NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-077 OCT. 8, 2026 SCIENCE NASA Briefing to Highlight Contributions to Martian Moons Mission An artist’s concept of JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft at Mars. Credit: JAXA Media are invited to join NASA for a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 15, to preview the agency’s contributions to JAXA’s (Japan Aerospac ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-085 OCT. 8, 2026 NASA Announces Bold Science Initiatives for America’s Golden Age Summit   Credit: NASA NASA is launching two new science and technology initiatives to deepen scientific understanding and accelerate the innovation that will shape America’s future in space.   The initiatives are announced in conjunction with the White House Office of Science and Tech ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE: 26-083 OCT. 8, 2026 MISSIONS NASA’s SpaceX Crew‑12 Splashes Down, Sets Briefing to Discuss Mission   The SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Los Angeles on Oct. 8, 2026. Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE: 26-084 OCT. 8, 2026 NASA, Energy Department Advance New Era of Nuclear-Powered Exploration   NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, seated left, and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, seated right, hold the signed Memorandum of Understanding, “Accelerating American Leadership in Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion,” as Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Michae ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-078 OCT. 7, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 35th Station Resupply Launch, Arrival  A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft departs from the International Space Station on June 16 after undocking from the Harmony module’s forward port. Dragon, packed with completed science experiments and cargo for retrieval and analysis on Earth, parachuted to a splashdown off the coast of southern California ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-076 OCT. 6, 2026 MISSIONS NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Spacecraft Departure  Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft rests at its capture point on April 13, 2026, 12 meters from the International Space Station, as the Canadarm2 robotic arm prepares to grapple the resupply ship. Credit: NASA/Jessica Meir After delivering more than 11,000 pounds of supplie ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-075 OCT. 5, 2026 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA to Stream SpaceX Crew-12 Return, Splashdown Live NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 members gather for a portrait in the pressure suits they will wear when they depart the International Space Station inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, Crew-12 pilot and commande ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-072 OCT. 2, 2026 NASA Astronaut Christina Koch to Join NFL Fans in Philadelphia NASA astronaut Christina Koch is seen during an event to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credit: NASA/John Kraus As part of NASA’s ongoing Inspiration Tour, NASA astronaut Christi ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE: 26-082 OCT. 2, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Opens Applications for Next Class of Flight Directors    The Artemis II flight control team is pictured in the White Flight Control Room in mission control at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on April 10, 2026, for the splashdown and recovery of the Artemis II mission. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz NASA is seeking leaders for one of the ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE: 26-081 OCT. 1, 2026 MISSIONS NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches to International Space Station    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov onboard, Thursda ...Continue Reading