French astronaut Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency is performing his first spacewalk today. Here he is seen working outside the International Space Station with the Earth beneath his feet.
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On Jan. 14, 2017, SpaceX launched 10 satellites for the company Iridium, and also landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a ship at sea. See images of the mission — SpaceX's first since a Sept. 1, 2016 launch pad explosion — here.
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Two astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station today to complete the installation of six new lithium-ion batteries.
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French astronaut Thomas Pesquet is capturing spectacular photos of Earth and space from the International Space Station. Check out his truly amazing photography here.
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Five space agencies from different countries sent six astronauts to take part in ESA's CAVES training course in July 2016. After a week of training and six nights underground in a simulation of exploration on another planet.
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See amazing photos from the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA's iconic observatory in space.
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On Jan. 6, 2017, NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson spent more than six hours spacewalking outside the International Space Station to upgrade the outpost's power system. See photos from the spacewalk here.
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See photos from the Expedition 50 mission to the International Space Station, with images taken by the outpost's six-person crew.
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Scientists are mapping out a mission to the huge metal asteroid Psyche, which is thought to be the exposed iron core of a protoplanet. The spacecraft is scheduled to launch in 2023.
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They won't be home for Christmas: See how astronauts celebrate holidays in space.
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