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: NASA has put out a draft request for proposal for how to move its historic flown spacecraft around the country. Spurred on by two Texas senators bid to relocate space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Space Center Houston, the DRFP goes beyond just a one-time move of a specific orbiter to finding solutions to safely moving all types and sizes of vehicles, from smaller Orion capsules to large solid rocket boosters.
: The Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona now has the crew module access tunnel that led into and out of the space shuttle orbiters while in the second of three servicing hangars at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. For the final few years it was in service, the tunnel also became a "sign in" book of sorts, with astronauts, technicians, engineers, members of the press and guests autographing every inch of its walls.
: Visitors at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and Space Center Houston can now get an up-close look at NASA's Artemis I "crew." The phantom torsos Zohar and Helga that were used to test a radiation protection vest on the 26-day flight are on exhibit in Florida. Meanwhile, Commander Moonikin Campos, the fully-suited manikin named after an Apollo 13 engineer, is back inside an Orion spacecraft seat in Texas.
: Guests visiting LEGOLAND California on Friday (March 6) lifted off into a brand new space-themed land, packed with nods to LEGO Space history. LEGO Galaxy features the Galacticoaster, two more space rides, a DUPLO play area and a LEGO rocket building bay, among other cosmic attractions. Throughout LEGO Galaxy are life-size versions of popular LEGO sets, ranging from the 1979 Space Buggy to the 2024 Interstellar Spaceship.
: NASA on Friday (Feb. 27) announced changes to its Artemis moon program, increasing the launch cadence and adding a new mission to precede landing on the lunar surface. The Artemis II crew will fly by the moon as planned, but instead of jumping next to the lunar south pole, Artemis III will lift off in 2027 to test linking up to a lander (or two) in Earth orbit. Artemis IV (and V) will then deliver astronauts down to the lunar surface in 2028.
: Capri Sun is celebrating the upcoming total lunar eclipse and Artemis II moon mission by giving away 10,000 pouches of its limited edition Blood Moon Punch. All that fans have to do is snap a photo of the moon and submit it at moon-punch.com over the next 10 days. The cherry-flavored drink comes in red-hued glow-in-the-dark pouches displaying one of the eight phases of the moon, from a crescent to quarter to gibbous.
: First there was the "Original 7." Later came the "Hairballs," the "Hogs" and the "Flying Escargot." More recently, there were the "Chumps," "8 Balls," "Turtles" and "Flies." Now, meet the "Platypi," the official nickname of NASA's 24th astronaut candidate class. Like a platypus, the 10 women and men selected in 2025 exhibit many different disparate skills and have "just about any tool to solve any problem," said the Flies that chose the name.
: With 1957 being the year most often associated with the start of the Space Age, it is rare to celebrate a centennial for a spaceflight event. Monday (March 16) marks a significant 100th anniversary: the launch of the world's first liquid fuel rocket by Robert Goddard. The site in Auburn, Massachusetts from where "Nell" lifted off is well identified, but where is the rocket a century later? Are any parts from Goddard's historic rocket still around today?
: The 24th Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft (and second XL) to deliver supplies to the International Space Station will launch under the name of a late space shuttle astronaut, the company announced on Tuesday (March 10). Steven Nagel flew four times into space, once as a mission specialist, once a pilot and twice as commander. The spaceship bearing Nagel's name is targeted to launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket in April.
: What do an Australian surfer, a German pop star, a Polish mountain climber and an American tennis legend have in common with a research astronaut? They all now have one-of-a-kind dolls as members of Mattel's first-ever Barbie Dream Team. Virgin Galactic 05 payload specialist Kellie Gerardi, who ran experiments on a suborbital spaceflight, has been honored alongside Serena Williams and the others for being leaders in their fields.
: Nearly two years after Apple TV announced "Star City" was in development, the streaming service shared a first look at the Soviet-side spinoff series to the acclaimed alternate space history, "For All Mankind." The new show, which is debuting globally on May 29, answers how the USSR beat the US to landing a human on the moon in 1969. Created by the same team as "For All Mankind," "Star City" features a new regular cast.
: Kansas City, Missouri on Tuesday (Feb. 24) served as the "First Day of Issue" city for the U.S. Postal Service 2026 Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express stamps. Both releases feature images captured by the Webb Space Telescope, continuing a theme of deep space views for its third year. The Priority Mail "Crab Nebula" and Priority Mail Express "Galaxy Pair" stamps are sold in panes of four at post offices nationwide.
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