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April 17, 2021

Expedition 64 crew members return from International Space Station

After 185 days aboard the International Space Station, two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut returned to Earth early Saturday morning. 

April 14, 2021

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches NS-15 in preparation for future manned missions

The mission, which blasted off from Blue Origin's Launch Site One in Van Horn, Texas, served as a "verification step" as the company works towards sending its first human passengers to space.

April 9, 2021

NASA reveals Artemis program will land 1st person of color on the moon

NASA’s Artemis program, already slated to send the first woman to the moon in 2024, will also send the first person of color to the moon.

April 9, 2021

Expedition 65 crew boards International Space Station

After a two-orbit journey that spanned for more than three hours, the hatches between the ISS and the Soyuz opened at 9:20 a.m. ET, flying above the South Pacific.

April 9, 2021

Mars Perseverance rover takes a selfie with Ingenuity helicopter ahead of historic flight

To the delight of social media users, NASA's Perseverance rover used a camera on the end of its robotic arm to snap a selfie with the Mars Ingenuity helicopter this week ahead of its historic flight mission.

April 8, 2021

Mars 'rainbow' actually lens flare, NASA says

NASA has debunked speculation over an image from Mars that appeared to show what many believed to be a "rainbow" or "dustbow."

April 7, 2021

NASA gets first weather report from Mars rover landing site

Engineers at NASA have received the first weather report from Mars' Jezero Crater, where the agency's Perseverance rover landed in February.

April 6, 2021

SpaceX determines cause of Starship SN11 prototype crash

SpaceX founder Elon Musk explained why the Starship prototype SN11 went up in flames last week.

April 6, 2021

NASA Mars helicopter survives cold Martian night in first step of historic endeavor

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has cleared its initial hurdle before the first-ever attempt at powered and controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.

April 3, 2021

SpaceX rocket debris lands on Washington state homeowner's property

Debris from a SpaceX rocket that reentered the atmosphere last week was found on a homeowner’s property in Central Washington state, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.