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FALCON 9 // STARLINK 11-7 // T-02:14:08
ARIANE 6 // GALILEO L13 // T-19:42:00
ELECTRON // CONFIDENTIAL // T-06:31:55
SLS BLOCK 1 // ARTEMIS II // T-241 DAYS
STARSHIP // FLIGHT TEST // T-12:08:30
SOYUZ MS // ISS CREW ROTATION // T-33:10:00
NEW GLENN // BLUE MOON MK1 // T-88:00:00
FALCON 9 // STARLINK 11-7 // T-02:14:08
ARIANE 6 // GALILEO L13 // T-19:42:00
ELECTRON // CONFIDENTIAL // T-06:31:55
SLS BLOCK 1 // ARTEMIS II // T-241 DAYS
STARSHIP // FLIGHT TEST // T-12:08:30
SOYUZ MS // ISS CREW ROTATION // T-33:10:00
NEW GLENN // BLUE MOON MK1 // T-88:00:00
EXPLORE.
THE COSMOS.
Mission Control • Live Telemetry • The Final Frontier
SCROLL
Live Rocket Launches
Next 5 missions • Real-time countdown
Acquiring telemetry…
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ISS Live Tracker
International Space Station • NORAD 25544 • ~408 km altitude
Satellite Trackers
Watch the orbital traffic in real time
Starlink Map
Live 3D map of the entire Starlink constellation orbiting Earth.
LAUNCH →Heavens-Above
Predict visible satellite passes, ISS sightings and night-sky events.
LAUNCH →CelesTrak
Authoritative orbital element sets (TLEs) for thousands of tracked objects.
LAUNCH →Where Is Webb?
Track the James Webb Space Telescope at Lagrange point L2.
LAUNCH →Living In Space
The human reality of life beyond Earth
Challenges
- Radiation exposure — outside Earth's magnetosphere, cosmic rays and solar particles raise cancer and tissue-damage risk significantly.
- Bone & muscle loss — microgravity causes ~1–2% bone density loss per month and rapid muscle atrophy without constant exercise.
- Psychological isolation — confinement, distance from family and the monotony of a closed environment strain crew mental health.
- Vision changes (VIIP) — intracranial fluid shifts flatten the eyeball and swell the optic nerve, blurring sight long-term.
Wonders
- The Overview Effect — seeing Earth whole transforms astronauts' sense of humanity, borders, and home forever.
- 16 sunrises a day — orbiting every ~90 minutes means a sunrise and a sunset roughly every 45 minutes.
- Floating in microgravity — effortless three-dimensional flight through the cabin, an experience impossible on Earth.
- Earth views — auroras, lightning storms and city lights glide silently past the Cupola window.
AI Space News
Claude-generated headlines • Auto-refresh every 10 minutes
Space Resources
Agencies, missions and live feeds
SpaceX
Falcon, Starship, Dragon and the road to Mars.
VISIT →NASA TV Live
Round-the-clock launches, spacewalks and mission coverage.
WATCH →ESA
The European Space Agency — science, Earth observation, exploration.
VISIT →ISRO
India's space program — Chandrayaan, Gaganyaan and beyond.
VISIT →Perseverance Rover
Exploring Jezero Crater and caching samples on Mars since 2021.
EXPLORE →NASA Eyes 3D
Real-time 3D tours of the solar system and active spacecraft.
EXPLORE →Moon Landing History
From Sputnik to Apollo • Humanity's greatest achievement
04 OCT 1957
Sputnik 1 — The Space Age Begins
The Soviet Union launches the first artificial satellite, shocking the world. Sputnik orbits Earth every 96 minutes, beeping a radio signal heard by millions. The space race has started.
20 FEB 1962
John Glenn — First American to Orbit
Astronaut John Glenn circles Earth three times aboard Friendship 7. America proves it can match the Soviets orbit for orbit. Project Mercury lays the groundwork for everything that follows.
20 JUL 1969
Apollo 11 — One Giant Leap
Neil Armstrong becomes the first human to walk on the Moon at 02:56 UTC. "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Buzz Aldrin follows 19 minutes later. 600 million people watch live on TV.
11–17 APR 1970
Apollo 13 — Successful Failure
An oxygen tank explosion 56 hours into the mission cripples the spacecraft. "Houston, we have a problem." Against all odds, the crew and Mission Control improvise a solution. All three astronauts return safely.
14 DEC 1972
Apollo 17 — Last Footprints
Gene Cernan becomes the last human to stand on the Moon, departing with the words "We shall return." Six missions, 12 moonwalkers, 842 pounds of lunar samples. Humanity has not returned since.
2025 →
Artemis — Return to the Moon
NASA's Artemis programme aims to land the first woman and next man on the Moon. The SLS rocket and Orion capsule are ready. Astronauts will establish a sustained presence near the lunar south pole by 2030.
The Space Shuttle
History's most complex flying machine • 135 missions • 1981–2011
STS — Space Transportation System
The Machine
The Space Shuttle was the world's first reusable spacecraft — a winged orbiter strapped to an external tank and two solid rocket boosters. At launch it produced 37 million newtons of thrust. It could carry 24,400 kg to orbit and return with a full payload bay.
What It Built
The Shuttle delivered, serviced and repaired the Hubble Space Telescope, assembled the International Space Station piece by piece over 27 flights, launched the Galileo and Magellan planetary probes, and carried more than 355 astronauts from 16 countries into orbit.
The Tragedies
Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after launch on 28 January 1986, killing all seven crew. Columbia disintegrated on re-entry on 1 February 2003, killing seven more. Both disasters reshaped how NASA approaches human spaceflight safety forever.
Getting to Space Today
Since the Shuttle retired in 2011, crews reach the ISS aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon and Boeing Starliner. SpaceX Falcon 9 boosters land and refly routinely. Starship — the largest rocket ever built — aims to carry 100 people to orbit, the Moon, and Mars.
How to Track Everything
Rockets • Satellites • ISS • Starlink • Find them with your eyes
Find the ISS Tonight
The ISS is the brightest object in the night sky after the Moon and Venus — visible as a fast, steady white dot moving horizon to horizon in ~6 minutes. Use NASA Spot The Station or the ISS Detector app. It rises in the west and sets in the east. No telescope needed.
Track Rocket Launches
Bookmark RocketLaunch.live and NASASpaceFlight for live countdowns. Many Florida launches are visible from the beach up to 100 miles away — a brilliant fireball climbing on a pillar of flame. SpaceX Falcon 9 booster landings are visible for miles around the launch site.
Spot Starlink Trains
Newly launched Starlink batches appear as a "string of pearls" — a line of 20–60 bright dots gliding in formation. Use FindStarlink.com for precise pass times at your location. They're most visible in the first week after launch before raising to their final orbit and dimming.
Track Any Satellite
Every object in Earth orbit has a NORAD catalog number. Enter any number into N2YO.com or CelesTrak for real-time position, pass predictions and ground track. Heavens-Above provides magnitude predictions so you know if it will be visible to the naked eye.
Apps That Work
ISS Detector (Android/iOS) — push notifications before every visible ISS pass. Heavens-Above — full sky chart with satellite passes. SkySafari — point your phone at any light and identify it. Satellite Tracker by Star Walk — 3D AR view of every satellite above you right now.
Live 3D Maps
SatelliteMap.space shows every active Starlink in real-time 3D. NASA Eyes on the Solar System tracks every spacecraft NASA has ever launched. Stuff in Space renders all 27,000+ tracked objects in Earth orbit simultaneously.
The Future: Moon & Mars
Humanity's next homes • AI-updated analysis
DISTANCE 384,400 km |
TRAVEL TIME ~3 days |
DAY LENGTH 29.5 Earth days
Challenges
- Radiation — no magnetic field or thick atmosphere; solar flares deadly without heavy shielding.
- 14-day nights — temperatures drop to −173°C; solar power fails; heating becomes critical.
- Micrometeorites — constant bombardment with no atmosphere to burn them up; habitats need armour.
- Dust — lunar regolith is razor-sharp and clings electrostatically to everything; ruins equipment and lungs.
- Low gravity (1/6g) — long-term bone and muscle loss; medical emergencies harder to manage.
Advantages
- 3-day abort window — if something goes wrong, crews can return to Earth quickly.
- Water ice at poles — permanently shadowed craters hold billions of tonnes of water for drinking and rocket fuel.
- Helium-3 — potential fusion fuel, extremely rare on Earth, abundant in lunar soil.
- Launch pad to deep space — Moon's low gravity makes it a cheap fuel depot for Mars missions.
- Earth views — Earth hangs motionless in the black sky, 13× larger than the Moon appears from Earth.
Live AI Updates
Constantly refreshed by Claude • Launches • Satellites • Discoveries • Moon • Mars