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Track the ISS in real time, discover NASA's universe one image at a time, and follow every milestone of human spaceflight

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Space Missions to Watch

From low Earth orbit to the outer planets — these are the real missions shaping humanity's future in space right now.

NASA · ISS
International Space Station
Active · ~408 km Altitude
NASA · Artemis
Artemis Moon Program
In Progress · Lunar Return
NASA · JPL
Mars Perseverance Rover
Active · Jezero Crater, Mars

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ISS Live — Earth & Astronaut Position

Real-time position of the International Space Station and its crew over Earth. Updates every 5 seconds.

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Today from the Universe

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Spacecraft & Rockets

Vehicles in Active Service

The rockets and spacecraft currently operating or in development that are defining the modern era of space exploration.

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Falcon 9 / Heavy
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SpaceX
LEO Payload
22.8–63.8 t

The workhorse of modern commercial launch. Falcon 9's reusable first stage has landed over 200 times, revolutionising the cost of reaching orbit. Falcon Heavy is currently the world's most powerful operational rocket.

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Starship (SHS)
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SpaceX
LEO Payload
>100 t

The largest and most powerful rocket ever built. Starship is fully reusable and designed to carry crews and cargo to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has selected it as the Human Landing System for Artemis.

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Crew Dragon
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SpaceX / NASA
Crew Capacity
4–7 people

The first commercial spacecraft to carry astronauts to the ISS. Crew Dragon has completed multiple crewed missions under NASA's Commercial Crew Program and has become the primary crew transport vehicle to the station.

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Human Spaceflight History

Milestones That Changed Everything

From the first satellite to living on a space station — the moments that define our species' journey beyond Earth.

1957
Sputnik 1 — First Satellite in Orbit
The Soviet Union launched the world's first artificial satellite on October 4, 1957, beginning the Space Age and the race between superpowers to conquer the cosmos.
1969
Apollo 11 — First Humans on the Moon
NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Armstrong's words — "one small step for man" — were heard by 600 million people worldwide.
1998
ISS Construction Begins
The first module of the International Space Station, Zarya, was launched by Russia on November 20, 1998. The ISS became a symbol of international cooperation and has been continuously inhabited since November 2000.
2020
Crew Dragon — Commercial Crew Era Begins
SpaceX's Crew Dragon Demo-2 launched NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the ISS on May 30, 2020 — the first crewed orbital launch from US soil since the Space Shuttle retired in 2011.
2022
James Webb Space Telescope — First Images
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope released its first full-colour science images in July 2022, revealing the deepest infrared view of the universe ever captured and transforming our understanding of the cosmos.
2024
Starship — Booster Catch & Reuse
SpaceX achieved a historic first in October 2024 when the Mechazilla catch arms successfully caught Starship's Super Heavy booster mid-air at the launch tower, paving the way for rapid full reusability.

Historical data sourced from NASA History Division.