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Stranded NASA astronauts' Christmas photo is raising a major question
Two stranded NASA astronauts have followers scratching their heads over a festive new photo that shows the space travelers getting into the holiday spirit.
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NASA again pushes back Artemis II mission, further delaying moon program
The planned launch is part of the multi-voyage Artemis program that aims to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972.
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Asteroid on ‘collision course' with Earth burns up above far northeastern Russia
Residents in the Russian republic of Yakutia were treated to a light show as the asteroid harmlessly burned up.
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European SpaceX rival raises $160 million for reusable capsule to carry astronauts, cargo to space
The Exploration Company announced Monday it has raised $160 million to fuel development of its capsule that is designed to take astronauts and cargo to space stations.
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Stuck in space, Needham astronaut Suni Williams addresses weight loss rumors
NASA is trying to shut down rumors surrounding the health of two astronauts who have been stuck in space for months.
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China's new crew arrives at space station in sign of growing influence in space field
A Chinese space ship carrying a three-person crew has docked with its orbiting space station as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer space.
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Prada and Axiom Space unveil NASA spacesuits to be used in Artemis III moon mission
Italian luxury fashion house Prada and space startup company Axiom Space unveiled the designs for a spacesuit that will be worn in the first NASA landing mission to the moon since 1972.
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Local professor has key role in NASA's Europa mission
NASA launched a spacecraft to see if one of Jupiter’s moons can sustain life.
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SpaceX catches Starship rocket booster in dramatic landing during fifth flight test
SpaceX launched its fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday.
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Did you know Earth is set to have another moon in its orbit? Here's what that means
A new mini-moon — referred to scientifically as 2024 PT5 — is set to make a two-month orbit around the Earth this fall. Here’s what you need to know about the rare occurrence.
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‘Trying at times': Stranded astronauts discuss sending Boeing Starliner home without them
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams discuss watching the Boeing Starliner fly home to Earth without them.
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Polaris Dawn crew performs first all-civilian, commercial spacewalk
The Polaris Dawn crew floated through the hatch of the SpaceX Dragon capsule Thursday to perform the first ever private spacewalk.
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Who is Jared Isaacman, NJ-born billionaire who just did first-ever private spacewalk?
A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional astronauts — until now. New Jersey-born entrepreneur Jared Isaacman teamed up with SpaceX to test the company’s new spacesuits on his chartered flight. The daring spacewalk also saw SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis going out once Isaacman was safely back…
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Tech billionaire and SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew pull off first all-civilian spacewalk
Four private citizens orbiting Earth in a SpaceX capsule are set to perform the first private spacewalk on Thursday morning.
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Billionaire spacewalk? How SpaceX plans to conduct the first private spacewalk in history
The stage is set for the first private spacewalk Thursday. Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman will pop out of the hatch of his orbiting SpaceX capsule, two days after blasting off from Florida on a chartered flight that lifted him and his crew higher than anyone since NASA’s moonwalkers.
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SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn crew
SpaceX launched its Polaris Dawn crew from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Tuesday morning.
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Small, harmless asteroid burns up in Earth's atmosphere over the Philippines
NASA says a small, harmless asteroid has burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. The asteroid dubbed 2024 RW1 was spotted by astronomers in Arizona on Wednesday and disintegrated several hours later over the coast of the Philippines.
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SpaceX Polaris launch postponed after helium leak is detected
A SpaceX capsule carrying four private citizens will have to wait to launch into space after a helium leak forced a launch delay until later this week at the earliest.
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Meet the astronauts waiting for a ride home on the ISS
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been on the International Space Stations since early June after arriving on the troubled Boeing Starliner.
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Needham astronaut stranded in space may not return until 2025
Two astronauts who went into space in June on Boeing’s Starliner were supposed to be back in eight days, but might not return to Earth until February.