Space Contents Archive

Our flight readiness review for Ax-1, @Axiom_Space's upcoming private astronaut mission to the @Space_Station, is complete! Join us online for a live #Ax1 update with Axiom, @SpaceX and NASA leaders: https://t.co/z1RgZwQSMq https://t.co/23WdnxLePA

The Exp 66 crew ended the week exploring ways to adapt to microgravity, cleaning up after a spacewalk, and completing robotics work. https://t.co/J7aRCr2osg

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II floats untethered away from the safety of the space shuttle, with nothing but his Manned Maneuvering Unit keeping him alive. The first person in history to do so.

Here's a file photo of the self-contained protective suits worn by technicians loading toxic hydrazine into the Space Launch System’s booster hydraulic power units at pad 39B today. More: https://t.co/bJr057alte https://t.co/xdrAkyhMnn

FAA’s Friday afternoon news dump: it’s delaying the final programmatic environmental assessment (PEA) of SpaceX’s Starship/Super Heavy another month, to April 29. “The FAA is currently reviewing the Final PEA and completing consultation and coordination with agencies”

Join us in celebrating astronaut Jim Lovell on his #birthday! Born #OTD in 1928, Lovell is a veteran of Gemini VII, Gemini XII, Apollo 8, and Apollo 13. Read more about his life and career: https://t.co/syav6Ry6pY https://t.co/FSQTK3L7AV

Happy launchiversary to STS-3! 40 years ago this week, space shuttle Columbia took its third flight. https://t.co/vcdcInFRAh

M42 and Sh2-279 (Starless)

Exploring the Moon and Mars, addressing climate change, promoting equity and driving economic growth are just some of the topics NASA Administrator @SenBillNelson will cover in the 2022 #StateOfNASA address. Join us Monday, March 28, at 2pm ET (18:00 UTC) https://t.co/V9Q6TFG1Ln https://t.co/K5obylgPQ3

SpaceX is planning up to six Falcon 9 missions in April after launching three times in March — a quiet month by the company’s recent standards. See our updated launch schedule: https://t.co/ufc1f2AZX5 https://t.co/J6i3uOCluU

The Grumman F6F Hellcat was conceived as an advanced version of the U.S. Navy's F4F Wildcat. The Museum’s Hellcat logged its last flight 75 years ago today, with a total of 430.2 flying hours. https://t.co/rPGRci3mcp

FAA delays SpaceX Starship environmental review another month to April 29 https://t.co/G3ESGMLoTC https://t.co/CZ4ZJ0BzXE

From small satellites to crystals, explore the research conducted aboard the @Space_Station this past week. https://t.co/nIg5lqYJZn https://t.co/bND25lLUgG

A Kepler image of Triton and Neptune. Triton is the largest moon of Neptune, it is the only moon in the solar system with a retrogade orbit. It is thought that Triton used to be a dwarf planet located in the Kuiper belt before it was captured by Neptune.

Join us and @SmithsonianAIB for a special @TwitterSpaces conversation, #IfThenSheCan: Q&A with NASA Ambassadors. Chat with experts about how they got started at NASA and get career advice. Submit your questions by using #IfThenSheCan. https://t.co/ia0GxVa3Pr