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VideoNASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives in Florida
The $4.3 billion observatory will go through about 70 days of prelaunch processing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center before it launches on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket no earlier than August 30.
VideoPreview: NASA to unveil Artemis 3 crew, provide updates on mission
The mission will be a low Earth orbit rendezvous between the Orion spacecraft and one or both of the Human Landing System landers: Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 and SpaceX’s Starship.
NASA crew briefly shelters inside Dragon capsule as Russia addresses new space station leaks
The precautions were announced the same day as NASA said Roscosmos cosmonauts are set to perform “a more extensive repair operation”, but without providing details as to what that entails.
VideoNASA head urges new launcher for Blue Origin’s moon landers to meet Artemis mission deadlines
The change was confirmed by the agency a week after a New Glenn testing explosion destroyed the rocket and damaged Launch Complex 36.
VideoNASA outlines nearly $1 billion investment into initial Moon Base missions
NASA’s vision for a sprawling Moon Base will cover “hundreds of square miles” to cover the multitudes of various sites that the agency wants to explore.
VideoPreview: NASA updates progress towards established a Moon Base, Artemis 3 mission
The press conference on Tuesday, scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC), is the first major update from NASA since Administrator Jared Isaacman unveiled the project in late March.
VideoFor a second time, poor weather scrubs Cargo Dragon mission launch to the space station
SpaceX’s 34th mission as part of the Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract with NASA will deliver 6,500 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Friday, May 15, at 6:05 p.m. EDT (2205 UTC).
Rescue mission for NASA’s $500 million space telescope passes key testing milestone
Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link spacecraft is set to head to orbit in June 2026 onboard Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL air-launched rocket. NASA awarded Katalyst a $30 million contract for the mission in September 2025.
VideoSpace Station captures, berths Cygnus XL ’S.S. Steven R. Nagel’ cargo spacecraft
The vehicle launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday, April 11, at 7:41 a.m. EDT (1141 UTC). Capture by the space station’s Canadarm2 is happened on Monday, April 13, at 12:19 pm CT (1:19 pm ET / 1719 UTC).
VideoArtemis 2 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of April 1 launch attempt
The crew is expected to land in Florida around 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 UTC) on Friday. April 1 at 6:24 p.m. EDT (2224 UTC) is the earliest launch opportunity during a six-day window.