With the Space Shuttle Program now an element of NASA’s past, the U.S. agency is pressing forward with evaluations on how best to make use of the floor space at Mission Control Center Houston now that a major element of the agency’s focus for the past 30+ years has been retired.
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ISS Roundup: Cygnus NG-20, Axiom Mission 3, and Progress MS-26
by Aaron McCreaThis month, the International Space Station (ISS) has seen a flurry of activity, from experiments…
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For the second time in 2024, a collection of four humans is flying on a…
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ADRAS-J mission takes methodical first steps toward the commercial removal of space debris
by Martin SmithThe recent increase in launches to meet growing demands for communications and observation satellites is…
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SpaceX launches Intuitive Machines IM-1 mission from Florida
by John SharpA SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a lunar lander for Intuitive Machines (IM) of Houston, Texas.…
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ISS Roundup: new Axiom crewmates, robotic hops, and long-duration mission research
by Martin SmithThis month, the Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) crew joined the seven existing astronauts on the…
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NASA announced its Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, had ended its mission after experiencing an anomaly during…
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Launch Roundup: Axiom-3 crew and Tianzhou 7 cargo space station missions this week
A pair of missions to space stations headline the launches for the week of Jan.…
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China’s 2023: closing out a busy year amidst preparations for lunar missions
by Adrian BeilFollowing China’s impressive 2022, the country once again managed to launch over 60 times in…
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Firefly suffers second stage anomaly on “Fly the Lightning” mission
by Tyler GrayJust on the heels of its success in integrating and launching a payload to orbit…
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30 years ago, on the very early morning of Dec. 2, 1993, the Space Shuttle…
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Twenty years after first crewed mission, China looks to lofty goals
by Adrian BeilOn Oct. 15, 2003, a Chang Zheng 2F lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch…
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NASA and SpaceX teams launched the agency’s Psyche mission to metallic asteroid 16 Psyche from…
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Firefly’s Alpha successfully launches VICTUS NOX rapid response mission
by Tyler GrayTexas-based small launch company Firefly Aerospace jumpstarted its 2023 campaign with the launch of FLTA003…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its Atlas V with the classified NROL-107 Silent Barker mission…
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Launch Roundup: North Korea has failed launch attempt, SpaceX launch back-to-back missions
Following several launch delays last week, the week of Aug. 21 through Aug. 27 is…
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While a lot of the focus when it comes to space travel beyond Earth orbit…
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SpaceX launched two Starlink missions from both coasts within the week. The first launch, Starlink…
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China launches Shenzhou-16 mission to the Chinese Space Station
by Adrian BeilChina launched its crewed Shenzhou-16 mission to the Tiangong Space Station on Tuesday, May 30,…
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Roscosmos launched its Progress MS-23 spacecraft to the International Space Station on Wednesday. Liftoff, atop…