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November 20, 2021

NASA to crash spacecraft into asteroid to test planetary defense: What to know

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, the world's first planetary defense test mission, is scheduled to launch early Wednesday morning. 

November 15, 2021

US condemns Russia for blowing up own satellite and creating space debris

The United States condemned Russia on Monday for destroying one of its own satellites, which created debris that U.S. Space Command says could endanger space crews for decades.

November 15, 2021

Russia shoots down satellite in ‘debris-generating event': US Space Command

Russia has shot down a satellite in orbit over the weekend, the U.S. Space Command revealed Monday.

November 8, 2021

SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth, ending 200-day flight

Four astronauts returned to Earth on Monday, riding home with SpaceX to end a 200-day space station mission that began last spring.

November 1, 2021

NASA astronauts pick peppers in space for the first time on International Space Station

Humans introduced a new life form to outer space on Friday as NASA astronauts harvested the first ever chile peppers onboard the International Space Station.

October 26, 2021

China satellite launch sparks fears over potential space weapons

China’s recent satellite launch is sparking fears from some experts who say it can be used as a weapon possible capable of grabbing hold of and crushing American satellites.

October 23, 2021

NASA targeting February for launch of first moon rocket since Apollo mission

NASA is now targeting February 2022 for the launch of its powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. 

October 23, 2021

US military launches 3 suborbital rockets in test of hypersonic technologies

The U.S. military launched three suborbital rockets this week from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. 

October 14, 2021

Prince William criticizes space tourism at the expense of solving climate change

Prince William criticized space tourism this week, saying that innovators should be focused on saving Earth, not looking for a new planet to inhabit.

October 5, 2021

First movie to be made in space is underway by Russian film crew

A Russian actor and a film director rocketed to space Tuesday on a mission to make the world’s first movie in orbit.