NASA Space Operations
@NASASpaceOps
The Space Operations Mission Directorate enables sustained human exploration missions & operations in low Earth orbit. Verification: http://nasa.gov/socialmedia
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…
.@NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s @SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the @Space_Station. Liftoff is targeted for 12:09 p.m. EDT, Thursday, July 31, from Launch Complex 39A at @NASAKennedy in Florida. The targeted docking time…
Our new space communications terminal, the Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT), just launched alongside TRACERS🚀 Designed to enable network roaming in space - similar to how cell phones roam between networks on Earth - this demo is opening new doors for space missions in…
Watch NASA's TRACERS mission launch happening now.
Watch Falcon 9 launch the @NASA TRACERS mission to orbit from California
.@NASA is seeking proposals from U.S. companies about innovative Moon and Mars proximity relay communication and navigation capabilities as the agency aims to use private industry satellite communications services for emerging missions. Responses are due by 5 p.m. EDT,…
I snapped this photo on the @Space_Station just a few days ago. The solar arrays are not only beautiful, but an incredible display of engineering.
Standing down from today's launch attempt due to FAA airspace concerns that created a no-go condition for launch. Now targeting tomorrow, July 23 for liftoff of TRACERS
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Watch Falcon 9 launch the @NASA TRACERS mission to orbit from California
Launching alongside @NASA's TRACERS mission, the Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) technology demonstration, managed by NASA's Space Communications and Navigation program in partnership with the @JHUAPL, will showcase new technology that empowers missions to roam between…
TRACERS is being launched via a rideshare mission secured through the VADR (Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) launch services contract, which is managed by NASA's Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center. science.nasa.gov/blogs/tracers/
Media are invited to hear from @NASA's @SpaceX Crew-10 during a news conference beginning at 10:40 a.m. EDT, Friday, July 25, from the @Space_Station. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and…
We’re launching the technology of the future. Launching no earlier than July 22 alongside the TRACERS mission, @NASA and the @JHUAPL Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) will test a new capability for missions that will help the agency transition to commercial…
On the latest #HWHAP episode, @NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 quartet each dive into their paths to space and what lies ahead aboard the @Space_Station: go.nasa.gov/44BksPk More on the Crew-11 Mission: nasa.gov/missions/stati…
A host of scientific investigations await the crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission during their long-duration expedition aboard the @Space_Station. @NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, are set to…
New Glenn’s second mission, NG-2, will send @NASA’s ESCAPADE to Mars. This launch will support ESCAPADE’s science objectives as the twin spacecraft progress on their journey to the Red Planet. Also onboard is a technology demonstration from @Viasat in support of @NASASpaceOps'…
Over the next decade, @NASA missions near Earth will adopt commercial services to send and receive data. The Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) demonstration, launching alongside TRACERS, will attempt to prove missions can roam between commercial and government satellite…
LIVE: Experts are discussing our TRACERS mission, two satellites which will study how Earth's magnetosphere protects our planet from solar wind. TRACERS is scheduled to launch no earlier than late July. Listen in: youtu.be/IKRwdxtuwas
As @NASA continues its transition toward a commercial low Earth orbit marketplace, an agency-supported commercial space station, Starlab, recently completed five development and design milestones. Starlab’s planned design consists of a service module and a habitat that will be…
Fifty years ago today, an Apollo spacecraft launched into space and days later, docked with a Soyuz spacecraft for the first time. @NASA astronaut Thomas Stafford and cosmonaut Alexei Leonov shook hands in space on July 17 and paved the way for future cooperation on the space…
The @NASA-supported fourth private astronaut mission to the @Space_Station, Axiom Mission 4, completed its flight as part of the agency’s efforts to demonstrate demand and build operational knowledge for future commercial space stations. The four-person crew safely returned to…
NASA astronaut Shannon Walker retired July 10, concluding a career that spanned 38 years, including 30 years of federal service and more than 21 years as an astronaut. During two spaceflights, she spent 330 days in orbit, contributing to hundreds of scientific experiments and…
#Ax4 from @Axiom_Space aboard the @SpaceX Dragon undocked from the station's Harmony module at 7:15am ET today completing a two-and-a-half week space research mission. More... go.nasa.gov/4lwf06k