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Published
July 13, 2020

Three countries, including U.S., sending spacecrafts to Mars

This will be the United Arab Emirates' first attempt and China's second.
Published
May 30, 2020

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon launches first manned test flight to space station

The flight ends a nine-year launch drought for NASA, which retired the space shuttle in 2011.
Published
March 18, 2020

Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon in 1971, dies at age 88

Once his crewmates were back on board and headed home after testing a lunar rover, Worden performed the first deep-space spacewalk – nearly 200,000 miles from Earth.
Published
February 15, 2020

Space Force war funds request marks budgetary 1st

The $77 million would go to maintaining and defending key satellites from adversary efforts.
Published
February 7, 2020

Our View: Now-retired telescope gave us a view into the unknown

The Spitzer space telescope answered longstanding questions about our universe, and raised many others.

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Published
January 28, 2020

Astronaut craves salsa, surf after record 11 months aloft

NASA astronaut Christina Koch says being part of the first all-female spacewalk was the highlight of her 328-day mission.
Published
January 19, 2020

SpaceX launches, destroys rocket in astronaut escape test

Elon Musk, the company's founder, says the next Crew Dragon could launch with a pair of NASA astronauts as early as April.
Published
December 28, 2019

U.S. astronaut sets record for longest spaceflight by a woman

Christina Koch, who arrived at the space station on March 14, broke the old mark of 288 set by former commander Peggy Whitson.
Published
December 21, 2019

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft faces another perilous test: Getting back to Earth

Officials acknowledge that re-entry and landing are significant challenges for a spacecraft that faced problems almost as soon as it was released.
Published
November 16, 2019

Mars 2020 rover will visit perfect spot to find signs of life, new studies show

Jezero Crater, a dried-up lake in the planet's northern hemisphere, shows evidence of two molecules that are known on Earth to help preserve microscopic fossils.