Amy Thompson is a Florida-based space and science journalist, who joined Space.com as a contributing writer in 2015. She's passionate about all things space and is a huge science and science-fiction geek. Star Wars is her favorite fandom, with that sassy little droid, R2D2 being her favorite. She studied science at the University of Florida, earning a degree in microbiology. Her work has also been published in Newsweek, VICE, Smithsonian, and many more. Now she chases rockets, writing about launches, commercial space, space station science, and everything in between.
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NASA is gearing up to launch a new Earth-observing satellite and you can watch the action live online.

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After spending nearly three days in space, the Inspiration4 crew may have more appreciation for the facilities here on Earth — namely, the toilets.

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After three days in space, SpaceX's first all-civilian crew returned to Earth tonight, splashing down off the Florida coast to end a historic mission.

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SpaceX made history tonight as it launched a crew of private citizens on a jaunt around Earth.

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SpaceX's private Inspiration4 mission is cleared for launch and the flight's four crewmembers are excited to blast off today (Sept. 15) to embark on a three-day journey around Earth.

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The crew of the first-ever all-civilian orbital spaceflight will conduct medical experiments during the flight that will help researchers better understand spaceflight's effects on the human body.

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Each member of the four-person crew has a unique call sign, a type of nickname that astronauts and military pilots are given during their training.

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SpaceX will launch its first all-civilian crew on a three-day journey around the Earth and you can watch the action live online.

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The four Inspiration4 astronauts launching SpaceX's first-ever all-civilian spaceflight this week will have arguably the best bathroom view in human history.

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SpaceX just test-fired the rocket that will take the private Inspiration4 mission on a three-day journey around Earth.

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SpaceX will launch its first full stack of Starlink broadband satellites since May tonight (Sept. 13) and you can watch the action live online.

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SpaceX's new recovery ships "Bob" and "Doug" sailed into Port Canaveral this month and are named for NASA astronauts.

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With launch just days away, here are 10 things you need to know about the crewed SpaceX flight called Inspiration4.

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SpaceX and the Inspiration4 team completed the flight readiness reviews on Sept. 2.

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SpaceX's newest drone ship, "A Shortfall of Gravitas" (ASOG) arrived in port Tuesday (Aug. 31) with its first catch secured to its deck.

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The launch of NASA's Earth-observing Landsat 9 satellite will be delayed a week due to a shortage of liquid nitrogen.

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SpaceX launched its 21st rocket of the year today (Aug 29), sending a robotic Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station before nailing a landing at sea.

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Find out what's on board SpaceX's Dragon CRS-23 cargo mission to the International Space Station.

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SpaceX will launch a Dragon cargo ship for NASA to the International Space Station early Aug. 28. Here's how to watch.

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SpaceX has fired up the rocket that will ferry its next cargo shipment to the International Space Station early Saturday morning.

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NASA said the accusations against Expedition 56 flight engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor are baseless.

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Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft won't be flying to the International Space Station for NASA this month after all.
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