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SpaceX’s Starship rocket achieves major milestone with first midair rocket catch
SpaceX accomplished a remarkable feat of engineering by successfully flying a 233-foot Starship rocket booster back to its launch site and catching it midair using two mechanical arms
Odysseus becomes first US spacecraft to land on moon in over 50 years
The uncrewed Odysseus spacecraft landed on the surface of the moon, the first US touchdown on the lunar surface in 50 years.
Japan to launch world’s first wooden satellite to reduce space pollution
Japanese scientists are building the world’s first wooden satellite as an environmentally friendly alternative
NASA and Lockheed Martin reveal X-59 supersonic aircraft designed to make sonic booms quieter
NASA and Lockheed Martin officially introduced the groundbreaking X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft designed to make sonic booms quieter.
NASA selects Blue Origin, Astrobotic and other companies to advance space tech
NASA has awarded new funding to 11 U.S. companies to develop technologies that could support long-term exploration on the Moon and in space
NASA holds first public meeting on its study of UFOs, stresses need for better data
The 16-member panel commissioned by NASA to study what the U.S. government now calls unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP),…
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin wins NASA contract to build Moon lander
Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin has won a NASA contract to develop spacecraft intended to ferry astronauts…
NASA names four astronauts for Artemis II — first manned moon mission in 50 years
NASA has revealed the names of the astronauts for its historic Artemis II mission, which is planned for…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft returns to Earth after historic moon mission
NASA’s Orion spacecraft made a swift return to Earth, parachuting on December 11, 2022, into the Pacific Ocean after 25.5-day mission to the Moon
NASA’s DART spacecraft hits asteroid in first planetary defense test
NASA's DART spacecraft is the first spacecraft that crashed into an asteroid to protect the planet from an Earth-bound asteroid or comet.