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Two space shuttle-era spacewalkers enter Astronaut Hall of Fame

“All of our spacewalks are designed really for two people; the system really isn’t made where it’s easy for three […]

Before it comes down, what should be saved from the International Space Station?

What went up cannot all come down (for museum display). Smithsonian curator Teasel Muir-Harmony (at left) moderates a panel on […]

Check your gravity with NASA’s Artemis II zero-g indicator

There are some differences between the flown Rise and its official replica, though. The contest rules restricted entries to use […]

With new patch design, the Crew-13 astronauts clearly aren’t superstitious

It comes after 12 The STS-13 crew, redesignated STS-41-C, created this patch that highlights superstitions and triskaidekaphobia. The STS-13 crew, […]

Artemis II broke Fred Haise’s distance record, but he is happy to pass it on

“It wasn’t a big deal. It just coincided with the fact that Moon was farther away from the Earth.” Former […]

Visitors to this private space station won’t be wearing shorts and T-shirts

Skip to content Can you wear white after Labor Day if your destination is Earth orbit? The Vast Astronaut Flight […]

Why will today’s lunar flyby only beam back low-resolution video?

The Moon is growing large in the window “Don’t expect hi-res video.” An exaggerated, pixelated version of a photo of […]

NASA issues draft request for moving space shuttle Discovery—or Orion capsule

“My job now is to make sure that we can undertake such a transportation [of Discovery] within the budget dollars […]

100 years later, where is Robert Goddard’s first liquid-fuel rocket?

“He didn’t preserve it as a sacred object… “ Robert Goddard (at left) and Henry Sachs, Percy Roope, and Esther […]

NASA stage show explores “outer” outer space with Henson’s Fraggles

(Asked why Traveling Matt would not have recognized the Moon from his time in outer space, Tartaglia said that perhaps […]