Roman Space Telescope Prelaunch News Conference
The prelaunch news conference will take place in the NASA Kennedy Press Site auditorium with the following participants: * Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters * Lucas Paganini, Roman telescope program executive, NASA Headquarters * Jackie Townsend, Roman telescope project manager, NASA Goddard * Denton Gibson, launch director, NASA’s Launch Services Program, NASA Kennedy * Julianna Scheiman, director, NASA Science and Dragon Programs, SpaceX * Justin McReynolds, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, U.S. Space Force
Roman Space Telescope Mission and Science Briefing
The pre-launch mission and science briefing for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will take place in the NASA Kennedy Press Site auditorium with the following participants: * Shawn Domagal-Goldman, director, Astrophysics Division, NASA Headquarters * Julie McEnery, Roman telescope senior project scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center * Vanessa Bailey, Roman Coronagraph Instrument scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory * Kristen McQuinn, Roman Science Operations Center lead, Space Telescope Science Institute * Lee Armus, Roman Science Support Center lead, Caltech/IPAC
SpaceX Starship Booster B21 Static Fire
Booster 21 will be static fired as preparation for Starship Flight 14-
SpaceX Crew-13 Crew News Conference
The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission will participate in a news conference from NASA Johnson Space Center. Participants include: - Jessica Watkins, commander, NASA - Luke Delaney, pilot, NASA - Joshua Kutryk, mission specialist, CSA - Sergey Teteryatnikov, mission specialist, Roscosmos
SpaceX Crew-13 Mission Overview News Conference
The Crew-13 mission leadership will host a mission overview press conference with the following participants - Joel Montalbano, deputy associate administrator, Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters - Dana Weigel, manager, Low Earth Orbit Program, NASA Johnson - Mathieu Caron, director, Astronauts, Life Sciences, and Space Medicine, CSA - Julianna Scheiman, director, NASA Science and Dragon Programs, SpaceX
Soyuz MS-28 Landing
The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft will land back on Earth near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.
Soyuz MS-28 Undocking
The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station ahead of reentry and landing in Kazakhstan.
Soyuz MS-28 Farewell Ceremony
NASA will livestream the farewell ceremony and hatch closing of the Soyuz MS-278crew ahead of its return to Earth.
Soyuz MS-29 Hatch Opening
Coverage of the hatch opening and welcoming remarks by the Soyuz MS-29 crew on the International Space Station as they join the Expedition 74 crew.
Soyuz MS-29 Docking
The Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft will autonomously dock to the International Space Station.
NASA Katalyst Swift Reboost Preview Teleconference
NASA will host an audio-only media teleconference to preview the Katalyst Space mission to boost the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Katalyst’s robotic servicing spacecraft, called LINK, will attempt to rendezvous with Swift and raise its altitude, extending its science mission lifespan and advancing a key capability for the future of space exploration. The LINK spacecraft will launch on Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket later this month from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Participants in the media teleconference include: - Shawn Domagal-Goldman, division director, Astrophysics, NASA Headquarters in Washington - Brad Cenko, principal investigator, Swift, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland - Kieran Wilson, principal investigator, LINK, Katalyst Space - Robert Lamontagne, vice president, strategic partnerships, Katalyst Space - Wes Collier, vice president, launch systems, Northrop Grumman The Swift mission, which launched in 2004, leads NASA’s fleet of telescopes in studying changes in the high-energy universe, like gamma-ray bursts, which are the most powerful explosions in the cosmos. When a rapid, sudden event takes place in the sky, Swift serves as a “dispatcher,” providing critical information that allows other “first responder” missions to follow up to learn more about how the universe works. After 21 years, Swift’s low Earth orbit has begun to rapidly decay because of increased solar activity. Rather than allowing the observatory to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere, as many missions do at the end of their lifetimes, NASA is using this opportunity to advance U.S. spacecraft servicing technology. In September 2025, NASA awarded a contract to Katalyst to mount a robotic servicing mission for Swift in less than a year. The mission will use LINK to rendezvous with Swift and boost it to a higher altitude, demonstrating a key capability for the future of space exploration.
SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon Undocking
The SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station ahead of its reentry, splashdown and recovery.