Station Nation: Meet Tess Caswell, Extravehicular Activity Flight Controller and Lead Capsule Communicator
Tess Caswell supports the International Space Station from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston as a capsule communicator, or capcom,…
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Human Rating and NASA-STD-3001 – NASA
Human-rating is a critical certification process that validates the safety, reliability, and suitability of space systems—including orbiters, launch vehicles, rovers, spacesuits,…
Algae-Grown Bioplastic Passes Mars Pressure Test, Boosting Hopes for Red Planet Habitats
In a major step forward for sustainable space travel, researchers have been able to successfully grow algae inside biodegradable bioplastic,…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 to Support Health Studies for Deep Space Travel
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is set to launch a four-person crew to the International Space Station later this summer. Some…
NASA Fosters Innovative Far-Out Tech
Through the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, NASA nurtures visionary yet credible concepts that could one day “change the…
NASA, SpaceX Crew-9 Returns on Crew Dragon Freedom After 171 Days in Space
NASA and SpaceX prepare for the return of Crew-9 astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft. The scheduled splashdown took…
Starliner Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore Return to Earth with Crew-9
NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, alongside NASA’s Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, have departed from the…
ISRO Successfully Tests Semi-Cryogenic Engine for Future Heavy-Lift Launches
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has carried out a significant hot test on the semi-cryogenic engine SE2000, marking a…
Katy Perry to Launch on Blue Origin’s First All-Female Spaceflight Mission
Singer Katy Perry has been confirmed as part of an all-female crew preparing to launch into space aboard Blue Origin’s…
Blue Origin Completes 10th Human Spaceflight on New Shepard with Six Passengers
Blue Origin successfully launched its 10th human spaceflight on February 25, 2025, from the company’s West Texas facility. The suborbital…