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One day prior to NASA’s mission with SpaceX to launch American astronauts to the International Space Station aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft, officials will talk about the mission live from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, and astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Nicole Mann will be […]

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 39 Flight Engineers Rick Mastracchio and Steve Swanson of NASA fielded questions about life and work in orbit from third and fourth grade students at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Monroe, Conn. April 8 during an in-flight educational event. Mastracchio, who is a native of Waterbury, Conn., is […]

The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft left the International Space Station on August 26. The Dragon departed the station five weeks after delivering almost 5,000 pounds of supplies, experiments and equipment to the orbital complex – including an international docking adapter for use by future American commercial crew spacecraft transporting astronauts to the station. The station’s […]

On Sept. 6, NASA previewed the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security – Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx mission, during a pre-launch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. OSIRIS-REx will be the first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid. The spacecraft is targeted to launch Sept. 8 at 7:05 p.m. EDT to […]

After receiving a record-breaking number of applications to join an exciting future of space exploration, NASA has selected its largest astronaut class since 2000. Rising to the top of more than 18,300 applicants, NASA chose 12 women and men as the agency’s new astronaut candidates. Vice President Mike Pence joined Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot, […]

On September 5, 1977, Voyager 1 was launched on a mission to explore where nothing had flown before. First on its journey were Jupiter and Saturn and it is currently exploring interstellar space. Its twin spacecraft, Voyager 2, visited Uranus and Neptune and is now in the outermost layer of the heliosphere, called the heliosheath. […]

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine helped to open the Oklahoma Regional FIRST Robotics Competition with an inspirational presentation about the future of exploration at NASA. This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2019_0308_Administrator%20Bridenstine%20Joins%20Opening%20Ceremonies%20at%20Oklahoma%20Regional%20FIRST%20Robotics%20Competition.html

Of all the planets NASA has explored, none have matched the dynamic complexity of our own. Earth is a very special place. From the vantage point of space, the perspective of sky and sea, and all across the land, we study our planet not only to learn about it, but also to protect it.

During a recent visit to Johnson Space Center, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine sat down with astronauts Chris Ferguson and Sunita “Suni” Williams for an informal Q&A session about the Commercial Crew Program. NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has worked with several American aerospace industry companies to facilitate the development of U.S. human spaceflight systems since 2010. […]

In a message to NASA employees, Administrator Charles Bolden celebrates the legacy of Neil Armstrong, who died Saturday, Aug. 25, at age 82.