NASA Cygnus Begins Its Return from the ISS

NASA Cygnus Begins Its Return from the ISS

NASA has announced that Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, which delivered over 8,200 pounds of supplies, scientific materials, and hardware to the International Space Station (ISS), is now preparing for its departure. This uncrewed spacecraft is scheduled to detach from the ISS on March 28, 2025. NASA will provide live coverage of the event on NASA+ … Read more

NASA Astronauts to Answer Student Questions from Space

NASA Astronauts to Answer Student Questions from Space

NASA has announced that on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, students from Richmond Hill High School in Queens, New York, will have a unique opportunity to connect with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers. This 20-minute space-to-Earth call, scheduled for 12 p.m. EDT, will feature the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) responding to … Read more

SpaceX saved the astronauts and sent them to NASA’s Johnson Space Center

SpaceX saved the astronauts and sent them to NASA’s Johnson Space Center

The Crew-9 mission, a collaboration between NASA and SpaceX, launched on September 28, 2024, at 1:17 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida, using a Falcon 9 rocket to send the Dragon spacecraft Freedom to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew included NASA astronauts Nick Hague (commander), Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and … Read more

SpaceX and NASA planned Dragon’s autonomous undocking from the ISS

SpaceX and NASA planned Dragon's autonomous undocking from the ISS

On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 1:05 a.m. ET, SpaceX and NASA planned the autonomous undocking of the Dragon spacecraft from the International Space Station (ISS), carrying Crew-9 members NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. Watch Dragon depart the @Space_Station and return to Earth with the … Read more

NASA’s CLPS teams up with U.S. firms for lunar science missions

NASA’s CLPS teams up with U.S. firms for lunar science missions

NASA and Firefly Aerospace have announced a significant milestone in lunar exploration and have invited media for a detailed discussion regarding the conclusion of the Blue Ghost Mission 1. The news conference is scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 2 p.m. EDT at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. This event will focus … Read more

Trump said he authorized Musk to expedite the return of Williams and Wilmore

Trump said he authorized Musk to expedite the return of Williams and Wilmore

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for over nine months, recently expressed gratitude toward SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump. Their extended stay began in June 2024, when they launched on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft for what was intended to be an eight-day … Read more

NASA and SpaceX have targeted an earlier return on the evening of Tuesday

NASA will provide live coverage of the SpaceX Crew-9 mission’s return to Earth from the ISS

NASA will provide live coverage of the SpaceX Crew-9 mission’s return to Earth from the International Space Station, beginning with preparations to close the Dragon spacecraft’s hatch at 10:45 p.m. EDT on Monday, March 17. .@NASA will provide live coverage of Crew-9’s return to Earth from the @Space_Station, beginning with @SpaceX Dragon hatch closure preparations … Read more

SpaceX Dragon’s hatch opened, and Crew-10’s four astronauts entered the ISS

SpaceX Dragon's hatch opened, and Crew-10's four astronauts entered the ISS

On March 16, 2025, at 1:35 a.m. ET, the hatch of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft opened, allowing the four members of Crew-10 Anne McClain and Nicole Ayers (NASA, USA), Takuya Onishi (JAXA, Japan), and Kirill Peskov (Roscosmos, Russia) to enter the International Space Station (ISS). All the hugs. 🫶 The hatch of the SpaceX Dragon … Read more

SpaceX conducted three successful launches within 13 hours

SpaceX conducted three successful launches within 13 hours

On March 15, 2025, SpaceX successfully completed its third launch within a mere 13-hour span, a remarkable feat that underscores the company’s reusable rocket technology and rapid launch capabilities. The three missions included a crewed flight to the International Space Station (ISS), a satellite rideshare mission, and a deployment of Starlink satellites, showcasing SpaceX’s versatility … Read more