How scientists are keeping the Orion spacecraft safe from radiation
NASA's Orion spacecraft will need to protect astronauts from dangerous radiation when they visit the moon in the upcoming Artemis missions.
After a mission of firsts, SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew returns safely to Earth
After accomplishing a number of space industry firsts, including the first-ever private astronaut spacewalk, the Polaris Dawn ...
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How the crew of NASA's Artemis II prepares for a mission to the moon
NASA plans to send its first crewed mission to the moon. NPR's Scott Detrow meets the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission, to see how the team is preparing.
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew completes historic private spacewalk
Commander Jared Isaacman and mission specialist Sarah Gillis each spent a few minutes outside the Dragon capsule, performing ...
Russia launches NASA astronaut and 2 cosmonauts to space station
Don Pettit is replacing astronaut Tracy Dyson, who plans to return to Earth on Sept. 23, after a six-month stay aboard the ...
NASA astronaut joins 2 Russian cosmonauts for Soyuz flight to space station
Don Pettit is replacing astronaut Tracy Dyson, who plans to return to Earth on Sept. 23, after a six-month stay aboard the ...
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9 Phenomena NASA Astronauts Will Encounter at Moon’s South Pole
Weird lighting and long shadows are among the out-of-this-world phenomena NASA astronauts will experience at the Moon's south ...
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Shortsighted, aging NASA faces uncertain future, says report to Congress
A National Academies committee says the space agency is prioritizing short-term wins and commercial arrangements over the ...
The Space Space: Moon missions are lifting off across the solar system
The weekend brought some wild space news, including a sailing spacecraft and, of course, a couple of astronauts stranded on the International Space Station.
321 Launch: Space news you may have missed over the past week (Sept. 10)
Scrub recap: Scroll down to review live updates from the Wednesday, Sept. 4, late-countdown scrub of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral on the Starlink 8-11 mission. Read the full story here.