The centerpiece of the exhibit is a domed structure that symbolizes inflatable option on other worlds, and it houses a colorful hands-on building activity. The other stations are spread around the space on the second level of the science center.

Mission: Astronaut features six immersive zones where guests can train like astronauts, conduct experiments, and explore the future of space travel.

After completing her two-year training program, Lauren Edgar will be eligible for mission assignments, which could potentially include trips to the ISS or the moon.

Artemis II, the next mission in NASA’s Artemis program to explore the Moon, is scheduled to launch from Florida within the coming weeks. The mission will be the first crewed mission to the vicinity of the Moon since 1972, with the four-person crew expected to travel farther than any other human mission in spaceflight history.

NASA is gearing up to launch a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS). The upcoming Crew-12 consists of NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.

NASA's Suni Williams — one of two astronauts stuck for months at the International Space Station — has retired.

The SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon spacecraft splashed down this morning as four astronauts completed an unprecedented medical evacuation of the International Space Station (ISS).