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February 21, 2025

First (and last?) look at Intuitive Machines' next moon lander's footpad designs

Photos of the next spacecraft to launch to the moon have revealed a detail that the U.S. company behind it really hopes will never be seen again. If all goes to plan, the designs on Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander's footpads will be buried in regolith.


February 14, 2025

Tom Hanks' 'The Moonwalkers' makes US premiere at Space Center Houston

It is not unusual to see a Saturn V launch while viewing a film at Space Center Houston. Now, with "The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks," that spectacle stretches beyond the center's five-story-tall screen to fill the theater's walls and floor.


February 11, 2025

Apollo astronaut gifts moon-flown flags to space museum in Kansas

A collection of 15 flown-to-the-moon Kansas flags now have a home in the state they represent after living up to the motto printed on their fabric: "Ad Astra per Aspera." Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke gave the banners to the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson.


February 7, 2025

Students' contest-winning pen, paint and poetry works shown aboard space station

A worldwide contest has again redefined the concept of "high art" by briefly converting the International Space Station (ISS) into a gallery for the winners' works. The space station's Cupola recently hosted print outs of students' paintings, ink drawings and poetry.


February 6, 2025

What brand of golf ball did Alan Shepard hit off the moon? We may never know

Carlos Villagomez owns a golf ball that he believes was flown to the moon. If indeed it was, he may also hold the answer to a more than 50 year old bit of trivia that otherwise may be forever lost to time. Villagomez was gifted the ball by lunar golfer Alan Shepard.


February 4, 2025

The Fantastic Four meets Saturn V: 'First Steps' trailer launched at rocket center

Disney's Marvel Studios launched its first look at "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" by broadcasting from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama, a site that is well-suited to fit into the 1960's-inspired, retro-futuristic world that serves as the film's backdrop.


February 3, 2025

Trump administration removes moon rock from White House Oval Office

Whether President Donald Trump still supports returning astronauts to the lunar surface remains to be seen, but one thing is for certain: the moon no longer has a place in his White House. A moon rock has been removed from the Oval Office.


February 3, 2025

Auction offers Neil Armstrong's reply to NASA engineer's Apollo 11 patch ideas

Neil Armstrong was appreciative, but as explained in his letter, it was too late. The Apollo 11 commander and his crewmates had a design for the first moon landing. Armstrong's note and the mission patch idea that inspired it are now up for auction.


January 31, 2025

Magnificent communication: Buzz Aldrin tests Verizon satellite service in new ad

As someone who is no stranger to comm dropouts on a planetary scale, Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin has teamed up with Verizon to help promote the company's satellite-based solution to cell service "dead zones" in a new commercial.


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