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Chinese astronauts check out newly delivered space station supplies (video)

By Andrew Jones published

Astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station have entered the newly arrived Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft to begin sorting and checking out the goods.

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the curve of earth against the blackness of space, with part of a silvery spacecraft in the foreground.

Virgin Galactic may launch 6th commercial spaceflight this week

By Mike Wall published

Virgin Galactic's sixth commercial spaceflight may be just around the corner. The launch window for the Galactic 06 mission opens on Friday (Jan. 26).

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artist's rendering of a room inside a spaceflight museum, showing people looking at artifacts from the apollo 13 mission.

World-renowned spaceflight museum set for renovation at Cosmosphere

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The home of a sunken Mercury capsule and the spacecraft that brought the Apollo 13 crew back to Earth is getting an upgrade. The Cosmosphere announced it is ready to renovate its Hall of Space.

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a spacecraft departs a space station with the curve of earth and the blackness of space in the background.

China's Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft burns up in Earth's atmosphere

By Andrew Jones published

China deorbited its robotic Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft today (Jan. 19) after it completed its mission serving the country's space station.

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SpaceX delays launch of private Ax-3 astronaut mission to Jan. 18

By Brett Tingley published

The SpaceX launch of Axiom Space's Ax-3 private astronaut mission to the ISS has been delayed one day, to 4:49 p.m. EST (2149 GMT) on Thursday (Jan. 18).

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SpaceX poised to launch private Ax-3 astronaut mission to ISS today

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX remains on target to launch the private Ax-3 astronaut mission to the International Space Station on Wednesday evening (Jan. 17).

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a black and white spacex falcon 9 rocket stands on its launch pad against a twilight sky.

SpaceX rolls rocket to pad for Ax-3 astronaut launch (photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX just rolled its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule out to the pad for the planned Wednesday (Jan. 17) launch of the private Ax-3 astronaut mission.

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a white spacex dragon capsule is seen inside a large hangar near a door that opens onto darkness.

SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at pad for Ax-3 astronaut launch (photos)

By Mike Wall published

The SpaceX Dragon capsule that will fly the private Ax-3 astronaut mission to the International Space Station has arrived at its launch pad ahead of its planned Jan. 17 liftoff.

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a man wearing a space helmet with the visor open. He is smiling and looking off to his right.

Yuri Gagarin: Facts about the first human in space

By Rebecca Sohn last updated

Reference Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space when he orbited Earth in 1961 aboard the Vostok 1 space capsule.

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a smiling woman in a blue jacket stands next to a dark blue flight suit.

Axiom astronaut Peggy Whitson hangs up her flight suit — on public display

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The most experienced U.S. astronaut has hung up her flight suit. Peggy Whitson came to Space Center Houston for the reveal of her Axiom Space flight suit as it was placed on public display.

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