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NASA confirms Starship flight 12 will carry cargo resupply mission to ISS one week after maiden V3 launch

NASA has taken concrete contractual steps that position SpaceX’s Starship to eventually fly cargo resupply missions to the ...

NASA’s first nuclear-powered spacecraft is heading to Mars, and its bringing helicopters

For years, nuclear propulsion sat in the same category as so many ambitious space ideas, impressive on paper, always a few ...
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NASA Artemis II moon mission could launch as early as April 1

NASA has cleared its Artemis II mission for a launch attempt as early as April 1, 2026, after the agency’s Flight Readiness Review polled “go.” The decision sets in motion a tight sequence of rollout, ...

NASA expands private astronaut missions to space station. Here's why

Voyager Technologies of Denver, Colorado, will be the 3rd company to send private astronauts to International Space Station. About the space tech company ...
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How did Artemis II's heat shield perform after its 10-day journey around the moon? New image and early data revealed

NASA’s Artemis II mission aced its heat shield test on the April 1 launch, sending 4 astronauts around the Moon, splashing ...
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NASA sets early September launch date for Roman Space Telescope

The completed Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center April 21. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust GREENBELT, Md. — NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now scheduled ...
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NASA’s Largest Airborne Laboratory Will Fly Its First Mission in Early 2027

The first time the plane is expected to take to the sky is January 2027, when it will be part of a mission called North ...
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Next Up For the Artemis Moon Mission Program? NASA Doesn’t Quite Know

After the historic Artemis II lunar orbit mission, NASA has re-sequenced its program, delaying the first crewed lunar landing to Artemis IV (early 2028) and making Artemis III (mid-2027) a low-Earth ...