NASA Space Operations

Welcome to NASA’s Space Operations X page! We’ll share the latest news about astronauts living and working in orbit, travel to and from the space station, launches and landings, space communications and navigation, developments in low Earth orbit, as well as updates from Space Operations leaders. We look forward to sharing space with you!

Sneak peek at what it looks like to set up a new experiment on the @Space_Station! I installed hardware in the Microgravity Sciences Glovebox (MSG) for the Colloidal Solids experiment. This study will investigate the structure and dynamics of crystal, gel and glass phases during solidification of colloids (mixtures in which tiny particles of one substance are scattered throughout another, but that don’t dissolve or settle out, for example, milk, mayonnaise, and fog).  Since gravitational forces often perturb these materials, we may observe differences in microgravity. This research could lead to the development of new materials for space exploration (substrates for plant growth, 3D printing, etc.), and may provide insight into protein crystallization, a critical process in the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, to directly benefit human health back on Earth.

After reviewing the @Space_Station flight schedule, @NASA and its partners are adjusting launch opportunities for several upcoming missions. This update to the schedule better aligns mission planning, logistics, and timing for upcoming flights to support space station operations. Read more on the targeted no-earlier-than-launch opportunities with NASA crew and cargo: nasa.gov/blogs/spacesta…

A new exercise device, artery scans, and space gardening topped the research schedule for the Expedition 74 crew aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. More... go.nasa.gov/4tIZUhZ

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LIVE: @astro_anil is talking about his upcoming mission to the @Space_Station, scheduled to launch on Tuesday, July 14. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

The Exp 74 crew opened a new cargo ship, installed new quantum physics gear to study atomic wave functions, and tested new biomedical technology to protect health in space on Tuesday. More... go.nasa.gov/4eJI9uc

Future explorers may use laser comms technology to transmit 4K video, data, and imagery from the lunar surface – once again enabling those watching on Earth to experience missions in near real-time.

A Progress 95 cargo spacecraft docked to the station's Zvezda service module at 8pm ET today delivering about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the Exp 74 crew. More... go.nasa.gov/3P6CzHV

A Progress 95 cargo spacecraft is approaching the orbital outpost for a docking at around 8pm ET today to resupply the Expedition 74 crew live on @NASA+. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

The Exp 74 crew worked eye checks, vein scans, and new medical tech as a Progress 95 cargo spacecraft packed with food, fuel, and supplies orbits Earth toward the station for a docking at 8 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 27. More... go.nasa.gov/3QO3ubT

A Progress 95 cargo spacecraft lifted off at 6:21 p.m. EDT on Satuday, April 25, from Kazakhstan carrying food, fuel, and supplies to resupply the Expedition 74 crew aboard the orbital outpost on Monday. More... go.nasa.gov/4eG9duf

Students in Missouri will hear from @NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions while aboard the @Space_Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 10:50 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 30, and will stream live on the agency’s Learn With NASA YouTube channel. Learn more: nasa.gov/news-release/n…

Thursday's biotech research on space station seeks to advance heart treatments and manufacture DNA-inspired cancer therapies. More... go.nasa.gov/41Qi31a

On this week's Houston We Have a Podcast, Space Operations' deputy associate administrator for the Space Communications and Navigation Program, Kevin Coggins, discusses how we're establishing time around celestial bodies — starting with the Moon 🌑 👂here: go.nasa.gov/4cvYYaE

As part of @NASA's @SpaceX Crew-13 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch no earlier than mid-September to the @Space_Station for a long-duration science expedition. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney will serve as spacecraft commander and pilot, respectively. They will be joined by CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, who will serve as mission specialists. After arriving at the orbiting laboratory, Crew-13 will become members of the space station’s Expedition 75. Read more: nasa.gov/news-release/n…

“Every single thing that we learned on ISS is up here." - @Astro_Christina For over 25 years, the station has provided a platform for sharpening the skills, tech, and knowledge needed to thrive on journeys to the Moon and beyond. More: go.nasa.gov/4q3X59Z

Biotech research was back on the schedule Wednesday as the Exp 74 crew studied DNA and DNA-like nanomaterials to advance health. nasa.gov/blogs/spacesta…

.@NASA will host a news conference at 1:45 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 29, from @NASA_Johnson in Houston to preview astronaut Anil Menon’s upcoming mission to the @Space_Station. Watch the news conference live on NASA’s YouTube channel. Learn more: nasa.gov/news-release/n…

This Earth Day, we’re looking back at new views of our home from the Artemis II crew. As they flew around the Moon, the crew was 252,756 miles from Earth at their farthest point. No matter how far we go, we will always remember where we came from. 🌎

.@NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the @Space_Station. The unpiloted Progress 95 resupply spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 6:21 p.m. EDT on Saturday, April 25 (3:21 a.m. Baikonur time on Sunday, April 26), on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Watch NASA’s live coverage beginning at 6 p.m., on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Learn more: nasa.gov/news-release/n…