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College students across the country are competing to design, build, and operate their own lunar robots during the annual Lunabotics Challenge.
Watch live to see how they are helping NASA prepare for future Artemis missions to the Moon.
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Gas stations in space? We’re working on it! ⛽
NASA is teaming up with Rocket Lab and Eta Space for LOXSAT, a low Earth orbit technology demo to address the challenges of using super-cold fuel in space. Launching aboard an Electron rocket, this demonstration could help shape the future of in-space propellant depots to refuel missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond:
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LIVE: After Wednesday's launch attempt was postponed due to inclement weather, tune in for today's live coverage of our next cargo resupply mission to the @Space_Station. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:05pm ET (2205 UTC).
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A Dragon cargo spacecraft nears launch at 6:05pm ET today, weather permitting. Meanwhile, the Exp 74 crew inspected lab hardware, worked biomedical science, and prepped for a spacewalk. More...
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This National Police Week, we’re proud to recognize Kennedy Space Center’s Office of Protective Services. Every day, OPS helps safeguard the spaceport, our astronauts, our visitors, and the unique mini‑city that keeps space exploration moving forward. Thank you for all you do to keep Kennedy safe!
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Something new is on the horizon at @ExploreSpaceKSC
NASA Kennedy leaders and Visitor Complex partners marked the start of construction on a new attraction near Space Shuttle Atlantis. The future experience will give guests another way to explore NASA’s history and the missions shaping the future of exploration.
The new attraction is expected to open in 2028.
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An internship can be a launchpad to an exciting career!🚀
Don't wait until the final countdown to apply. We're accepting applications for Fall 2026 @NASA internships now!
Find the opportunity that's right for you & apply. Details in this week's EXPRESS:
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.@NASA and @SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 6:05 p.m. EDT Friday, May 15, for the launch of the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. More...
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Standing down from today’s launch of the CRS-34 mission the @Space_Station due to unfavorable weather conditions at the launch site. Now targeting Friday, May 15 for liftoff
Live coverage of @SpaceX's 34th commercial resupply services mission to the @Space_Station for NASA begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and NASA's YouTube.
The Exp 74 crew prepped for the @SpaceX Dragon cargo mission due to a launch at 6:50 p.m. EDT today. The crew also tested a voice-activated camera robot and conducted health checks on Wednesday. More...
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Planning is underway for our Artemis III mission, which will test the capabilities of NASA's Orion spacecraft and one or both commercial landers from @BlueOrigin and @SpaceX as they meet and dock in Earth's orbit. Details:
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Due to forecasted inclement weather, @NASA and @SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 6:50 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 13, for the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission to the @Space_Station. Watch NASA’s live launch coverage beginning at 6:30 p.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel.
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Perseverance in the Wild Martian West 🤠
Our Perseverance Mars rover snapped some photos beyond the western rim of Jezero Crater—the farthest west the rover has ever gone on the Red Planet. See what we found there:
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For Roman, from Hubble 💌
Before our next telescope teammate @NASARoman launches later this year, Hubble studied some of the same regions in our galaxy's center that Roman plans to observe.
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NASA invites media to annual Lunabotics challenge at NASA Kennedy.
50 college teams from across the country will convene to design, build, and operate their own lunar robot prototypes to help NASA prepare for future Artemis missions to the Moon.
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LIVE: Experts talk about the next cargo launch to the @Space_Station. This delivery will include supplies and science experiments, including one that will evaluate how red blood cells and the spleen change in space to protect future astronauts.
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Launching no earlier than 7:16 p.m. ET (11:16 p.m. UTC) Tuesday, May 12 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Our next cargo mission to the @Space_Station is lifting off from Florida as soon as Tuesday, May 12.
Flying aboard: medical research to understand our blood and bones, a new space weather experiment, and supplies and hardware for the crew. Read more:
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55 years ago, the Apollo 15 spacecraft was on the move.
The 363-foot-tall vehicle left the Vehicle Assembly Building on May 11, 1971, for its slow 8-hour trip to Pad 39A at @NASAKennedy. Apollo 15, the fourth Apollo lunar landing mission, was scheduled to lift off on July 26.
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The planet can spell your name – literally. 🔤🌍
This Earth Day, see your name written in landscapes captured by Landsat:
