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NASA, Partners Review Axiom Mission 4 Launch Opportunities

By |2025-06-14T11:00:00-04:00June 14th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

The Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4, crew (from left) with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland, former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, and Tibor Kapu of Hungary.Axiom Space NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are reviewing launch opportunities no earlier than Thursday, June 19, for the [...]

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4568-4569: A Close Look at the Altadena Drill Hole and Tailings

By |2025-06-13T19:39:00-04:00June 13th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 2 min [...]

NASA, DoD Practice Abort Scenarios Ahead of Artemis II Moon Mission

By |2025-06-13T16:16:00-04:00June 13th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Teams with NASA and the Department of Defense (DoD) rehearse recovery procedures for a launch pad abort scenario off the coast of Florida near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. NASA/Isaac Watson NASA and the Department of Defense (DoD) teamed up June 11 and 12 to simulate emergency procedures they would [...]

“Cosmic Dawn” Screening at Greenbelt Cinema

By |2025-06-13T13:49:00-04:00June 13th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Attendees line up to enter the theater for a screening of the new NASA+ documentary “Cosmic Dawn: The Untold Story of the James Webb Space Telescope,” Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at the Greenbelt Cinema in Greenbelt, Maryland. Featuring never-before-seen footage, Cosmic Dawn offers an unprecedented glimpse into the assembly, testing, and launch of NASA’s James [...]

Station Crew Ends Week with Half-Shift Filled with Space Research

By |2025-06-13T13:21:00-04:00June 13th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

Astronaut Anne McClain checks out a pair of spacesuits during routine maintenance operations inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock.NASA The Expedition 73 crew wrapped up the week with another light duty day working half a shift filled with vein scans, a pharmaceutical study, and International Space Station upkeep. NASA Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers kicked [...]

NASA’s Artemis Science Team Inaugurates Flight Control Room

By |2025-06-13T11:23:00-04:00June 13th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

In early June, NASA’s Artemis II lunar science team ran a mission simulation for the first time in the newly completed Science Evaluation Room (SER) at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The team of scientists used the simulation to test how they will work together to lead lunar science activities during Artemis II [...]

Hubble Studies a Spiral’s Supernova Scene

By |2025-06-13T07:00:00-04:00June 13th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science Hubble Science Science Themes Science Highlights [...]

NuSTAR Coloring Pages

By |2025-06-12T18:21:00-04:00June 12th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

A coloring page for NASA’s NuSTAR mission. Downloads NuSTAR Coloring Page – Spacecraft (PNG) Jun 12, 2025 PNG (187.75 KB) NuSTAR Coloring Page – Spacecraft (PDF) Jun 12, 2025 PDF (485.00 KB) A coloring page for NASA’s NuSTAR mission. Downloads NuSTAR Coloring Page – Nanoflares (PNG) Jun 12, 2025 PNG (171.45 KB) NuSTAR Coloring [...]

NuSTAR Art + Coloring Pages

By |2025-06-12T18:21:00-04:00June 12th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Art inspired by the NuSTAR Mission. A coloring page for NASA’s NuSTAR mission. Downloads NuSTAR Coloring Page – Spacecraft (PNG) Jun 12, 2025 PNG (187.75 KB) NuSTAR Coloring Page – Spacecraft (PDF) Jun 12, 2025 PDF (485.00 KB) Art inspired by the NuSTAR Mission. A coloring page for NASA’s NuSTAR mission. Downloads NuSTAR Coloring [...]

NASA’s SLS Rocket: Booster Separation Motors

By |2025-06-12T15:08:00-04:00June 12th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/Kevin O’Brien NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket boosters are the largest, most powerful solid propellant boosters to ever fly. Standing 17 stories tall and burning approximately six tons of propellant every second, each booster generates 3.6 million pounds of a thrust for a total of 7.2 million pounds: more thrust than 14 four-engine [...]

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