NASA_Astronauts
are gearing up to launch to the station as part of
@NASA
’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, scheduled for NET Friday, May 17. In space, the Exp 71 crew members are preparing the orbiting lab for the duo’s arrival.
Space physics and life support work topped the Exp 71 crew's schedule at the end of the week as the
@BoeingSpace
#Starliner
astronauts return to Houston. More...
Students from Arizona and New York will have opportunities to hear from astronauts aboard the space station.
The space-to-Earth calls will air live on NASA+, NASA TV, and the agency’s website at 12:10pm ET Tuesday, May 14 and 11:40am Thursday, May 16. More...…
Connect your students with
@NASA_Astronauts
aboard the
@Space_Station
for a 20-minute Q&A session about living and working in space! 🚀
Submit your application before the May 21 deadline:
Congratulations! It’s a black hole. 🥳
Short gamma-ray bursts, less than two seconds long, can signal the birth of a black hole. Recently deployed from the
@Space_Station
, BurstCube studies these powerful explosions.
#BlackHoleWeek
Check out the mission:
Join
@NASA
astronaut Matthew Dominick for an exclusive look at the recent 'parking' relocation on the
@Space_Station
!
See how the
@SpaceX
Dragon Endeavour spacecraft made room for
@BoeingSpace
's
#Starliner
spacecraft and explore the hatch preparations for Butch Wilmore's and…
Teams from
@ulalaunch
have returned the
#Starliner
and Atlas V rocket to its integration facility to replace a valve on the rocket’s upper stage.
@NASA
’s
@BoeingSpace
Crew Flight Test is targeted to launch no earlier than 6:16pm ET May 17.
More:
#Starliner
launch update:
NASA,
@BoeingSpace
and
@ULALaunch
are now targeting no earlier than 6:16pm ET May 17 for the launch of the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test to
@Space_Station
, following a valve replacement on ULA's Atlas V rocket: