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Expedition 74 Crewmates Board Soyuz and Close Hatch for Departure

By |2026-07-25T23:50:00-04:00July 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

Soyuz MS-28 crew members (from left) Chris Williams of NASA and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Mikaev and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov say farewell to their crewmates before closing the hatch to the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft. NASA+ The crew closed the hatch between the Soyuz MS‑28 spacecraft and the International Space Station at 11:45 p.m. EDT, setting the stage [...]

Expedition 74 Crew Boarding Soyuz, Saying Farewell to Station Soon

By |2026-07-25T23:11:00-04:00July 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

Soyuz MS-28 crew members (from left) NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia on Feb. 10, 2025.GCTC NASA’s live coverage of crew farewells and Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft hatch closing aboard the International Space Station now is streaming across [...]

Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) and Orion Mission Simulator B-Roll

By |2026-07-24T17:44:26-04:00July 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

00:00-05:00: B-roll featuring Artemis II Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) lead Trey Perryman working in the Orion MER inside the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. 05:00-9:06: B-roll featuring Debbie Korth, Orion deputy program manager, and Grace Lauderdale, exploration project manager for the Training Systems Office, inside the Orion Mission Simulator [...]

NASA’s ESCAPADE Snaps Family Portrait of Earth, Moon

By |2026-07-24T13:47:00-04:00July 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

On July 3, one of NASA’s two Mars-destined ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft captured photos of Earth and the Moon in visible and thermal infrared light. At the time, the spacecraft was 363,250 miles (584,600 kilometers) from Earth and 115,600 miles (186,100 kilometers) from the Moon, making the Moon appear relatively [...]

New Crew Members Welcomed to International Space Station

By |2026-07-24T12:43:00-04:00July 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/Chris Williams From left, Expedition 74 flight engineers Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA pose for a July 18, 2026, photo while holding a cake celebrating their recent arrival aboard the International Space Station. The trio arrived at the space station on July 14, 2026, after launching from the [...]

NASA Announces New Spacecraft Technology Demonstration Mission at Moon    

By |2026-07-24T12:35:00-04:00July 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) An artist’s rendering of NASA’s CAPSTONE 02 spacecraft in lunar orbit. The mission features two identical small spacecraft that will further mature technologies to support Artemis, Moon Base, and deep space exploration. Terran Orbital NASA is working with industry to advance the next phase [...]

NASA to Support Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Testing, Advance Artemis

By |2026-07-24T11:30:00-04:00July 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

An image shows the B-1 and B-2 test stands at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on July 7, 2026. The test stand features dual, vertical firing positions built in the 1960s to test Saturn V rocket stages that carried humans to the Moon during the Apollo Program. The B-1 position, right, [...]

Crew Works on Biomedicine, Spacesuits Day Before Swapping Commanders

By |2026-07-24T10:41:00-04:00July 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov hands over command of the International Space Station to NASA astronaut Jessica Meir.NASA The Expedition 74 crew is wrapping up its final weekend together with biomedical checks, spacesuit cleaning, and cargo packing inside the Soyuz MS-28 crew spacecraft. The orbital residents will swap commanders on Saturday the day before three crewmates [...]

Hubble Spies One-Sided Spiral

By |2026-07-24T07:11:00-04:00July 24th, 2026|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 [...]

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4954–4960: Celebrating Our Rover Engineers Past and Present

By |2026-07-23T21:22:00-04:00July 23rd, 2026|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 Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 3 min read Curiosity Blog, Sols [...]

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