Missions

The latest news from the spacecraft helping us explore the cosmos, and the historical missions that paved the way.

NASA astronaut Nicole Stott

Radio Astronomy Podcast Interview with NASA astronaut Nicole Stott

Frank Borman was a US Air Force test pilot before joining NASA. He also flew on Gemini 7, a 14 day endurance mission to see how the human body and mind coped with long duration spaceflight.

Interview Frank Borman, commander of Apollo 8

The Apollo 8 crew pictured at a flight simulator at Kennedy Space Center. Left to right: James A. Lovell Jr., William A. Anders, and Frank Borman. Image Credit: NASA

Apollo 8 The Christmas mission to the Moon

Artist's illustration of an astronaut in Earth orbit dropping a bag of tools

6 mishaps in the history of spaceflight

An illustration showing the proposed StarTram. Credit: NASA

7 spaceflight inventions that never took off

Astronaut Nora AlMatrooshi at press conference

Radio Astronomy Podcast Interview with astronaut Nora Al Matrooshi

An artist's impression showing the Lucy spacecraft flying by a Trojan Asteroid near Jupiter.

Lucy: The Mission to explore the Trojan Asteroids

Radio Astronomy Podcast An interview with Tim Peake

North America and the Pacific can be seen clearly in this view of Earth captured during Apollo 10, 18 May 1969. Credit: NASA / restored by Toby Ord

Gallery Apollo photos of Earth from space

Astronauts Kathryn Sullivan and Sally Ride during the STS-41-G mission, October 1984. Credit: Space Frontiers / Stringer

Women astronauts who changed spaceflight forever

Jupiter's belts and zones are what give the gas giant its stripy appearance. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

Radio Astronomy Podcast Jupiter Special

An artist's depiction of the Juno spacecraft in orbit above Jupiter's Great Red Spot. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter

Artist's impression of the UAE Hope Probe at Mars. Credit: UAE Space Agency

How is the UAE Hope Probe exploring Mars?

Apollo 15 astronauts Jim Iwrin and David Scott deploy the first Lunar Roving Vehicle on the Moon. Credit: NASA

Radio Astronomy Podcast 50 years since Apollo 15

Could humans be too heavy to land on Mars? Credit: NASA

Could humans be too heavy to land on Mars?