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From a monstrous "jelly fish," to an eerie shuttle crawl, to a prehistoric-looking alligator covered in algae, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center offers sights that can feel straight out of an ominous story this Halloween season.
These photos showcase the unique intersection of cutting-edge space exploration and protected wildlife habitats found at Kennedy all year-long.
31 Oct 2026
🎶 It's the final countdown!
NASA's Exploration Ground Systems team recently stepped into terminal count simulation mode inside Kennedy's Launch Control Center, running through the final hours of the countdown for the @nasaartemis III mission.
“There’s something so electric about being in the firing room during terminal count — even during a simulation,” said Alaina Michalczyk, Hypergolic Mechanical Engineer at Kennedy Space Center. “Watching every team come together toward the same goal is a powerful reminder of what we’re capable of. When the time comes, I know we’ll be more than ready to say, ‘HYP is go for launch!’”
Terminal count is the final phase of the countdown to liftoff, when launch teams conduct critical system checks, readiness polls, and go/no-go decisions before launch. During the simulation, teams rehearsed every step of the process, preparing for the moment the countdown clock starts ticking for real.
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1. Alaina Michalczyk (right) and Erick Ortiz participate with other Artemis launch team members in a terminal countdown simulation for Artemis III, inside the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
2. Artemis launch team members Kayla Freudenberger, Brandon Miller, and Chelsi Nelson participate in a terminal countdown simulation for Artemis III, inside the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
3. From left, Liana Wu and Sumer Hernandez participate with other Artemis launch team members in a terminal countdown simulation for Artemis III, inside the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
4. Artemis Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson participates in a terminal countdown simulation for Artemis III inside Firing Room 1 of the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Credit: NASA/Clayton Rougelot
1,039 likes · 7 comments · 30 Oct 2026
Two vessels. One spaceport. Endless possibilities. 🚀🌕
@nasa’s Pegasus barge and @spacex’s You’ll Thank Me Later transport ship are pictured together in Kennedy Space Center’s turn basin. As the world’s premier spaceport, Kennedy’s shared infrastructure helps NASA and its partners prepare for the next era of exploration and future Moon missions.
Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux
2,810 likes · 7 comments · 29 Oct 2026
The core stage of the Artemis III rocket is officially stacked.
The core stage of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket serves as the backbone of the rocket, supporting the weight of the payload, upper stage, and Orion spacecraft, as well as the thrust of its four RS-25 engines and two five-segment solid rocket boosters attached to the engine and intertank sections.
To integrate the core stage, employees use a one-of-a-kind lifting beam to lift it inside of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at @NASAKennedy. Then, the core stage is joined with the completed solid rocket booster motor segments.
The Artemis III mission will test rendezvous and docking between two commercial lunar landers and the Orion spacecraft — to prep for future Moon landings with astronauts.
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1. A partial view of the orange core stage of the Artemis III rocket standing between two white solid rocket boosters inside of the VAB. The rocket spans several stories. Platforms on each floor surround the rocket. There are railings and equipment on every level.
2. Two employees in hard hats look up as a crane lifts the 212-foot core stage of the Artemis III rocket vertically into the transfer aisle of the VAB. Dominating the center of the image are four rocket engines on the bottom of the core stage. They are covered in red caps.
3. The bottom half of the orange core stage of the Artemis III rocket is suspended vertically in High Bay 3 of the VAB as a crane moves it into place above the mobile launcher. Several levels of observation platforms are visible behind the core stage and one of the solid rocket boosters is seen below.
4. The orange core stage of the Artemis III rocket is suspended vertically in the transfer aisle as a crane moves it into High Bay 3 of the VAB. Several levels of observation platforms are visible behind the core stage.
5. The 212-foot core stage of the Artemis III rocket is vertical in High Bay 3 of the VAB. The nose cones of the side boosters are visible near the rocket’s engines as it is lowered onto the Mobile Launcher. In the foreground, a man in a hard hat faces away to watch the operation.
Credit: NASA/Sean Cannon
26.2K likes · 98 comments · 28 Oct 2026
Big move, bigger mission!
The Artemis III Space Launch System core stage moved to the transfer aisle at NASA Kennedy. Next up – teams will lift and integrate the massive 212-foot-rocket with the solid rocket boosters as we prepare for the next giant leap in lunar exploration.
Artemis III will launch four astronauts in the Orion spacecraft on top of the rocket to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial lunar landers in low Earth orbit.
Photo credit: NASA/Cory S Huston
10.6K likes · 51 comments · 26 Oct 2026
Planting the seeds for deep space exploration! 🌱🚀
Astronauts on the space station are continuing to test ways to grow fresh food in microgravity using plant pillows. Plant pillows are single-use systems which limit microbial buildup while supporting healthy plant growth. ISS Gardens marks the first time NASA allows to astronauts the option to grow crops of their choice at their leisure. Instead of relying on traditional growing facilities, crew members can place these pillows around different areas of the station to see how plants respond under varied conditions.
Data collected from this experiment could help scientists advance seed storage and crop growth capabilities for future missions to the Moon and beyond.
2,672 likes · 55 comments · 20 Oct 2026
Every mission needs propulsion, guidance, and navigation -- and so do the teams behind them. 🧭
Meet Nimisha Amrutham, an organization management intern supporting NASA’s Deep Space Logistics Moon Base efforts at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. She’s helping mission teams collaborate more effectively, stay connected around priorities, and share progress in ways that strengthen coordination across the agency. Even though she doesn’t have a technical background, she works closely with engineers and mission planners. And her internship has allowed her to gain experience in G-code, Bambu Lab, and CAD. Her work illustrates how business fields and STEM depend on each other at NASA.
“Being part of strategy at NASA has shown me how important connection is. Whether we are engineers or business analysts, we all work in sync to make Moon Base a possibility.”
11.9K likes · 43 comments · 15 Oct 2026
🪼 A cosmic jellyfish over Florida's Space Coast.
Following the launch of SpaceX’s 35th commercial resupply mission for NASA to the @iss, spectators were treated to a stunning phenomenon often called a "space jellyfish." As the Falcon 9 climbed through the upper atmosphere, sunlight illuminated the expanding exhaust plume, creating a glowing, jellyfish-like shape high above Earth.
What looks like a sea creature drifting through the night sky is actually rocket exhaust interacting with the thin upper atmosphere and catching sunlight before the sun rises or sets over the horizon.
Moments like these remind us that spaceflight is not only about exploration and science, but also about inspiring awe in everyone who looks up!
111.8K likes · 811 comments · 14 Oct 2026
From Florida to the front door in under eight hours. 🚀
@nasa’s @spacex Crew-13 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Oct. 1 aboard Dragon Grace. By 7:05 p.m. EDT, they had docked to the International Space Station: 7 hours, 55 minutes from launch to arrival, the fastest launch-to-docking by a U.S. spacecraft in station history.
But four spacefarers carried more than their own dreams into orbit.
“We carry with us on this journey all of you who have supported us along the way, and we hope to make you proud,” said mission commander Jessica Watkins shortly after reaching orbit.
For NASA astronaut Luke Delaney, CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, it was their first flight to space. For Watkins, her second. Together, they’ll conduct research to benefit life on Earth and advance exploration beyond it.
Lucky 13. A whole lot of Grace. One historic ride.
Relive the journey to their new home in orbit.
47.9K likes · 361 comments · 03 Oct 2026
ICYMI: Four People. Three SmallSats. Two Launches. Opposite Coasts. One Great Day for NASA! 🚀 🚀
@nasa teams supported two launches on Oct. 1. At 11:10 a.m. ET, the @spacex Crew-13 mission departed Florida for the @iss, carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, @canadianspaceagency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov on a science expedition to the orbital lab. Just over three hours later, three NASA SmallSats launched on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission from California to demonstrate new propulsion technologies, study how galactic dust and high-energy radiation move through galaxies, and advance capabilities for inspecting inactive satellites.
The three satellites were:
• APDM: ASCENT Propulsion Dual Mode CubeSat
• SPRITE: Supernova Remnants and Proxies for ReIonization Testbed Experiment
• SSPICY: Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability
Image descriptions:
1. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
2. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying three NASA-supported small spacecraft launched at 11:32 a.m. PT Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, as part of the company’s Transporter-18 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Credit: SpaceX
3,408 likes · 22 comments · 02 Oct 2026
New crew, same destination! 🚀
Crew-13 @nasa astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 11:10 a.m. ET!
Docking of Dragon to @iss is scheduled for approximately 7 p.m. ET, making this the fastest launch-to-docking in the history of the space station.
Video: NASA
4,068 likes · 41 comments · 01 Oct 2026
We've got your nose(cones)!
NASA’s twin SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket boosters for Artemis III are now fully stacked. Engineers with NASA's Exploration Ground Systems have finished integrating the nose cones onto the left and right forward assemblies inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at @NASAKennedy.
Each forward assembly contains an aerodynamic top, a forward skirt housing avionics, and frustum housing motors that allow the boosters to separate from the SLS core stage after launch.
Image description: Two towering, fully stacked white SLS solid rocket boosters rise inside the massive Vehicle Assembly Building, surrounded by scaffolding as teams prepare them for Artemis III.
Credit: NASA/Cory S. Huston
9,006 likes · 53 comments · 30 Sep 2026
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