NASA Space Operations

.@NASA is advancing American leadership in space by taking the next step toward a future where commercial space stations lead the way in low Earth orbit. On Friday, the agency released its final Request for Proposals inviting industry to submit plans for the next generation of commercial space stations.

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LIVE: Watch Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft undock and depart from the International Space Station. The spacecraft previously brought over 11,000 pounds of supplies, science experiments, and other cargo to the @Space_Station. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

LIVE: NASA leaders recap today's Crew-12 splashdown and give a preview of SpaceX's 35th cargo resupply mission to the @Space_Station. youtube.com/live/czb4LrXTr…

After more than seven months aboard the @Space_Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission safely splashed down Thursday in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Los Angeles. The crew members will discuss their science mission during a news conference at 3:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 15, at @NASAJohnson in Houston.

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Welcome home, Crew-12! 🌎

LIVE: After 237 days and 100 million miles in orbit, Crew-12 is returning to Earth. Watch with us as they splash down in the Pacific at 11:34am ET (1534 UTC). x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

.@NASA and @SpaceX are targeting 6:33 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 13, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment, including the final set of @Space_Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays, to the space station. This is the 35th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbital complex for NASA.

NASA also will host a media teleconference on Thursday, Oct. 8 that will preview the cargo resupply flight, as well as provide a post-splashdown update for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, which will have returned to Earth from the space station Thursday morning.

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There is so much packed into these photos. Unforgettable memories. Dragon has departed with Crew-12 and is on the way back to Earth after eight months.

In front of Dragon is the antenna we installed together. These were both peak teamwork moments for @Space_Station and ground teams across @NASA and commercial operators.

.@NASA's @SpaceX Crew-12 aboard Dragon undocked from the space station at 8:05 a.m. EDT today and will head toward Earth for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at 11:34 a.m. on Thursday. More... go.nasa.gov/4hNB5wCC

LIVE: The members of Crew-12 are inside their spacecraft and ready to head back to Earth. Watch as they undock from the @Space_Station around 8:05am ET (1205 UTC) and begin their trip home. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

After delivering more than 11,000 pounds of supplies, science experiments, and other cargo to the @Space_Station for @NASA, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft is scheduled to depart Friday, Oct. 9, as part of the company’s Commercial Resupply Services-24 mission. Watch NASA’s live coverage of undocking and departure beginning at 12:30 p.m. EDT through a variety of platforms.

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Four Expedition 75 crew members are in their final full day aboard the space station as they prepare to undock aboard a @SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at 8:05 a.m. EDT on Wednesday. More... go.nasa.gov/4i7j3GM

.@NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:05 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 7, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission from the @Space_Station, pending weather conditions.

An Oct. 7 undock puts NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev on schedule to splash down off the coast of California at approximately 11:34 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8.

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Two walkouts, one station. 🛰️

@NASA's @SpaceX Crew‑12 and Crew‑13 both began their journeys waving to family and friends outside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center. Today, both crews are living and working aboard the International @Space_Station as Crew‑12 prepares to wrap up their mission and return to Earth this week while Crew‑13 settles in for their long‑duration stay.

.@NASA and @SpaceX now target no earlier than 1:05 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 7, for Crew-12’s departure following a review of weather and splashdown conditions off the California coast. More... go.nasa.gov/46UMVQy

.@NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov of NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission launched at 11:10 a.m. EDT Thursday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for a science expedition aboard the @Space_Station. The spacecraft will dock autonomously to the forward port of the station’s Harmony module at approximately 7 p.m., making it the fastest launch-to-docking by a U.S. spacecraft in the history of the space station.

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.@NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s @SpaceX Crew‑13 mission to the @Space_Station.

Crew‑13 is scheduled to launch at 11:10 a.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 1, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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During a news conference at 3 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 28, @NASA and @BoeingSpace leadership will discuss Starliner’s development and plans for regular crew flights to and from the @Space_Station. Learn more: nasa.gov/news-release/n…

Four crew members from three space agencies will launch to the @Space_Station no earlier than spring 2027 for a long-duration science expedition as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-14 mission.

NASA astronauts Kayla Barron and Chris Birch will serve as spacecraft commander and pilot, with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Makoto Suwa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Arutyun Kiviryan as mission specialists

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.@NASA and @SpaceX are targeting 11:10 a.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 1, as the earliest launch opportunity for the Crew-13 mission to the @Space_Station. Over the next several days, teams will complete a series of prelaunch activities and intensive reviews to confirm the crew, the space station, and SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, and Falcon 9 rocket are ready for liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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