Welcome to the NASA Space Operations Twitter page! We’ll share the latest news about astronauts living and working in orbit, travel to and from the Space Station, and updates from
@NASA
Space Operations leaders, including Ken Bowersox.
We look forward to sharing space with you!
.
@NASA
and
@SpaceX
now are targeting no earlier than 3:05 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, for the undocking of the Crew-8 mission from the
@Space_Station
due to weather conditions off the coast of Florida. Mission managers continue to monitor conditions, with the next weather briefing
Happy World Space Week!
Today through Oct. 10, follow along with the
#WSW2024
theme of "Space & Climate Change" as we share the latest updates from around our
@NASAEarth
— and across the
@NASAUniverse
. Learn more about our changing planet:
NASA has broken the record for the farthest laser communication ever sent! We sent a laser signal to our Psyche spacecraft about 290 million miles away.
Congrats, team. This extraordinary achievement will transform the way we explore the solar system.
A royal start to the weekend! 💫
Join our ARISS partners, young women in STEM, and the Duchess of Edinburgh in Weybridge, England, as they speak with NASA astronaut Suni Williams during a live Amateur Radio contact event on the
@Space_Station
, this Saturday, Oct. 5 at 7:29am
LIVE: Tracy Dyson of
@NASA_Astronauts
discusses her six-month mission supporting science and research on the
@Space_Station
, and answers questions from the media.
It’s
#WorldSpaceWeek
!
Did you know observing Earth at night from the space station can tell us a lot about our home planet? Researchers use astronauts’ images—like this one—to study urban night lighting, atmospheric processes, storms, and more.
More of
#EarthFromSpace
:
Curious how voting from space is possible?
Through NASA’s Space Communication and Navigation Program,
@NASA_Astronauts
aboard the
@Space_Station
have the opportunity to vote in general elections through absentee ballots or early voting in coordination with the county clerk’s
Next week, a journey of 1.8 billion miles begins.
All about our mission to explore Jupiter's intriguing moon Europa:
The launch period opens on Oct. 10. Here's how to watch:
On Sept. 26,
@NASAGoddard
Space Flight Center hosted a Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy Ceremony at the White Sands Complex to honor four employees for their dedication and hard work in support of human spaceflight.
Luis Carlos Duarte, Karan Nyenhuis, Paul Correa, and Glenn
Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver
@NASA
science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the
@Space_Station
. This launch is the 31st SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for the agency and will liftoff on the company’s
That's why
@EuropaClipper
is so big—it's full of secrets.
When fully deployed, Europa Clipper will be the largest spacecraft NASA has developed for an interplanetary mission and will carry a gravity/radio experiment supported by the Deep Space Network.
Dragon spacecraft operations are underway as the next crew preps for return to Earth. Meanwhile, advanced space biology research continued on the station Wednesday.
As systems integration lead for
@NASA
’s Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program, Hector Chavez helps build a future where NASA and private industry work together to push the boundaries of space exploration.
More on Chavez’s journey:
Our
@EuropaClipper
spacecraft is sending science—and poetry—to Jupiter's unique moon.
Hear from Ada Limón, U.S. Poet Laureate, and planetary scientist Lynnae Quick Henderson in the latest episode of our Curious Universe podcast:
.
@NASA_Astronauts
Josh Cassada retired Oct. 1, after 11 years of service to the agency across multiple programs, including 157 days in space and three spacewalks. Cassada also is a retired United States Navy captain and naval aviator with more than two decades of service.
Get hip to this cosmic tip:
Join our birthday trip.
Get your kicks on Orbit 66!
We've been exploring since Oct. 1, 1958. What's in store next orbit? Launches to the Moon and Jupiter, quiet supersonic flight, and sharing it all with you live. Stay tuned to
That’s a wrap! 🎬
#Crew8
is finishing up research aboard
@Space_Station
. Growing protein crystals, deploying satellites, and studying microbes were all accomplished during their stay. Check out the research they conducted:
Media is invited to preview and interview
@NASA
leadership ahead of the opening of the Earth Information Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History at 10 a.m. EDT, Monday, Oct. 7.
The 2,000-square-foot exhibit includes a 32-foot-long, 12-foot-high video wall