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19/09/2026
16/09/2026
16/09/2026

NASA and SpaceX are now targeting as soon as early October for the launch of the Crew-13 mission to allow for completion of prelaunch activities, readiness reviews, and coordination of space station operations. The team successfully replaced an oxidizer valve in Dragon’s propulsion system after a leak was detected earlier in processing.

The International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago opened with a conversation about the future of space explor...
15/09/2026

The International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago opened with a conversation about the future of space exploration. Manufacturing the Next Giant Leap featured the companies, tech, and people right here in Chicago working with NASA and the aerospace industry. Former NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence and NASA Associate Program Manager Sharon Cobb were also on hand for the discussion.

Chicagoans can visit the Henry Crown Space Center at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry to learn more about Mae’s ca...
14/09/2026

Chicagoans can visit the Henry Crown Space Center at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry to learn more about Mae’s career.

On September 12, 1992, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison became the first Black woman in space, as a member of the crew of space shuttle Endeavour.

Sally Ride's historic flight in 1983 inspired Jemison to apply to the space program, where she was one of 15 accepted out of a pool of 2000 applicants. With her on the space shuttle, Jemison carried the photo of another pioneer: aviator Bessie Coleman.

"Looking down and all around me, seeing the Earth, the moon, and the stars," Jemison later wrote of the Endeavour mission, "I just felt that I belonged right there, and in fact, any place in the entire universe”

📸: Suit technician Sharon McDougle tests Jemison's spacesuit before launch on September 12, 1992. (NASA)

May we never forget.
12/09/2026

May we never forget.

Frank Culbertson, Expedition 3 Commander aboard the International Space Station, captured this photo as smoke rose from the Twin Towers in New York City 25 years ago today.

We pause to reflect on that terrible day and pay tribute to the victims, survivors, and heroes of the 9/11 attacks.

31/08/2026

Astronauts Sophie Adenot of ESA and Jessica Meir of NASA are ready for a spacewalk set to begin at 8:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 1, for navigation and science maintenance outside the orbital outpost. More... https://go.nasa.gov/4i4mNti

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