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  1. Crew-12 Leaves the ISS: Hatch Closure Aboard Dragon Freedom

    Published: 7 Oct 2026

    NASA's coverage follows Crew-12 as the hatch between Dragon Freedom and the International Space Station closes at 5:05 a.m.

    View mission: Crew-12

  2. Crew-12 Hatch Closure: Dragon Freedom Readies to Leave the ISS

    Published: 7 Oct 2026

    ESA's broadcast of NASA's Mission Control Houston coverage shows the Crew-12 hatch closure between Dragon Freedom and the International Space Station, at 5:05 a.m.

    View mission: Crew-12
    Outcome
    In progress

  3. Crew-12 Farewell: Jessica Meir Hands ISS Command to Dubrov

    Published: 4 Oct 2026

    Crew-12 members Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot and Andrey Fedyaev say farewell to the International Space Station crew.

    View mission: Crew-12

  4. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Arrival & Welcome Remarks

    Mission: 2026Published: 2 Oct 2026

    NASA's live coverage follows Crew-13 from its 11:10 a.m.

    View mission: SpaceX Crew-13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
    Outcome
    In progress

  5. Crew-13 Postlaunch Briefing: Record Dragon Docking Pace to ISS

    Mission: 2026Published: 1 Oct 2026

    After Crew-13 lifted off on a Falcon 9 on Oct.

    View mission: Crew-13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Launch Complex 40
    Outcome
    In progress

  6. Crew-13 Launch Countdown: Dragon Grace Readies for the ISS

    Mission: 2026Published: 1 Oct 2026

    NASA's live broadcast of the Crew-13 launch countdown, covering four crew members aboard Dragon Grace on a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40, targeting liftoff at 11:10 a.m.

    View mission: Crew-13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

  7. Crew-13 Prelaunch Briefing: Dragon Valve Repair and a Fast ISS Trip

    Mission: 2026Published: 30 Sep 2026

    NASA held the prelaunch news conference for SpaceX Crew-13 on Sept.

    View mission: Crew-13 (2026)
    Launch site
    Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
    Outcome
    In progress

  8. Starliner 1 and 2: NASA and Boeing Detail Fixes and 2028 Crew Flight

    Published: 28 Sep 2026

    NASA and Boeing leaders held a news conference at Kennedy Space Center on Starliner's return to flight.

    View mission: Starliner 1
    Vehicle
    Atlas V, Starliner, Vulcan

  9. Progress 96 Docks to Poisk After a 3-Day, 49-Orbit Chase

    Mission: 2026Published: 19 Sep 2026

    NASA's live coverage follows the unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 96 cargo ship through its final approach and automated docking to the Poisk module of the International Space Station.

    View mission: Progress 96 (2026)
    Vehicle
    Soyuz
    Launch site
    Baikonur Cosmodrome
    Outcome
    Success

  10. Crew-12 Pre-Departure Briefing: Spacewalks, Science and Going Home

    Published: 16 Sep 2026

    In a pre-departure news conference from orbit, the four Crew-12 members (NASA's Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA's Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev) recap their roughly seven…

    View mission: Crew-12
    Outcome
    In progress

  11. Progress 96 Launch: Soyuz 2.1b Sends 2.8 Tons to the ISS

    Mission: 2026Published: 16 Sep 2026

    NASA's live coverage follows the launch of the uncrewed Progress 96 cargo craft on a Soyuz 2.1b rocket from Baikonur, carrying 2.8 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 75 crew.

    View mission: Progress 96 (2026)
    Vehicle
    Soyuz
    Launch site
    Baikonur Cosmodrome, Pad 6, Site 31

  12. TIROS 1: The First Weather Satellite and Its Fuzzy First Images

    Published: 10 Sep 2026

    The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's On Air series looks at TIROS 1, the world's first weather satellite, launched in 1960.

    View mission: TIROS 1

  13. Spacewalk 99: Adenot and Meir Replace Harmony Retroreflector

    Published: 1 Sep 2026

    NASA's live coverage of U.S. Spacewalk 99, in which ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir worked outside the International Space Station.

    View mission: Expedition 75

  14. Zhuque-3 Landing, Roman Telescope Launch and SpaceX’s Louisiana Plan

    Published: 1 Sep 2026

    A roundup of space news from the second half of August.

  15. Roman Space Telescope Launches on Falcon Heavy: NASA Briefing

    Published: 30 Aug 2026

    NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center at 7:26 a.m.

    View mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
    Outcome
    In progress

  16. Roman Space Telescope Launch on Falcon Heavy From Pad 39A

    Published: 30 Aug 2026

    NASA's live broadcast followed the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, set for 7:26 a.m.

    View mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
    Outcome
    In progress

  17. Falcon Heavy Launches the Roman Space Telescope Toward L2

    Published: 30 Aug 2026

    Everyday Astronaut hosted live coverage of Falcon Heavy launching NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center.

    View mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
    Outcome
    Success

  18. Roman Space Telescope Prelaunch Briefing: Falcon Heavy, Weather

    Published: 29 Aug 2026

    NASA and SpaceX hold the prelaunch news conference for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, targeting a Falcon Heavy liftoff from pad 39A on August 30 at 7:26 a.m.

    View mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center LC-39A

  19. Roman Space Telescope Science Briefing Ahead of Launch

    Published: 29 Aug 2026

    NASA's science news conference, held a day before the scheduled Aug.

    View mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

  20. Roman Space Telescope: Hubble-Sized Mirror, 200 Times the View

    Published: 28 Aug 2026

    The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA flagship infrared survey telescope with a Hubble-sized 2.4 m mirror and a 300-megapixel wide field instrument.

    View mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

  21. How NASA Recovered Space Shuttle Boosters From the Atlantic

    Published: 26 Aug 2026

    Scott Manley explains how NASA recovered the Space Shuttle's two solid rocket boosters from the Atlantic after each flight.

  22. Spacewalk 98: Menon and Adenot Swap a Failed ISS Antenna

    Published: 25 Aug 2026

    NASA's live coverage of US Spacewalk 98, in which NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot work to finish replacing a failed space-to-ground antenna (ESCAN) on the station's Z1 truss.

    View mission: US Spacewalk 98

  23. Menon and Adenot Swap a Failed ISS Space-to-Ground Antenna

    Published: 18 Aug 2026

    NASA's live coverage follows astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot as they prepare for and begin a spacewalk of about six and a half hours to replace a faulty Space-to-Ground antenna on the…

    View mission: U.S. Spacewalk 97

  24. Starlab Station Tour: Voyager’s Starship-Sized Research Outpost

    Published: 14 Aug 2026

    Tim Dodd of Everyday Astronaut tours a mock-up of Starlab, Voyager Technologies' planned commercial space station, with CEO Dylan Taylor.