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July 11, 2021

Veteran NASA Astronaut Tom Jones: Virgin Galactic's historic spaceflight opens ‘the door to space tourism’

Veteran NASA Astronaut Tom Jones asserted on “Fox News Live” on Sunday that Virgin Galactic's historic spaceflight opens “the door to space tourism.”

July 4, 2021

Chinese astronauts make first spacewalk outside new station

Two astronauts on Sunday made the first spacewalk outside China’s new orbital station to set up cameras and other equipment using a 15-meter-long (50-foot-long) robotic arm.

June 19, 2021

Challenger crew likely survived explosion before tragic plunge to Earth, book claims

Details about one of the US space program's darkest moments are revealed in "The Burning Blue: The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA’s Challenger."

June 17, 2021

Chinese crew enters new space station module for 3-month mission

Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo successfully entered the Tianhe space station module.

June 11, 2021

Photos show China's Mars rover on red planet

The dusty, rocky Martian surface and a Chinese rover and lander bearing small national flags were seen in photos released Friday that the rover took on the red planet.

June 6, 2021

NASA chief Bill Nelson optimistic about space exploration as private sector, government combine efforts

With a storied career in service – both in politics and in the U.S. Army – and experience as a NASA payload specialist, newly appointed administrator Bill Nelson is in a unique position to lead.

June 5, 2021

NASA administrator details missions to moon, Mars, Venus and the agency's efforts on Earth

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has cosmically grand plans for the agency, including a trip to Venus, an advanced look at the Earth using new three-dimensional technology and landing humans on Mars.

June 3, 2021

One of the brightest explosions ever recorded occurs in Earth's 'cosmic backyard'

A team of international scientists used the High Energy Stereoscopic System in Namibia to get the best observation yet of one of the brightest gamma-ray bursts ever recorded.

June 3, 2021

NASA, SpaceX launch groundbreaking experiments to space station

NASA and SpaceX have successfully launched the CRS-22 Dragon cargo mission to the International Space Station.

May 28, 2021

Mars helicopter Ingenuity experiences anomaly on 6th flight, lands safely anyway

The Mars Ingenuity Helicopter completed its sixth flight last Saturday – though with a slight hiccup.