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Sierra Space's LIFE facility as it explodes in a pressure test.

Watch Sierra Space destroy its inflatable space station — again

Sierra Space has been working with NASA to test the durability of an inflatable space station — by blowing it up.
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Boeing Space's Starliner docked at the International Space Station in June 2024.

Yes, the ‘8-day’ Starliner mission is now in its seventh week

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The core stage of NASA's SLS rocket.

NASA’s mega moon rocket has just begun a 900-mile journey

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NASA’s VIPER – short for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover – sits assembled inside the cleanroom at the agency’s Johnson Space Center.

NASA axes its moon rover project VIPER

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Georgina Torbet
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A Cygnus spacecraft at the ISS.

This workhorse ISS spacecraft has never looked so beautiful

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Space
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This illustration of the large Quetzalpetlatl Corona located in Venus’ southern hemisphere depicts active volcanism and a subduction zone, where the foreground crust plunges into the planet’s interior.

Venus gets a taste of Missy Elliot in NASA communications test

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Georgina Torbet
Space
Georgina Torbet
An illustration showing astronauts on the moon.

Next-gen spacesuit can turn urine into drinking water

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Space
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Boeing's Starliner capsule docked at the ISS.

NASA is about to give an important update on Starliner spacecraft

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Space
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The opening frame of NASA's video for July's skywatching tips.

NASA’s skywatching tips for July include a parade of planets

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NASA's Mars Odyssey Orbiter.

NASA’s Mars Odyssey Orbiter just reached a major milestone

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Boeing Space's Starliner docked at the International Space Station in June 2024.

Boeing Starliner astronauts ‘are not stranded’ in orbit, NASA insists

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Space
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A stool constructed out of mycelia after two weeks of growth. The next step is a baking process process that leads to a clean and functional piece of furniture.

Mushroom houses: NASA wants to grow its own Mars habitats from fungi

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Georgina Torbet
Space
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The International Space Station.

SpaceX will help to crash the International Space Station

The space station faces a dramatic end when it ceases operations in about six years from now, and SpaceX will help to make it happen.
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NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps (center) is pictured assisting NASA astronauts Mike Barratt (left) and Tracy C. Dyson (right) inside the Quest airlock.

NASA spacewalk called off due to dramatic water leak from astronaut’s spacesuit

Today's spacewalk by two NASA astronauts had to be called off early when one astronaut's spacesuit experienced a water leak shortly after opening the hatch.
Georgina Torbet
A military helicopter that says "blood sweat & tears" on it on a hill in War Thunder.

War Thunder devs apologize after using Challenger shuttle explosion in official art

War Thunder developers responded over the weekend after players spotted that the Challenger explosion had been used in new key art.
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The International Space Station.

NASA confirms date for first spacewalk of 2024 after last week’s cancellation

Following last week's spacewalk cancellation due to a spacesuit issue, two NASA astronauts are now making final preparations for a walk next week.
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Boeing Space's Starliner docked at the International Space Station in June 2024.

NASA selects new date for Starliner’s crewed return

NASA has revealed a new date for the departure of Boeing Space’s Starliner crew capsule from the International Space Station.
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Boeing's Starliner capsule docked at the ISS.

Watch the Starliner spacecraft star in its own aurora video

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station has captured a video showing the recently docked Starliner spacecraft with a dramatic aurora backdrop.
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An animation showing a preview of NASA's first spacewalk of 2024.

This is how a NASA astronaut will swab the ISS exterior for microbes

NASA has shared an animation showing how one of its astronauts will swab the exterior of the space station in the hope of finding some hardy microorganisms.
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A NASA spacewalk.

How to watch NASA’s first spacewalk of 2024

NASA is making final preparations for its first spacewalk of 2024, and you can watch the event live when it takes place on Thursday, June 13.
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Boeing's Starliner capsule docked at the ISS.

Starliner astronauts give first tour of the docked spacecraft

Two NASA astronauts have given space fans a tour of the Boeing Starliner capsule that is currently docked at the International Space Station.
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The Starliner on the launchpad atop an Atlas V rocket.

Will the Starliner finally get to launch on Wednesday?

The Starliner has suffered multiple setbacks and delays, the most recent of which took place last week when a launch was called off with just minutes to go.
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The Starliner atop an Atlas V rocket.

NASA sets new target launch date for Starliner spacecraft

Following the dramatic halt to proceedings just minutes before liftoff on Saturday, NASA has now shared a new target launch date for the Starliner spacecraft.
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Boeing Space's Starliner spacecraft heading back to the launchpad.

Watch Starliner heading back to the launchpad at Kennedy

Boeing has shared a short video showing its Starliner spacecraft heading back to the launchpad ahead of the spacecraft's first crewed flight on Saturday.
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The first of two CubeSats for the PREFIRE mission sits on a launch pad in Māhia, New Zealand, shortly before launching on May 25, 2024 at 7:41 p.m. NZST (3:41 a.m. EDT).

Two tiny NASA satellites are launching to study Earth’s poles

NASA has launched the first part of a two-satellite mission called PREFIRE to study Earth's poles, with the second satellite set to launch this Saturday.
Georgina Torbet
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrive back at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, May 28, ahead of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test.

NASA confirms readiness for highly anticipated crewed mission

NASA and Boeing Space have confirmed their readiness to proceed with Saturday’s first crewed launch of the Starliner spacecraft to the ISS.
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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft at the space station during an uncrewed test flight.

NASA now aiming to launch Starliner astronauts flight next month

Following multiple delays over the last month, NASA has announced a new target launch date for the first crewed flight of the Starliner capsule.
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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft at the space station during an uncrewed test flight.

Boeing’s Starliner won’t fly on Tuesday after all

The launch of the Starliner spacecraft's first crewed flight has been delayed by another four days, with NASA now targeting May 25 for launch.
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NASA astronauts training in Arizona.

NASA conducts ‘moonwalks’ in the Arizona desert for Artemis lunar mission

Being an astronaut isn't always glamorous, as years of training and research are carried out on terra firma prior to a crewed mission.
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Artist concept of novel approach proposed by a 2024 NIAC Phase II awardee for possible future missions depicting lunar surface with planet Earth on the horizon.

NASA eyes levitating robot train for the moon

NASA is considering building a railway on the moon that uses levitating robots to move payloads around the lunar surface.
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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft at the space station during an uncrewed test flight.

First crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft delayed again

The first crewed flight of the Starliner spacecraft has been delayed again while engineers fix an issue with the Boeing-made vehicle.
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ULA's Atlas V rocket and Boeing Space's Starliner spacecraft on the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA reveals new target date for first crewed Starliner launch

Following Monday's postponement of the launch of the first crewed Starliner flight, NASA has revealed a new target date for the highly anticipated mission.
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A black hole according to NASA's 360-degree video.

NASA 360-degree video shows what it’s like to plunge into a black hole

Ever wondered what it would be like to fall into a supermassive black hole? A new 360-degree video from NASA attempts to answer that very question.
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The Atlas V rocket and Starliner spacecraft on the launchpad.

Starliner’s first crewed launch called off just two hours before liftoff

A technical issue forced NASA engineers to call off Monday's first crewed launch of the Starliner spacecraft just two hours before liftoff.
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