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Starliner crew stuck on ISS to update status in press conference
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams are seen as they prepare to arrive at Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Space Force…
Europe launches new heavy-lift rocket as it re-enters space race
1 of 3 | Ariane 6 launched from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at about 4 p.m. local time. Photo courtesy of…
Planned SpaceX launch from Florida to carry first satellite built entirely in Turkey
SpaceX is hoping to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday afternoon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (pictured, 2023). File Photo by Joe…
MIT scientists develop way to toughen up ‘good’ bacteria, extend shelf life
MIT said Friday its engineers had developed a way to enable microbes used in medicines and agriculture to survive extreme conditions, including…
NASA names Andre Douglas as backup Artemis II crew member
NASA astronaut Andre Douglas poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Photo by Josh Valcarcel/NASA NASA on…
SpaceX launches 20 new Starlink satellites in orbit, bringing total to 103
Starlink internet now available in Madagascar to Africa's east, company says.…
Crew inside NASA’s Mars habitat simulator to exit after more than a year
NASA CHAPEA crew members Anca Selariu, Nathan Jones, Ross Brockwell and Kelly Haston will exit their simulated Mars habitat after more than a year…
Firefly Aerospace aims to launch eight CubeSat satellites after scrub
A firefly rocket, like the one pictured here, is expected to liftoff from California on Tuesday. File Photo courtesy of Firefly Aerospace/Everyday…
University of Michigan wins NASA’s lunar lander challenge award
The student team from the University of Michigan won the NASA 2024 Human Lander Challenge Forum on June 27 at the Marshall Space Flight Center in…
Meteor showers to return as July brings new slate of astronomy events
In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower in Spruce Knob, W. Va., in 2021. File Photo by…