NASA: 2025 Review and 2026 Preview

In 2025, we stacked the Artemis II rocket, certified next-generation lunar spacesuits, celebrated 25 years on the International Space Station, and snapped the closest pictures ever taken of the Sun.

We’re not just going back to the Moon in 2026 – we’re paving the way to Mars, exploring the stars, and dominating the skies, setting the stage for a historic year ahead.

Learn more about our agency highlights:

[0:22] Artemis missions to the Moon: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/
[0:40] Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) landers on the Moon: https://www.nasa.gov/commercial-lunar-payload-services/
[1:10] International Space Station (ISS) marks 25 years of continuous human presence: https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/
[1:23] X-59’s maiden voyage: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/quesst/
[1:47] NASA heliophysics missions: https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/
[1:53] NASA's James Webb Space Telescope studies our universe: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/webb/
[1:57] SPHEREx mapping the sky: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/spherex/
[2:00] Parker Solar Probe's closest approach to the Sun: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/parker-solar-probe/
[2:08] Planetary Defense finding and tracking asteroids: https://science.nasa.gov/planetary-defense/
[2:10] FireSense supporting fire management: https://cce.nasa.gov/firesense/
[2:13] Cold Atom Lab researching quantum science: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cold-atom-laboratory/
[2:14] Studying interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/3i-atlas/

Credit: NASA
Music: Universal Production Music
Video Editor: Sonnet Apple
Assistant Editor: Shane Apple
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