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Most often, communications delays between the International Space Station crew and ground are nearly unnoticeable as they are routed from one Tracking and Data Relay Satellite to another as the station orbits about 250 miles above Earth.

NASA began flight testing Monday with Joby Aviation’s all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as part of the agency’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign.

For centuries, humans have mined materials to build the tools we use every day, from batteries and cell phones to airplanes and refrigerators.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will speak with astronauts aboard the International Space Station from the Mission Control Center at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston Thursday, Sept. 2.

Two Russian cosmonauts will venture outside the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 3, and Thursday, Sept. 9, to conduct the first pair of up to 11 spacewalks to prepare the new Nauka multipurpose laboratory module for operations in space.

The latest SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is bound for the International Space Station after launching at 3:14 a.m. EDT Sunday from from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying more than 4,800 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and spacecraft hardware.

Crew members aboard the International Space Station conducted scientific investigations during the week of Aug. 23 that included demonstrating 3D printing using a regolith simulant, growing a plant for psychological benefits, demonstrating an optical fiber-based radiation dosimeter, and ...

Students in Georgia and California will each have an opportunity this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Crew members aboard the International Space Station conducted scientific investigations during the week of Aug. 16 that included studying formation and flow of amyloids, analyzing the role of stress fibers in cell gravity detection, and coordinating multiple robotic helpers.

Astronauts traveling to the Moon, Mars, and other future deep space destinations will likely make new and amazing discoveries.