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November 21, 2024

Flight suit worn on 1st all-private astronaut mission to ISS debuts on display

When Michael Lopez-Alegria commanded the first privately-funded crewed mission to visit the International Space Station, he traded his NASA "blues" for a "Deep Space" and "Mesosphere" flight suit. His Ax-1 garb is now on display at Kennedy Space Center.


November 19, 2024

'It's bananas': Toy fruit becomes first zero-g indicator to fly on SpaceX Starship

An artificial banana floated peacefully in the microgravity environment of outer space. No longer needing its attached tethers, it just hung there, suspended in the bay of its steel spacecraft's otherwise empty cargo hold. The fruit was Starship's first zero-g indicator.


November 19, 2024

The not so 'wicked' path from 'The Wizard of Oz' to the moon landing

Houston, we... are not in Kansas anymore. "The Wizard of Oz" and space exploration are two topics that by all rights should have nothing in common. But as it turns out, all you need to do is follow the Yellow Brick Road long enough and you reach the moon.


November 15, 2024

Documentary director redefines astronaut Eileen Collins as the 'Spacewoman'

The dictionary defines "spacewoman" as simply "a woman astronaut." In the case of its latest usage, though, the term carries more meaning. "Spacewoman" is a new film about Eileen Collins, the United States' first female astronaut to command a mission.


November 13, 2024

First quilter in space challenges students, crafters to stitch the moon

Ten years after launching a patchwork of stars from her place in space, astronaut Karen Nyberg is calling for quilters to create the moon. "The Next Giant Leap: Lunar Quilt Block Challenge" is now accepting moon-themed quilt blocks by students and artists.


November 11, 2024

Open Gateway: Step into mock lunar orbit habitat at Space Center Houston

The public can now step into the future of lunar exploration by entering an early mockup for astronaut accommodations around the moon. The "ground prototype" for what evolved into part of NASA's Gateway is now at Space Center Houston.


November 10, 2024

At 60 years, monument to Project Mercury still stands, but what of its time capsule?

A 60-year-old tribute to America's first human spaceflight program is standing up to the test of time, but what about the contents of its time capsule not to be opened until 2464? The Project Mercury Monument was dedicated on Nov. 10, 1964.


November 7, 2024

Moon RACER: Intuitive Machines takes its lunar rover out for debut drive

Intuitive Machines' lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) is not your grandfather's moon buggy (assuming your grandfather was an Apollo astronaut). The company's Moon RACER, or Reusable Autonomous Crewed Exploration Rover, made its public debut.


November 5, 2024

Go Centaur! Space Force exhibits rocket stage at Los Angeles base

A towering propellant tank and its rocket engine stand on display at Los Angeles Air Force Base as a testament to its service to both the United States' military and civilian space missions. The Centaur III exhibit was installed at Space Systems Command.



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November 19, 2024
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Restored Alan B. Shepard Jr. portrait unveiled on astronaut's birthday


It was a special tribute on what would have been Alan B. Shepard Jr.'s 101st birthday. A restored portrait of the first American in space was unveiled Monday night at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, where Shepard spent his high school years and graduated as a member of the Class of 1940.

November 12, 2024
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British author Samantha Harvey wins Booker with space story


British author Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize award with her novel Orbital, the first book set in space to win the prize.

November 8, 2024
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Somebody moved UK's oldest satellite, and no-one knows who or why


Someone moved the UK's oldest satellite and there appears to be no record of exactly who, when or why.

October 7, 2024
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European Space Mission Launches to Investigate an Asteroid Crash Site


In humanity's latest bid to avoid going the way of the dinosaurs, a European spacecraft soared away from the coast of Florida on Monday. The mission, Hera, will visit an asteroid that NASA deliberately struck with another spacecraft two years ago.

October 3, 2024
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Did Alan Shepard give a golf ball he took to the moon to his barber?


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September 27, 2024
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The Case of an Astronaut's Missing Omega Speedmaster and How the FBI Got It Back


The Smithsonian Institution's Office of Inspector General turned over records about the retrieval of the wristwatch worn by Apollo 7 astronaut Donn Eisele while he was in space in 1968. It was stolen in 1989.

September 14, 2024
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Skylab time capsule revealed: 50-year-old artifacts discovered


In 1973, Skylab was the United States' first space Station. Skylab 1-G, AmericaÕs first space station training module has been on display inside Space Center Houston's Starship Gallery for decades.

September 12, 2024
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Eminent officials say NASA facilities some of the "worst" they've ever seen


A panel of independent experts reported this week that NASA lacks funding to maintain most of its decades-old facilities, could lose its engineering prowess to the commercial space industry, and has a shortsighted roadmap for technology development.