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March 15, 2022

NASA astronaut breaks record for longest US spaceflight

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei has broken the record for the longest U.S. single spaceflight. 

March 7, 2022

Russian leadership's unhinged behavior could cross red line in space partnership, former astronaut says

Former astronaut Terry Virts spoke to Fox News about the test in the space partnership between the U.S. and Russia.

February 20, 2022

Historic photos show the first American to orbit Earth on 60th anniversary of Mercury-Atlas 6 mission

Sunday marks 60 years since NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. 

February 13, 2022

Rocket on crash course with moon does not belong to SpaceX, report says

The massive rocket speeding through space on a collision course with the moon does not belong to SpaceX despite earlier reports and likely belongs to a spacecraft launched by China in 2014, according to a report on Saturday.

January 15, 2022

Michael Strahan football from Blue Origin space trip gets Hall of Fame display in Canton

A football taken into space by retired NFL star-turned-TV personality Michael Strahan has landed in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

January 6, 2022

China to complete major space station in 2022

China has recommitted itself to completing its orbiting space station by the end of the year and says it is planning more than 40 launches for 2022, putting it roughly level with the United States.

January 4, 2022

NASA nails James Webb Space Telescope launch

NASA aced the most complicated, critical job on its newly launched space telescope Tuesday: unrolling and stretching a sunshade the size of a tennis court.

January 1, 2022

US commits to support International Space Station through 2030

Russia and the U.S. previously committed to working together on the station after 2024, but no clear movement occurred until the end of the year.

December 31, 2021

'The Five' looks back: From Rittenhouse to Afghanistan to inflation - the biggest stories of 2021

“The Five” panel reveals the biggest and most consequential stories of 2021.

December 31, 2021

Experts warn of cannibalism among space colonists if food systems fail

Space colonization remains a distant hope, but thinkers and scholars want to tackle the problems today in preparation.