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April 23, 2021

NASA, Elon Musk react to SpaceX Crew-2 launch: 'It took 10 years to get here'

NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission launched into orbit Friday, carrying four crew members set to board the International Space Station (ISS) for a period of six months.

April 23, 2021

SpaceX launches NASA crew for mission to ISS on reused rocket after delay

NASA is slated to conduct the launch of its SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station on Friday morning after inclement weather forced officials to delay the highly anticipated event by one day.

April 21, 2021

SpaceX Crew-2 flight delayed to Friday due to weather

NASA announced on Wednesday that its highly-anticipated SpaceX Crew-2 launch to the International Space Station is delayed.

April 20, 2021

NASA, SpaceX Crew-2 prepare for another historic flight Thursday morning

NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission is set to launch for the International Space Station on Thursday morning. 

April 20, 2021

Ingenuity has flown on Mars; what's next in NASA's Perseverance mission?

Now that NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has completed its first test flight on the red planet, members of the agency's Southern California-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory will prepare for the next stages of their mission.

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.