The Tarantula Nebula in nearby Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy | Hubble

The Tarantula Nebula in nearby Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy | Hubble

A scene from a star-forming factory shines in this NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope picture. It captures incredible details in the dusty clouds in a star-forming region called the Tarantula Nebula. What is possibly the most amazing aspect of this detailed image is that this nebula is not even in our galaxy. Instead, it is in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a dwarf galaxy that is located about 160,000 light-years away in the constellations Dorado and Mensa. 

The Large Magellanic Cloud is the largest of the dozens of small satellite galaxies that orbit the Milky Way. The Tarantula Nebula is the largest and brightest star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, and within the entire group of nearby galaxies that the Milky Way belongs to.

The Tarantula Nebula is home to the most massive stars known—a portion are roughly 200 times as massive as our Sun. The scene pictured here is located away from the center of the nebula, where there is a super star cluster called R136, but very close to a rare type of star called a Wolf–Rayet star. Wolf–Rayet stars are massive stars that have lost their outer shell of hydrogen and are extremely hot and luminous, powering dense and furious stellar winds.

This nebula is a frequent target for Hubble, whose multiwavelength capabilities are critical for capturing sculptural details in the nebula’s dusty clouds. The data used to create this image come from an observing program called Scylla. It is named for a multi-headed sea monster from the Greek myth of Ulysses. The Scylla program was designed to complement another Hubble observing program called Ultraviolet Legacy library of Young Stars as Essential Standards (ULYSSES). It targets massive young stars in the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, while Scylla investigates the structures of gas and dust that surround these stars.

Image Description: A nebula. The top-left is dense with layers of fluffy pink and greenish clouds. Long strands of green clouds stretch out from here; a faint layer of translucent blue dust combines with them to create a three-dimensional scene. A sparse network of dark dust clouds in the foreground adds reddish-black patches atop the nebula. Blue-white and orange stars, from our galaxy and beyond, are spread amongst the clouds.

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Murray
Release Date: Aug. 4, 2025

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Meteor over West Virginia | NASA

Meteor over West Virginia | NASA

In this 30-second exposure photograph, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers, Sunday, August 3, 2025, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. 

The Perseids meteor shower peaks in mid-August, and is the most popular meteor shower of the year.

Perseids: Fast Facts

Comet of Origin: 109P/Swift-Tuttle

Radiant Constellation: Perseus

Active: July 17 to Aug. 23, 2025 (Peak night: Aug. 12-13)

Observed Under Dark Skies: About 25 meteors per hour

Meteor Velocity: 37 miles (59 km) per second

The Alpha Capricornids meteor shower is active annually from July 3 to August 15, with its peak activity typically occurring around July 30. Currently, the shower is active. The radiant, the point in the sky where the meteors appear to originate, is located in the constellation Capricornus. This shower is visible from the Earth's northern and southern hemispheres. 

The Alpha Capricornids meteor shower is considered a bright one and is known for producing up to 5 meteors per hour (ZHR) at its peak. The meteors from this shower strike the atmosphere at an average speed of 23 km/s. The parent body responsible for creating the debris that leads to the Alpha Capricornids shower is the periodic comet 169P/NEAT.

West Virginia is a mountainous state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the 12th-least populous state

Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Date: Aug. 3, 2025

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Axiom Space Ax-4 Mission Recap | International Space Station

Axiom Space Ax-4 Mission Recap | International Space Station

Relive the success of the historic Ax-4 mission:

📆 20 Mission days

🌎 320 Orbits around Earth

🧪 Over 60 research events

📸 23 Outreach events

After 18 days in space, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and the Ax-4 astronauts Peggy Whitson (USA), Shubhandshu Shukla (India/ISRO), Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski (Poland/ESA), and Tibor Kapu (Hungary) returned to Earth and splashed down off the coast of California at 2:31 a.m. PT on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Falcon 9 launched the spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, June 25 at 2:31 a.m. ET.

The private astronauts spent over two weeks aboard the International Space Station, conducting a mission of science, outreach, and commercial activities.

Learn more about Ax-4: 
https://www.axiomspace.com/missions/ax4

Axiom Space is building a commercial space station—Axiom Station. Axiom Space is the "principal provider of commercial human spaceflight services to the International Space Station and developer of advanced spacesuits for the Moon and low-Earth orbit."

"Axiom Space is building era-defining space infrastructure that will empower our civilization to transcend Earth for the benefit of every human, everywhere."

Video Credit: Axiom Space
Duration: 4 minutes, 30 seconds

Release Date: Aug 1, 2025

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New Shepard Human Spaceflight Mission NS-34: Apogee | Blue Origin

New Shepard Human Spaceflight Mission NS-34: Apogee | Blue Origin

"Reaching apogee. Seeing what unites us."

"Today, Blue Origin successfully completed its 14th human spaceflight and the 34th flight for the New Shepard program. The crew included: Arvi Bahal, Gökhan Erdem, Deborah Martorell, Lionel Pitchford, J.D. Russell, and H.E. Justin Sun—the winning bidder for the first New Shepard seat in 2021. Including today’s crew, New Shepard has now flown 75 people into space, including five people who have flown twice."

“It was an honor to see so many nations represented on our flight today,” said Phil Joyce, SVP, New Shepard. “The view of our fragile planet from space has a unifying effect on all who witness it, and I am always eager to see how our astronauts use this experience for the benefit of Earth.”

Apogee: This is the most distant point (ap-) on an elliptical orbit around Earth (-gee). The word is derived from the Greek "apogaion" meaning "away from the Earth". Earth in Greek is "gaia/ge".

Learn more about the NS-34 crew:
https://www.blueorigin.com/news/new-shepard-ns-34-mission

Fly to space: https://www.blueorigin.com/new-shepard/fly

Video Credit: Blue Origin

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: Aug. 3, 2025

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NASA's Black Marble: Stories from the Night Sky | Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA's Black Marble: Stories from the Night Sky | Goddard Space Flight Center

"Viewed from space, Earth at night tells endless stories. Using satellite data, we can track population growth, natural disaster damage, cultural celebrations, and even space weather. Studying these glowing patterns helps us understand human activity, respond to disasters, and witness a changing world."

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
Emme Watkins (eMITS): Lead Producer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Tassia Owen (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Project Support
Christina Brooke Mitchell (eMITS): Project Support
Zhuosen Wang (University of Maryland): Scientist
Mike Carlowicz (NASA/HQ): Narrator
Kel Elkins (Science Systems and Applications Inc): Scientific Visualizer 
Duration: 3 minutes
Release Date: Aug. 1, 2025

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African Continent by Night with Russian Soyuz | International Space Station

African Continent by Night with Russian Soyuz | International Space Station

Expedition 73 Station Commander and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takuya Onishi: "The African continent at night and Soyuz. . . Soyuz, so cool . . . Shutter speed is 10 seconds."

Onishi's Biography:

https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/astronaut/onishi-takuya/

Follow Expedition 73:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: JAXA (Japan) Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi

JAXA Flight Engineer: Kimiya Yui

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritskiy, Oleg Platonov

NASA Flight Engineers: Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science

For more information about STEM on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)

Image Credit: JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi
Image Dates: Aug. 3, 2025

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Expedition 73 Welcomes NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 | International Space Station

Expedition 73 Welcomes NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 | International Space Station

Expedition 73 Commander and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takuya Onishi: "Zena, Mike, Kimiya and Oleg, welcome on board the International Space Station! We are very happy and excited to have you on our expedition."

On Aug. 2, 2025, the Crew-11 quartet joined the seven-member Expedition 73 crew. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov of Russia have started their seven-month research mission in low Earth orbit.

Crew-11 will conduct scientific research to prepare for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit and benefit humanity on Earth. Participating crew members will simulate lunar landings, test strategies to safeguard vision, and advance other human spaceflight studies led by NASA’s Human Research Program. The crew also will study plant cell division and microgravity’s effects on bacteria-killing viruses, as well as perform experiments to produce a higher volume of human stem cells and generate on-demand nutrients.

Follow Expedition 73:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: JAXA Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi

JAXA Flight Engineer: Kimiya Yui

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritskiy, Oleg Platonov

NASA Flight Engineers: Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Image Credit: T. Onishi/JAXA

Date: Aug. 2, 2025

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Launch | Kennedy Space Center

NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Launch | Kennedy Space Center

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station.

The Falcon 9 first stage landing back at the launch site.

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov of Russia, started their approximately 15-hour journey to the International Space Station on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission. Liftoff occurred at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A in Florida.

The number of crew aboard the space station will increase to 11 for a short time as Crew-11 joins NASA astronauts Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, and Jonny Kim, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov, and Alexey Zubritsky of Russia.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 will depart the space station after the arrival of Crew-11 and a handover period. Ahead of Crew-10’s return, mission teams will review weather conditions at the splashdown sites off the coast of California prior to departure from station.

During their mission, Crew-11 will conduct scientific research to prepare for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit and benefit humanity on Earth. Participating crew members will simulate lunar landings, test strategies to safeguard vision, and advance other human spaceflight studies led by NASA’s Human Research Program. The crew also will study plant cell division and microgravity’s effects on bacteria-killing viruses, as well as perform experiments to produce a higher volume of human stem cells and generate on-demand nutrients.

The mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. It provides reliable access to space, maximizing the use of the station for research and development and supporting future missions beyond low Earth orbit by partnering with private companies to transport astronauts to and from the space station.

Learn more about the agency’s Commercial Crew Program at:
https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

Image Credits: SpaceX, NASA's Kennedy Space Center/Joel Kowsky
Date: Aug. 1, 2025

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What's Up for August 2025? | Skywatching Tips from NASA | JPL

What's Up for August 2025? | Skywatching Tips from NASA | JPL

Here are examples of skywatching highlights for the northern hemisphere in August 2025:

A close conjunction of Jupiter and Venus peaks on the 11th and 12th. Viewing the Perseid meteors will be hampered by a bright Moon. And look for the Dumbbell Nebula, which offers a peek into how stars like our Sun go out in style.

0:00 Intro
0:13 August planet viewing
1:17 Perseids outlook
1:43 The Dumbbell Nebula
3:07 August Moon phases

Video Credit: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Duration: 3 minutes, 27 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 1, 2025

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Meet Astronaut Kimiya Yui of Japan: Crew-11 Mission Specialist | JAXA

Meet Astronaut Kimiya Yui of Japan: Crew-11 Mission Specialist | JAXA

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui will serve as mission specialist for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. With 142 days in space, Crew-11 will be his second trip to the orbiting laboratory. He graduated from the School of Science and Engineering at the National Defense Academy of Japan in 1992. He later joined the Air Self-Defense Force at the Japan Defense Agency (currently Ministry of Defense). In 2008, Yui joined the Air Staff Office at the Ministry of Defense as a lieutenant colonel. Yui was selected to become an astronaut in 2009. During his previous mission, he flew as a flight engineer for Expedition 44/45 and became the first Japanese astronaut to capture JAXA’s H-II Transfer Vehicle. In addition to constructing a new experimental environment aboard Kibo, he conducted a total of 21 experiments for JAXA. In November 2016, Yui was assigned as chief of the JAXA Astronaut Group.

Kibō (Japanese: きぼう; lit. 'Hope'), also known as the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), is a Japanese science module on the International Space Station (ISS) developed by JAXA. It is the largest single ISS module, and is attached to the Harmony module.

JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui biography:

https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/astronaut/yui-kimiya/

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center 
Duration: 2 minutes, 55 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 1, 2025

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Meet Roscosmos Cosmonaut Oleg Platonov of Russia: Crew-11 Mission Specialist

Meet Roscosmos Cosmonaut Oleg Platonov of Russia: Crew-11 Mission Specialist

Roscosmos Cosmonaut Oleg Platonov of Russia will serve as mission specialist for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. This will be Platonov’s first spaceflight. Before his selection as a cosmonaut in 2018, Platonov earned a degree in Engineering from Krasnodar Air Force Academy in Aircraft Operations and Air Traffic Management. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in State and Municipal Management in 2016 from the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia. Assigned as a test cosmonaut in 2021, he has experience in piloting aircraft, zero gravity training, scuba diving, and wilderness survival.

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center 
Duration: 3 minutes, 48 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 1, 2025

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Meet NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke: Crew-11 Pilot

Meet NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke: Crew-11 Pilot

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is the pilot of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission. This is his fourth spaceflight. The Pennsylvania native also traveled to space as part of Expedition 9 in 2004, Expedition 18 in 2009, and STS-134 in 2011. He was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1996. Upon his arrival to the International Space Station with Crew-11, he became an Expedition 73 flight engineer and began a long-duration science expedition aboard the orbiting laboratory.

For Expedition 9, Fincke served as Science Officer and Flight Engineer during his six-month stay aboard the space station. While there, he performed four spacewalks. For Expedition 18, Fincke served as station commander, where he and his crew prepared the station for future six-person crews. For STS-134, he served as mission specialist and completed three spacewalks. Colonel Fincke has logged more than a year in orbit with nine spacewalks totaling 48 hours and 37 minutes of spacewalking time. In addition to his time in space, Fincke also played a crucial role in Boeing’s Crew Flight Test (CFT) program. He served as backup pilot for the CFT mission and prime pilot for the Starliner-1 mission, contributing significantly to Starliner’s development through his work in the Avionics and Software Integration Lab (ASIL), focusing on flight software refinement, systems integration, and human-spaceflight interfaces.

Astronaut Mike Fincke NASA Biography: 

https://www.nasa.gov/people/edward-michael-mike-fincke/

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center
Duration: 3 minutes, 22 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 1, 2025

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Meet NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman: Crew-11 Mission Commander

Meet NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman: Crew-11 Mission Commander

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman is the commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission. This is her first spaceflight. Upon her arrival to the International Space Station, she became an Expedition 73/74 flight engineer, kicking off a long-duration science expedition aboard the orbiting laboratory. She was selected by NASA as a member of the 2017 “Turtles” astronaut class. The Virginia native holds a bachelor of science in Biology and a master of science in Marine Sciences from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her research focused primarily on geobiology and geochemical cycling in subsurface environments, from caves to deep sea sediments. Cardman’s experience includes multiple Antarctic expeditions. Since completing initial training, Cardman has supported real-time station operations and lunar surface exploration planning.

Astronaut Zena Cardman Biography:
https://www.nasa.gov/people/zena-cardman/

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center
Duration: 3 minutes, 25 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 1, 2025

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Crew-11 Welcoming Ceremony | International Space Station

Crew-11 Welcoming Ceremony | International Space Station

On Aug. 2, 2025, the Crew-11 quartet joined the seven-member Expedition 73 crew. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov of Russia have started their seven-month research mission in low Earth orbit. A brief welcoming ceremony was held in honor of this event.

Crew-11 will conduct scientific research to prepare for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit and benefit humanity on Earth. Participating crew members will simulate lunar landings, test strategies to safeguard vision, and advance other human spaceflight studies led by NASA’s Human Research Program. The crew also will study plant cell division and microgravity’s effects on bacteria-killing viruses, as well as perform experiments to produce a higher volume of human stem cells and generate on-demand nutrients.

Follow Expedition 73:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: JAXA Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritskiy

NASA Flight Engineers: Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Jonny Kim

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center

Duration: 3 minutes, 46 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 2, 2025

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Crew-11 Arrival: Greetings after Hatch Opening | International Space Station

Crew-11 Arrival: Greetings after Hatch Opening | International Space Station

The hatches opened between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station at 3:46am ET, Aug. 2, 2025, and the Crew-11 quartet joined the seven-member Expedition 73 crew. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov of Russia have started their seven-month research mission in low Earth orbit.

Crew-11 will conduct scientific research to prepare for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit and benefit humanity on Earth. Participating crew members will simulate lunar landings, test strategies to safeguard vision, and advance other human spaceflight studies led by NASA’s Human Research Program. The crew also will study plant cell division and microgravity’s effects on bacteria-killing viruses, as well as perform experiments to produce a higher volume of human stem cells and generate on-demand nutrients.

Follow Expedition 73:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: JAXA Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritskiy

NASA Flight Engineers: Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Jonny Kim

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center

Duration: 1 minute, 49 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 2, 2025

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Launch Highlights | Kennedy Space Center

NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Launch Highlights | Kennedy Space Center

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Launches to International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov of Russia, started their approximately 15-hour journey to the International Space Station on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission. Liftoff occurred at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A in Florida.

The number of crew aboard the space station will increase to 11 for a short time as Crew-11 joins NASA astronauts Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, and Jonny Kim, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov, and Alexey Zubritsky of Russia.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 will depart the space station after the arrival of Crew-11 and a handover period. Ahead of Crew-10’s return, mission teams will review weather conditions at the splashdown sites off the coast of California prior to departure from station.

During their mission, Crew-11 will conduct scientific research to prepare for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit and benefit humanity on Earth. Participating crew members will simulate lunar landings, test strategies to safeguard vision, and advance other human spaceflight studies led by NASA’s Human Research Program. The crew also will study plant cell division and microgravity’s effects on bacteria-killing viruses, as well as perform experiments to produce a higher volume of human stem cells and generate on-demand nutrients.

The mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. It provides reliable access to space, maximizing the use of the station for research and development and supporting future missions beyond low Earth orbit by partnering with private companies to transport astronauts to and from the space station.

Learn more about the agency’s Commercial Crew Program at:
https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

Video Credit: NASA's Kennedy Space Center
Duration: 1 minute, 34 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 1, 2025

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