NASA – Spaceflight Now

Astronauts remove failed antenna; run out of time to install a spare

August 18, 2026 William Harwood

It was the 282nd EVA devoted to station assembly and maintenance, the fifth so far this year, the second for Menon and the first for Adenot, now the first French woman to walk in space. Total ISS EVA time now stands at 74 days 10 hours and 44 minutes since station assembly began in 1998.

NASA Administrator ‘extremely confident’ in Artemis 3 mission in 2027

August 14, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The statement of support came in the midst of announcing a NASA-supported, privately run air and space show happening in early November.

Mike Fincke, a 30-year astronaut with experience across four spacecraft, retires from NASA

August 12, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

Mike Fincke trained on the Boeing CST-100 Starliner side of the Commercial Crew Program from January 2019 until his reassignment to the SpaceX Crew-11 mission. His fourth and final mission to the International Space Station launched on Aug. 1, 2025.

NASA, Northrop Grumman repurpose Gateway elements for Moon Base demo missions

August 6, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The shift amplifies the agency’s marked shift from crewed operations in lunar orbit to focus on surface-based missions.

Next-gen astronaut Moon rovers aim for deployment ahead of Artemis 4 crew arrival

June 26, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

On May 26, NASA selected two lunar terrain vehicle providers to create iterative versions of their prior LTV designs that can deploy to the Moon in more timely and cost-effective manner.

NASA, Boeing committed to Starliner-1 launch despite unclear timeline

June 23, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

The uncrewed flight of the spacecraft is still going through testing and analysis before NASA green lights a return to flight mission.

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives in Florida

June 22, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

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.

NASA chief defends selection of all-male Artemis 3 crew

June 10, 2026 William Harwood

During an event Tuesday at the Johnson Space Center, NASA revealed the astronauts who had been selected for next year’s Artemis 3 mission, a flight to test rendezvous and docking procedures in low-Earth orbit with moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.

Preview: NASA to unveil Artemis 3 crew, provide updates on mission

June 9, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

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

June 5, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

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.