Jim Lovell, the NASA astronaut best known for commanding the near-disastrous Apollo 13 mission, has died at the age of 97. A veteran of four spaceflights, Lovell played a crucial role in one of the most dramatic rescues in space history. Lovell began his NASA career as a test pilot before flying on Gemini 7, […]
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On May 27, 2025, SpaceX conducted the ninth test flight of its Starship launch system from Starbase, Texas. While the Super Heavy booster successfully lifted off, the mission encountered significant issues during its flight. Approximately 30 minutes into the flight, the upper-stage Starship experienced a propellant leak, leading to a loss of control and causing
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Blue Origin successfully completed its 11th human spaceflight for the New Shepard program this week. The astronaut crew included Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez, who brought the mission together. Including today’s crew, New Shepard has now flown 58 people to space, including four people who have flown
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As part of its ongoing efforts to expand space exploration, NASA has released its final goals and objectives for the future of low Earth orbit (LEO). What is LEO you ask? This is the region where many satellites, space stations, and spacecraft operate. Low Earth orbit (LEO) refers to a region of space that is
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The April 8, 2024, eclipse will be a total solar eclipse. It will be the last total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous United States until 2044. A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. People viewing the eclipse from locations where
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NASA will provide live coverage as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Wednesday, Oct. 25, to install communications hardware and inspect a portion of the orbital complex. Coverage begins at 1:45 p.m. EDT on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. The spacewalk is expected to begin at 2:10 p.m. and could last up to
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NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis. The agencies revealed the crew members Monday during an event at Ellington Field near
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The dawn of a new era in astronomy is here as the world gets its first look at the full capabilities of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency). The full set of the telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data, which uncover a collection
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