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A new visitor launches for the International Space Station

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) HTV-4 Transfer Vehicle launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan for a rendezvous with the International Space Station. Once there, the HTV-4 will deliver 3.6 tons of dry cargo, water, experiments and spare parts to the International Space Station. Unlike a Russian Progress vehicle which docks automatically, the […]

Hurricane Florence From Space on September 10

At 8:10 a.m. Eastern time, Sept. 10, cameras on the International Space Station captured views of Hurricane Florence. NASA satellites track the storm: https://go.nasa.gov/2CEmDGQ | Download video: https://go.nasa.gov/2Ql555y Florence is moving in a westerly direction across the Atlantic, headed for a likely landfall along the eastern seaboard of the U.S. late Thursday or early Friday. […]

NASA Introduces Media to New Astronaut Candidates

Eight astronaut candidates who arrived at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston this week to begin training participated in a news conference with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Tuesday, Aug. 20. The candidates were selected come from the second largest pool of applicants NASA has ever received — more than 6,000. During the next two […]

Hear from Record-Breaking NASA Astronaut Christina Koch

NASA astronaut Christina Koch returned to Earth on Thursday, Feb. 6 after logging 328 days in space – the longest spaceflight in history by a woman. Hear from the inspirational astronaut in a post flight news conference at 3:30 p.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 12 from our Johnson Space Center in Houston.

International Space Station Daytime Traverse

A room with Earth views! NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold captured this spectacular view from the International Space Station, starting above San Francisco and moving southward through the Americas. Space Station news: https://go.nasa.gov/1DbzULl Follow Ricky Arnold: https://twitter.com/astro_ricky Each day, the station completes 16 orbits of our home planet as the six humans living and working aboard […]

Views of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station – September 1, 2019

Cameras outside the International Space Station captured views September 1 of Hurricane Dorian from 260 miles in altitude at 12:16 p.m. Eastern time as it churned over the Atlantic Ocean over the northern Bahamas. The storm, which is moving in a westerly direction with sustained winds of 180 miles an hour, is a dangerous Category […]

Sounding Rockets: Cutting-Edge Science, 15 Minutes at a Time

Some of the smallest and lightest rockets in NASA’s lineup have made some of the biggest impacts on science. With a flight time of just about 15 minutes before falling back to Earth, sounding rockets collect unique observations on everything from our planet’s atmosphere to the Sun and even distant galaxies. Join us live to […]

NASA’s Dawn Mission Nears the End

After 11 years of ?breathtaking imagery, ⚙️unprecedented feats of engineering & ?️spacecraft records broken — it’s nearly time to bid farewell to NASA’s Dawn spacecraft as it comes to the expected end of the mission. Learn about its final orbits at Ceres: https://go.nasa.gov/dawnfinale

NASA's Dawn Mission Nears the End

After 11 years of ?breathtaking imagery, ⚙️unprecedented feats of engineering & ?️spacecraft records broken — it’s nearly time to bid farewell to NASA’s Dawn spacecraft as it comes to the expected end of the mission. Learn about its final orbits at Ceres: https://go.nasa.gov/dawnfinale

Cassini End of Mission Commentary

On Sept. 15, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft completed its remarkable story of exploration with an intentional plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere, ending its mission after nearly 20 years in space. Live commentary of Cassini’s end of mission activities was shown on NASA TV and the agency’s website. Launched in 1997, Cassini arrived in orbit around Saturn in […]