NASA Astronaut Anne McClain

21/09/2026

An incredible group, doing incredible things!

Halfway there. 🧑‍🚀

The 10 members of NASA’s 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class spent their summer studying geology, honing flight skills, learning emergency procedures, and training inside spacecraft mockups. The class is on track to graduate in 2027, when they will join NASA’s active astronaut corps. Read more: go.nasa.gov/4AutgEE

20/09/2026

28/08/2026

Congrats to my 🎱 classmates Christina Hammock Koch and Victor Glover on their Congressional Space Medals of Honor! We are so proud to call you our teammates, but moreso our friends. Very well deserved! 🌕 🚀

25/08/2026

Teamwork makes the dream work! High fives and cheers rang out both in space and on Earth during today’s spacewalk. ✨

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot successfully completed the installation and connection of an antenna that enables high-speed data transmission between the International Space Station and Mission Control Houston. Fellow NASA astronaut Anne McClain served as the Ground IV in Mission Control, relaying information, instructions, and much-deserved congratulations to the spacewalkers from the teams on Earth.

09/06/2026

Go Artemis 3! Go COL Rubio!

03/04/2026

Back in Mission Control as CAPCOM with my good friend supporting the crew. has a lot going on this week, and it’s AWESOME!

02/04/2026

Losing comms in space is uncomfortable. That voice in your ear from Mission Control forms a strong psychological connection to Earth - when it disappears, there is a sudden realization of just how far you are from home.

Luckily, there is a network for that.

Because the astronauts are traveling so far, a series of Earth-based satellites known as the Deep Space Network help keep us connected to our Moon-bound crew. These satellites differ from what we usually use to communicate with our International Space Station crew, who remain in low-Earth orbit, which are called Tracking Data Relay Satellites.

Did you know you can see those Deep Space Network connections happening real-time? You can see which satellites are communicating with Orion by visiting: https://go.nasa.gov/4m6vnHP

02/04/2026

Orion’s high-Earth orbit will reach about 44,000 miles, which is pretty significant compared to the Space Station’s low-Earth orbit of 250 miles. Keep an eye out for some pretty spectacular images of our home planet!

Signal acquired! 📡

Engineers at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory have confirmed that the Orion spacecraft is communicating with the Deep Space Network. For the first time in over 50 years, we’re receiving a signal from a spacecraft carrying humans toward the Moon.

01/04/2026

Artemis II is an historic step forward: we are going back to the moon for the first time in over 50 years!

Today is not a victory lap, it is the foundation upon which our sustainable presence on the lunar surface will be built. It is a test mission through and through - we are testing the vehicle, the ground systems, the rocket, the launch and flight control teams, the hardware, the mission plan, and the crew.

We stand on the shoulders of giants, those who proved it could be done. And, we have the privilege of working alongside today’s giants: the engineers, technicians, operators, and crews who make this mission possible.

Go , , , and . Good luck and Godspeed. Go Artemis II!

13/02/2026

GODSPEED, CREW-12! 🚀