NASA's Artemis II Flight Readiness News Conference (March 12, 2026)
NASA held a live news conference on March 12, 2026 to announce the results of the Artemis II Flight Readiness Review (FRR). The panel, led by Dr. Lori Glaze and mission managers, confirmed that the integrated team is cleared to roll the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft to the pad, with a target launch on April 1, 2026 and a backup window on April 2. The FRR focused on risk posture, mitigation actions, and remaining work. Engineers reported that the helium quick‑disconnect seal issue discovered during the wet dress rehearsal has been redesigned, tested, and qualified. Additional hardware swaps—including flight‑termination system batteries and liquid‑oxygen seals—have been completed, and the crew (Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Cook, Jeremy Hansen) participated virtually, confirming confidence in the risk assessments. John Honeycutt noted that no dissenting opinions were raised, underscoring consensus on safety. Sean Quinn detailed the root‑cause analysis of the helium blockage and the successful implementation of a reinforced secondary seal. Norm Knight emphasized that Mission Control in Houston has finished extensive crew simulations and will begin quarantine on March 18. The clearance puts NASA on track to return humans to lunar orbit for the first time in half a century, and it demonstrates a faster processing cadence than Artemis I, supporting the agency’s broader cadence‑increase plan. Successful mitigation of hardware issues and a clear risk picture strengthen confidence among commercial partners and international stakeholders, paving the way for subsequent lunar landing missions.
NASA's Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 23 Departure
NASA’s Johnson Space Center broadcast live the departure of the Cygnus cargo vehicle S.S. William McCool, marking Northrop Grumman’s 23rd Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station. After a 175‑day docked stay delivering thousands of pounds of science...
Moonbound Episode II: For All Humanity (Official NASA Trailer)
The video is NASA’s official trailer for Artemis II, the agency’s second flight in the Artemis program, a crewed test flight that will orbit the Moon and fly past its far side, marking the first time four astronauts will share that...
Live High-Definition Views From the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream)
NASA’s International Space Station now streams continuous high‑definition video from an external camera on the Harmony module, offering a forward‑looking view that includes International Docking Adapter 2. When the live feed is temporarily unavailable, a pre‑recorded Earth loop replaces it, ensuring...
NASA's SpaceX 33rd Commercial Resupply Services Undocking
SpaceX’s Dragon capsule autonomously undocked from the International Space Station on Feb. 26, 2024, at 12:05 p.m. EST and is slated to splash down off California early the next morning. The vehicle completed NASA’s 33rd Commercial Resupply Services (CRS‑33) flight, having delivered...
NASA's Artemis II Fueling Test News Conference (Feb. 20, 2026)
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center hosted a press conference on Feb. 20, 2026, to review the Artemis II wet‑dress rehearsal, the final full‑scale test before the crewed lunar mission. The team reported that the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft were fully...
NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Mission to the International Space Station (Official NASA Trailer)
NASA’s latest crewed launch, SpaceX Crew‑12, lifted off to the International Space Station, marking the agency’s continued partnership with the commercial provider. The official NASA trailer frames the mission as an eight‑month scientific expedition, emphasizing the station’s role as a...
NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Prelaunch News Conference (Feb. 9, 2026)
NASA’s pre‑launch news conference on Feb. 9 outlined the upcoming Crew‑12 mission, slated for no earlier than Feb. 12 from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 40. The briefing featured program managers from NASA, ESA and SpaceX, and introduced the four‑person crew – veterans...
Restoring NASA’s Core Competencies
The video announces a sweeping workforce directive aimed at restoring NASA’s core engineering and operational competencies. Senior leadership pledges to reverse decades of outsourcing, bringing critical technical roles back under civil‑servant control and aligning the agency with the President’s national...
Live Video From the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream)
The live feed captured a routine but critical ground‑to‑crew communication session aboard the International Space Station, focusing on troubleshooting several onboard systems. Mission control first instructed the crew to inhibit smoke detectors in Nodes 1, 3 and the airlock, allowing safe access to...
