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Payload Processing Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC) Payload Processing teams have decades of experience supporting NASA and commercial partners in all aspects of preparing and launching payloads into space. In addition to a wide array of expertise, the center offers a variety of equipment and facilities to help prepare, process andContinue Reading

SwampWorks PHILOSOPHY Swamp Works is a hands-on, lean development environment for innovation at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Swamp Works develops innovative exploration mission solutions through a highly collaborative approach, leveraging partnerships across NASA, industry, and academia. CAPABILITIES The goal of Swamp Works is to accelerate innovation for NASAContinue Reading

2 min read NASA Upgrades Vertical Motion Simulator for Modern Mission Needs The Vertical Motion Simulator at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley is capable of vertical and horizontal motion to simulate a range of flight experiences, such as lunar landers, helicopters, and commercial aircraft. NASA/Jesse Carpenter ImagineContinue Reading

KSC Vision and Mission Vision: Igniting space exploration and discovery for all. Mission: Provide continuous access to space from Earth’s premier spaceport through creativity and innovation. Launching Humanity’s Future Kennedy Space Center’s Master Plan has additional information you may wish to explore. Keep Exploring Discover More Topics From NASA Missions Humans inContinue Reading

Researchers have found a clever new way to map a part of Earth’s upper atmosphere that is notoriously difficult to observe. Using orbital data from roughly 1,200 Starlink satellites, they reconstructed changes in atmospheric density about 500 kilometers above Earth. The approach could sharpen satellite tracking and help reduce theContinue Reading

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is pictured inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock prior to the start of the third spacewalk for the STS-134 mission. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is departing the agency on Wednesday after 30 years of service. Throughout his career, he flew four missions, spentContinue Reading

Lindsey Waitt, engineer with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program, participates in a terminal countdown simulation for Artemis III on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, inside Firing Room 1 of the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/Clayton Rougelot As a young girl raised inContinue Reading

Roman Home About Roman Mission Overview Why is Roman Important? Who is Nancy Grace Roman? Frequently Asked Questions Mission Timeline Partners Meet the Team Science Science Overview Dark Energy Dark Matter Exoplanets Planned Observations General Investigator Program Observatory Roman Observatory Wide Field Instrument Coronagraph Instrument Interactive Telescope Diagram Roman/Webb ComparisonContinue Reading

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 12 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by aContinue Reading

Physical Assets (FAQs) Q: What happened to all the former Shuttle facilities? A: KSC and the Shuttle program conducted a thorough review of assets funded by the Shuttle program and determined which were needed for Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion programs.   Assets that were not needed but had theContinue Reading