A Serendipitous NASA Family Reunion
Growing up in Puerto Rico, Yomayra Cruz-Diaz didn't imagine that one day she would work at NASA. Today, she serves as technical project coordinator at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia, ...
NASA Begins Post-Hurricane Milton...
NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida remains closed as Hurricane Milton moves off the coast. The safety of everyone impacted by the storm remains our top priority as the agency begins the ...
NASAs Kennedy Space Center Prepares...
With Hurricane Milton approaching the area, NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida went into HURCON II on Thursday, Oct. 8. NASA Kennedy's Hurricane Conditions rank IV, III, II, and I, indicating ...
NASA, SpaceX Secure Europa Clipper...
NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Thursday, Oct. 10, launch attempt of the agency's Europa Clipper mission due to anticipated hurricane conditions in the area. Hurricane Milton is expected ...
NASAs Mobile Launcher Rolls Ahead of...
NASA rolled closer to integrating elements of the Artemis II Moon rocket together as teams with the agency's Exploration Ground Systems Program at Kennedy Space Center in Florida began moving the ...
Falcon 9 First Stage Sticks Landing
The first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has completed its descent and landed at the company's Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Next, the Dragon spacecraft will ...
Propellant and Liquid Oxygen Loading...
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fueling is underway with rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) and first-stage liquid oxygen. About 16 minutes before liftoff, liquid oxygen fueling will begin for the second ...
Liftoff One Hour Away for NASAs...
The SpaceX closeout team has left the crew access arm, which will soon retract from the Dragon spacecraft. Launch, set for 1:17 p.m. EDT, is now less than an hour away. Launch weather officers ...
Falcon 9 Max Q, Main Engine Cutoff,...
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has reached Max-Q, the moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket. Following this, first stage main engine cutoff occurred, and the first and second stages have separated ...
Crew Access Arm Retracts
The launch director just gave a "go" for the crew access arm to retract away from SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket. A few minutes later, Dragon's launch escape system will be armed ...
