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Last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut has died
Science
January 4, 2023
Last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut has died
Walter Cunningham, a retired NASA astronaut and pilot of the first crewed flight in the space agency’s famed Apollo program,…
NASA images showcase eerie beauty of winter on Mars
Science
January 2, 2023
NASA images showcase eerie beauty of winter on Mars
Mars may seem like a dry, desolate place, but the red planet transforms into an otherworldly wonderland in winter, according…
NASA and Russia weigh options for astronaut return after spacecraft leak
Science
December 26, 2022
NASA and Russia weigh options for astronaut return after spacecraft leak
Officials at NASA and Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, are working to decide how to bring home several people at the…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft snaps a selfie on its journey beyond the far side of the moon
Technology
November 28, 2022
NASA’s Orion spacecraft snaps a selfie on its journey beyond the far side of the moon
NASA released a selfie taken by the Orion capsule and close-up photos of the moon’s crater-marked landscape as the spacecraft…
Dwarf tomato seeds to launch to space station aboard SpaceX resupply flight
Science
November 23, 2022
Dwarf tomato seeds to launch to space station aboard SpaceX resupply flight
SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply is set to launch this weekend, and it’ll carry a bounty of supplies, a pair of…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft makes its closest approach to the moon as part of Artemis mission
Science
November 22, 2022
NASA’s Orion spacecraft makes its closest approach to the moon as part of Artemis mission
NASA’s Orion capsule passed about 80 miles (130 kilometers) above the lunar surface early Monday, a monumental achievement in the…
Artemis I mission takes flight in historic leap forward for NASA’s moon program
Science
November 16, 2022
Artemis I mission takes flight in historic leap forward for NASA’s moon program
CNN — The historic Artemis I mission took flight in the early hours of Wednesday morning after months of anticipation.…
NASA’s Artemis I mega moon rocket is back on the launchpad ahead of third launch attempt
Science
November 7, 2022
NASA’s Artemis I mega moon rocket is back on the launchpad ahead of third launch attempt
CNN — The hulking rocket at the heart of NASA’s plans to return humans to the moon arrived at the…
International Space Station swerves to avoid Russian space debris, NASA says
Science
October 26, 2022
International Space Station swerves to avoid Russian space debris, NASA says
The International Space Station fired its thrusters to maneuver out of the way of a piece of oncoming Russian space…
Astronauts returning home from space station splash down off Florida coast
Science
October 15, 2022
Astronauts returning home from space station splash down off Florida coast
CNN — Four astronauts boarded a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and returned home from the International Space Station on Friday,…