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The Earth and moon as seen from the Orion spacecraft.

Orion spacecraft can shield Artemis astronauts from deep-space radiation, study shows

By Andrew Jones published

Data from NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission has provided valuable space radiation measurements, which validate spacecraft performance and will help guide deep-space human spaceflight.

Launches & Spacecraft
A man in a black shirt shakes the hand of a woman in a blue shirt, inside a crowded room of wires and electronic gear. behind them, six people, four in red, one in grey, one in gree, one in black, and the last in blue.

Boeing Starliner astronaut Suni Williams takes ISS command as 8-day mission turns into 8 months (video)

By Josh Dinner published

When assigned her original eight-day mission, she certainly didn't expect to taking over as commander of the International Space Station.

International Space Station
a crushed rocket engine with multiple nozzles is lifted out of the sea by chains

SpaceX fishes Starship Super Heavy booster out of the sea (photo)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX has retrieved from the sea the first-stage booster that flew on its latest Starship test flight, which launched this past June.

Private Spaceflight
a split screen image of a rocket lifting off, on the left from a launch tower in a mountainous setting, and on the right, flying through a blue sky.

China launches 10 satellites on 2 rockets less than 6 hours apart (video)

By Andrew Jones published

China launched separate sets of Earth-observation and "Internet of Things" satellites into orbit on Friday (Sept. 20) on two different missions.

Launches & Spacecraft
A desert looking scene with rocky area in the far ground.

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is enroute to conduct 1st crater rim study at 'Dox Castle'

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover will soon arrive at its first stop during its arduous trek to the western edge of Jezero Crater.

Mars Rovers
two people walk from a small white jet onto the tarmac, heading toward a lectern with the nasa emblem on it

Astronauts, capsule for SpaceX's Crew-9 mission arrive at Florida launch site (photos)

By Mike Wall published

The astronauts and Crew Dragon capsule that will fly SpaceX's Crew-9 mission to the ISS have made it to Florida's Space Coast for their planned Sept. 26 liftoff.

Launches & Spacecraft
Three astronauts in blue jumpsuits float in a white space module, wearing gas masks connected to gas tanks.

China's astronauts conduct emergency drills and deploy payloads into space (video)

By Andrew Jones published

Life remains busy for the astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station, with a range of drills, maintenance and experiments to carry out.

Human Spaceflight
a cone-shaped capsule descends onto flat grassland under a parachute

Soyuz MS-25 lands from ISS with NASA astronaut and record-setting cosmonauts (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Three crewmates have landed Earth after a record-long stay on the International Space Station (ISS) for two of them. For one, the 374 days has amounted to only a third of his total time in space.

Human Spaceflight
Cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky shared this photo of the International Space Station on Twitter on Sept. 29, 2021. He and two colleagues were relocating a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from one port to another at the time.

International Space Station: Live updates

By Elizabeth Howell published

Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.

International Space Station
two men in blue flight suits pose for a portrait with the arms crossed in front of a background of earth as seen from space

SpaceX's Crew-9 astronaut flight for NASA launches this week. Here's how it turned into a rescue mission

By Brett Tingley published

SpaceX's Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station on Sept. 26 will be a rescue mission of sorts, bringing up empty seats for two NASA astronauts currently in space without a ride home.

Launches & Spacecraft
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