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March 25, 2025

John Scalzi reconned Apollo 11 moon rock before turning it to cheese in new novel

John Scalzi cased out the Armstrong Air & Space Museum before writing his new book, "When the Moon Hits Your Eye." The bestselling author may have been confused of planning a heist given the way he eyed the museum's display of an Apollo 11 rock.

March 24, 2025

'Earth to Space' art festival set to launch at Kennedy Center this week

A nearly month-long space mission is ready to lift off, with final preparations being made at the Kennedy Center. To be clear, not NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but rather the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

March 21, 2025

New Barbie doll celebrates 60 years as an astronaut, but forgets space history

Earth to astronaut Barbie, we have a new space collectible, but probably not for all of the reasons Mattel intended. The toy company is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its first spacesuit-clad fashion doll with a new reproduction of Barbie Miss Astronaut.

March 19, 2025

Apollo 10, Soyuz capsule among artifacts moving to new space gallery in London

The spacesuit worn by the first Briton in space, the Russian capsule that brought Britain's first professional astronaut back to Earth and the only Apollo command module to be on display outside of the U.S. will soon be on the move in the United Kingdom.

March 18, 2025

Never 'stuck' Starliner astronauts land with Crew-9 duo on SpaceX Dragon

The first astronauts to fly on two different commercial spacecraft during a single mission, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, have returned to Earth, splashing down with ISS crewmates Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov on SpaceX's Dragon Freedom.

March 16, 2025

'Apollo 1' director was surprised by details of ill-fated mission in new documentary

It was the opening scene of the 1995 movie "Apollo 13" and was recreated for the Neil Armstrong biopic "First Man" 23 years later. It was also included in director Mark Craig's 2014 film, "Last Man on the Moon," inspiring "Apollo 1," his new documentary.

March 14, 2025

SpaceX Crew-10 folds shared traits and hopes into origami crane zero-g indicator

What do you get when you fold together the ambitions and contributions of four space station-bound astronauts from the United States, Japan and Russia? A zero-gravity indicator in the form of a crocheted origami crane named "Droog."

March 13, 2025

Capri Sun takes a swing at an eclipse with limited 'Moon Punch' drink

Capri Sun now shares another thing in common with NASA. The juice brand and space agency are already using the same foil for their drink packages. Now both are moon-bound. Capri Sun is launching "Moon Punch" in glow-in-the-dark pouches.

March 12, 2025

Tom Hanks at 'Moonwalkers' film premiere predicts getting busy on moon

Tom Hanks knows there are two things that are going to happen in the future. One, the day will come when astronauts land on the moon and are greeted by other humans, signaling the moon has become a home. The other, well, it is best to hear it from him.

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March 24, 2025
Hodinkee

Astronaut Neil Armstrong's Omega Speedmaster To Be Auctioned On April 17 At RR Auction

For the first time, a Speedmaster belonging to the first man to walk on the moon, is up for public sale.

March 18, 2025
GeekWire

Blue Origin rocket engine gives a boost to Museum of Flight's Simonyi Space Gallery

Seattle's Museum of Flight has brought its collection of space artifacts up to the present day, thanks to a rocket engine that's been donated by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space venture.

February 28, 2025
The Bradley Scout

Cementing a legacy: Bradley dedicates statue to Major Robert Lawrence Jr.

Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (1935-1967) was a United States Air Force officer and the first African-American astronaut, but before soaring to these heights, he navigated the classrooms of Bradley University.

February 25, 2025
GeekWire

Blue Origin's latest suborbital space trip hits milestones — and throws in a mystery

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space venture sent its 10th crew on a quick suborbital ride to space today, extending its list of spacefliers to more than 50. And that list now includes the first Blue Origin spaceflier who preserved a bit of his privacy as he flew.

February 20, 2025
Houston Matters

Collecting space memorabilia is about the story even more than the object

Houston's Robert Pearlman, who runs the website collectSPACE, talks about the world of collecting objects from the history of NASA and human space exploration.

February 14, 2025
New Scientist

Meet the man who single-handedly tracks every spaceflight mission ever

For more than 40 years, Jonathan McDowell has tirelessly catalogued the space industry. Now he is planning to retire, and looking to pass on his extensive collection of knowledge.

February 3, 2025
The New York Times

NASA Astronaut Recruitment Faces Trump's Moves Against D.E.I.

The government space agency has vocally promoted diversity and inclusion for decades, even during the first Trump administration.

January 15, 2025
The New York Times

World Monuments Fund Puts Moon on List of At-Risk Sites

For years, the World Monuments Fund has sought to draw attention and resources to endangered cultural heritage sites including Machu Picchu in Peru, temples in Cambodia and the old city of Taiz in Yemen. But this year's list of at-risk sites goes much further afield: to the moon.