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Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft starts testing ahead of moon mission with astronauts in 2025 (video)
The Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft began testing on April 10 in an altitude chamber at NASA. The spacecraft will bring four astronauts around the moon no earlier than 2025.
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on record 20th reflight of a Falcon 9 rocket first stage
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage lifted off for a record-setting 20th time on Friday (April 12), sending 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit.
'Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight' documentary set to conclude on CNN
CNN is set to conclude airing a four-part series on space shuttle Columbia's ill-fated last return to Earth. "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight" airs on Sunday (April 14).
Sierra Space wants to drop cargo from orbit to anywhere on Earth in 90 minutes
Sierra Space has unveiled a new "global payload delivery" system known as Ghost that is designed to drop vital payloads from orbit to anywhere on Earth's surface within 90 minutes.
Soviet-era cosmonaut Vladimir Aksyonov, who flew into space twice, dies at 89
Soviet-era cosmonaut Vladimir Aksyonov, who flew into space twice, has died at the age of 89. Aksyonov logged almost 12 days in space and orbited Earth 189 times.
SpaceX launches advanced weather satellite for US Space Force (video)
SpaceX launched a mission for the U.S. Space Force April 11, sending aloft an advanced environment-monitoring satellite.
Space weather can make it hard to predict satellite trajectories. Here's why that's a problem
Satellites in low Earth orbit can be hundreds of miles off their expected trajectories when bad space weather hits.
Japanese astronauts will join NASA moon landings in return for lunar rover
The first non-American to walk on the moon will be a Japanese astronaut. Two JAXA astronauts will fly on future Artemis landing missions in return for Japan providing a pressurized moon rover.
