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NASA robot heads back to US for epic Mars mission after a decade in Scotland

NASA’s humanoid robot Valkyrie is heading back to the United States after spending a decade at the University of Edinburgh in ...

Congress’ updated NASA directive seeks to extend space station life to 2032

A revamped version of a congressional NASA authorization act moving through the U.S. Senate would add two more years of life ...

Ohio astronaut Robert Springer flew combat missions, then to space

Robert "Bob" Springer's open-mindedness has taken him from the small town of Ashland to the skies of Vietnam and the halls of ...

NASA selects Vulcan Centaur 5 as it fine tunes its space launch system for Artemis missions

NASA has selected United Launch Alliance’s Centaur 5 upper stage for two crewed Artemis missions planned for 2028. Here's the ...
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NASA is sending Artemis II to the moon. Here’s what to know

A full moon is seen shining over NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher in the early hours of February 1, 2026. For 53 years, since the end of the Apollo ...
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NASA unveils dazzling new images of the ‘Cat’s Eye Nebula’

The space-based telescopes Hubble and Euclid combined forces to capture the vibrant remains of a dying star in stunning new ...
Houston Public Media

NASA moving forward with Artemis II launch to moon — potentially in February

NASA's crawler-transporter 2 carrying the agency's Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, begins the 4.2-mile journey toward Launch Complex ...

Vast wraps $500 million funding round as company vies for NASA space station contract

Vast is betting on a "leapfrog strategy" to land a phase two NASA award for the International Space Station.

NASA’s Mike Fincke identifies himself as the ailing astronaut who prompted space station evacuation

NASA's Mike Fincke has identified himself as the astronaut whose medical condition prompted the space agency's first medical evacuation.

Orlando Science Center opens ‘Space for Art’ exhibition featuring NASA astronauts’ artworks

The Orlando Science Center is hosting a new exhibition titled “Space for Art” that features artwork created by NASA ...
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There Will Never Be Another Man Like Gene Kranz, NASA's True Greatest Flight Director

This is the story of a man who never went to space himself, but, had they not been at that console, the space program might look very different.