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NASA Space Operations

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NASA Space Operations

@NASASpaceOps

The Space Operations Mission Directorate enables sustained human exploration missions & operations in low Earth orbit.

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NASA Space Operations
@NASASpaceOps
Jun 26, 2025
Welcome to NASA’s Space Operations X page! We’ll share the latest news about astronauts living and working in orbit, travel to and from the space station, launches and landings, space communications and navigation, developments in low Earth orbit, as well as updates from Space
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NASA's Johnson Space Center
@NASAJohnson
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Did you know astronauts' eyes & brains can change in space? 👀🧠 A new study is taking a closer look at these changes, why they happen, & how long they may persist after returning to Earth. Learn how this will help keep spacefarers healthy on missions to the Moon & Mars!
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NASA Marshall
@NASA_Marshall
Jun 10
⏱️100,000 hours - 6,000,000 minutes - 360,000,000 seconds That is how long the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) has been operating aboard the @Space_Station! Learn more about MSG and the many experiments that have been conducted inside it >> go.nasa.gov/4dZhHvX
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International Space Station
@Space_Station
Jun 10
☎️ On June 9, at 7:57 a.m. CT, the Expedition 74 crew called the payload operations team at @NASA_Marshall to celebrate a major milestone. The Microgravity Science Glovebox aboard station has hit 100,000 hours of crew science and autonomous operations!
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NASA
@NASA
Jun 9
Introducing Artemis III. Four astronauts. Three launches. Two dockings. One splashdown. In 2027, the Artemis III mission will practice docking the Orion spacecraft with two lunar landers in low Earth orbit — the capability we need to return humanity to the Moon’s surface.
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International Space Station
@Space_Station
Jun 9
Expedition 74 crew members aboard the International Space Station including @NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway, Jessica Meir, and Chris Williams, as well as @esa astronaut Sophie Adenot send their congratulations and well wishes to the four Artemis III crew members. This mission will
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NASA
@NASA
Jun 9
UPDATE: The Artemis III event will start at 11:30am ET (1530 UTC) on Tuesday, June 9!
NASA
@NASA
Jun 7
Coming soon: one of history’s most complex missions Tune in on Tuesday, June 9, at 11am ET, to meet the astronauts flying aboard Artemis III, the mission that will test docking capabilities with commercial landers in low Earth orbit — an important step to crewed lunar landings.
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NASA Space Operations
@NASASpaceOps
Jun 9
On last week's Houston We Have a Podcast, Space Communications and Navigation Program's deputy program manager for capability development Greg Heckler discusses how his team is planning communications to support missions to the Moon and beyond. 🎧 Listen here:
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NASA Space Operations
@NASASpaceOps
Jun 4
We're excited to welcome this talented group of NASA interns, including those who are helping shape the future of human spaceflight. We can’t wait to see the impact you’ll make ✨
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman
@NASAAdmin
Jun 1
NASA’s next chapter will be written by talented people willing to take on hard problems and push the boundaries of what’s possible. Excited to welcome our newest class of interns. Among this group are future engineers, scientists, leaders, and explorers who will help shape lunar
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NASA Space Operations
@NASASpaceOps
Jun 3
.@NASA is extending operations for the Space Communication and Navigation Program’s tech demo designed to improve connectivity in space. This demo will pursue additional testing to advance the agency's vision of building a sustainable and interoperable communications ecosystem.
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NASA Space Operations
@NASASpaceOps
May 29
.@NASA will host a public event featuring three crew members from the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission at 11 a.m. EDT Monday, June 1. The event, which takes place during the crew’s standard postflight visit, will be held in the Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in the Mary W.
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NASA Space Operations
@NASASpaceOps
May 29
After a 12-year career at @NASA, @USArmy Brig. Gen. Andrew R. Morgan has retired from the agency to continue his military service. Morgan spent 272 days in space aboard the @Space_Station. Please join us in congratulating Drew on his stellar service to NASA and the nation!
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Learn With NASA
@LearnWithNASA
May 28
Live now! 💫
Learn With NASA
@LearnWithNASA
May 27
Curious students in New York want to know what life is like on the @Space_Station! Tune in as @NASA's @Astro_Jessica clues us in on what it's like to eat, sleep, work, and live in space: youtube.com/live/CorEw52f3…
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