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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ See Artemis 2's amazing views of Earth in timelapse video taken from 12,000-photo drop ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ While making history on the first human moon mission in more than 50 years, the Artemis 2 astronauts captured incredible pictures of our home planet. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uRtPopjWjLXMH2AAEeiMqi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft are very low on power after nearly 50 years. How long can they keep going? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Voyager, the iconic twin spacecraft that NASA launched in 1977, are still flying in interstellar space. But their power is dwindling, and it's unclear how much longer they can last. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2LtFhcaQXV7cBaUx7Nra4A-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Voyager 1, launched in September 1977, crossed over into interstellar space in 2012.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Voyager 1, launched in September 1977, is currently exploring the farthest edges of the solar system.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis 2 commander and astrophotographer team up to capture breathtaking, never-before-seen shots of the moon's far side ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy partnered with Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman to create stunning, never-before-seen views of the far side of the moon. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dWYrPZhYBHMShFR7Kkogcj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pentagon unveils trove of declassfied 'UFO' videos. How to see them all, from 'a football-shaped body' to 'a misshapen and uneven ball of white light' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/pentagon-unveils-trove-of-declassfied-ufo-videos-how-to-see-them-all-from-a-football-shaped-body-to-a-misshapen-and-uneven-ball-of-white-light</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Pentagon released a new tranche of UFO files on Friday (May 8). Among the documents are nearly 30 videos, which feature a range of intriguing objects. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 22:01:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 08 May 2026 22:04:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jpiboPLYQiCTidL9YAXwg3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A &quot;football-shaped&quot; UAP (unidentified anomalous phenomenon) observed by an infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform in 2024. The Pentagon released this observation on May 8, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A &quot;football-shaped&quot; UAP (unidentified anomalous phenomenon) observed by an infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform in 2024. The Pentagon released this observation on May 8, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin tests 1st moon lander ahead of lunar launch later this year (photo) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin continues putting its first lunar lander through its paces, testing the spacecraft at NASA centers across the nation to prepare it for its upcoming mission to the moon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8Jf22mwpbN3sR7wTAdyXga-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The charred hull of Artemis 2's Orion | Space photo of the day for May 8, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/the-charred-hull-of-artemis-2s-orion-space-photo-of-the-day-for-may-8-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft rests after its flight around the moon, charred from the return to Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gBcyUtudf7mA6ytnY7d9oc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A space capsule with charred black on its bottom sits inside of a tall clean room. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A space capsule with charred black on its bottom sits inside of a tall clean room. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX just fired up its 33-engine Starship 'V3' Super Heavy rocket booster. When could it fly? (video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-just-fired-up-its-33-engine-starship-v3-super-heavy-rocket-booster-when-could-it-fly</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX just took a big step toward its next Starship test flight, firing up all 33 engines of the vehicle's Super Heavy on the pad in Texas. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:03:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BYzUwivLThrrZPMFsiKXk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX conducts a static fire test with its Starship V3 Super Heavy booster on May 7, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[SpaceX conducts a static fire test with its Starship V3 Super Heavy booster on May 7, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts saw flashes on the far side of the moon that cameras struggle to capture. Here's why scientists are excited ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Artemis 2 astronauts saw several impact flashes on the moon during their epic April 6 flyby, observations that have excited scientists and mission planners alike. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:13:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TA6Xks6ueFV2Joz8sxbHgP-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One of the Artemis 2 mission&#039;s stunning moon views.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of the Earth setting behind the moon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A 29-pound Mars rock held NASA's Curiosity rover hostage for 6 days (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The rock is nicknamed "Atacama." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 08 May 2026 14:09:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stefanie Waldek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GMZFhXjGwarMhXkxDarxHA-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A black and white image showing Curiosity&#039;s drill stuck in a flat rock.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white image showing Curiosity&#039;s drill stuck in a flat rock.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where does Earth's mysterious 'ring current' come from? NASA and the US Space Force are launching a mission to find out ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA, working with the Space Force, plans to launch a space weather mission later this month to study a strange "ring current" surrounding our planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 18:01:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fEpHAtGwGMUqhvjb5dsmB4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis 2 moon launch brought nearly 350,000 people to Florida's Space Coast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ About 346,000 U.S. visitors — roughly the equivalent of the population of Honolulu, Hawaii — came to Florida's Space Coast during the Artemis 2 launch campaign. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:11:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2ixfjEVqPpq5PaKpNWRt7A-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Artemis 2 moon mission launches from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photos of the Artemis 2 rocket launch.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Europe's 1st reusable spacecraft 'Space Rider' clears key hurdles on the road to launch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Space Rider, a novel spacecraft concept from the European Space Agency, is passing key milestones in its tests and qualifications to bring the vehicle to flight readiness. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BR2gyzRjmFiFh82R7FFpLT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a sleek pointy spacecraft with solar panels above Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a sleek pointy spacecraft with solar panels above Earth.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Whatever Russia is testing, it's sophisticated': 2 Russian satellites get within 10 feet of each other in orbit  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two Russian satellites got within 10 feet (3 meters) of each other recently, demonstrating a sophisticated set of orbital maneuvering skills. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:05:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RXUKcoQV9kG4QNuqRckp8n-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An Angara rocket launches the COSMOS 2560 satellite from Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Oct. 15, 2022. Another trio in the COSMOS series — COSMOS 2581, 2582 and 2583 — launched in February 2025 and has performed sophisticated rendevzous operations in orbit.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Russian Angara 1.2 rocket launches the Kosmos 2560 classified satellite, thought to be called EMKA-3, into orbit from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia on Oct. 15, 2022.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why does NASA's Curiosity rover have a 'lucky penny' on Mars? | Space photo of the day for May 6, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Providing good luck to the first Martian to find it. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3Uc8XQb4tpHFkhAGuv2wR3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A close-up of the heads side of a penny covered in Mars dust. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up of the heads side of a penny covered in Mars dust. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA just released 12,000 photos from Artemis 2. Here are our top picks ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/nasa-just-released-12-000-photos-from-artemis-2-here-are-our-top-picks</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ You could spend hours scrolling through the thousands of photos just released by NASA from the Artemis 2 moon mission. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:14:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 09 May 2026 13:08:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LWpngtKEusbTrRF5ReesV6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch SpaceX Starlink train circle Earth in amazing satellite video ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A video captured by a newly launched SpaceX Starlink satellite shows us what it's like to zoom above our beautiful blue planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ebne3f7ukiESZxjnwj8neY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[SpaceX/Starlink/Michael Nicolls]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Screenshot from a video captured by a SpaceX Starlink satellite shortly after its deployment into space on May 1, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Screenshot from a video captured by a SpaceX Starlink satellite shortly after its deployment into space on May 1, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Moon lander preps for the lunar surface | Space photo of the day for May 6, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/moon-lander-preps-for-the-lunar-surface-space-photo-of-the-day-for-may-6-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin's MK1 moon lander has passed its tests in the vacuum chamber as NASA continues to develop the hardware needed to return astronauts to the moon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:13:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ubfP5Nkt9wSGbJGpfqqXAk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a tall cylindrical spacecraft wrapped in gold foil can be seen through a round door in a large metal chamber]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a tall cylindrical spacecraft wrapped in gold foil can be seen through a round door in a large metal chamber]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These 2 companies want to start removing space junk from orbit in 2027 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two private companies are partnering up to establish a repeatable debris removal service for low Earth orbit, and they want to debut it in 2027. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Satellites]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AcFkE7cCeQTuszimyjkCKi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of a private orbital-debris cleanup spacecraft in Earth orbit.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of a private orbital-debris cleanup spacecraft in Earth orbit.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Former NASA chief Jim Bridenstine takes over as CEO of Quantum Space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is the new CEO of Quantum Space, a company developing maneuverable spacecraft for use by the U.S. military and commercial operators. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Satellites]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bruTov8DLw7mGZqFKDKSG8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine delivers remarks at the Johnson Space Center in Houston  on Aug. 2, 2018. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a white man in a suit talks into a microphone]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA wants to land astronauts on the moon in 2028. Will SpaceX's Starship or Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander be ready in time? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After Artemis 2, NASA's moon return hinges on two unproven commercial landers, each of which faces major technical and timeline challenges. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kgiWPEEFrcjYw5gGBALtQE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of SpaceX&#039;s Starship vehicle on an Artemis mission to the surface of the moon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustrations of two different cylinder-shaped spacecraft on the surface of the moon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trump's proposed NASA budget is a 'horrible threat to our future' in space, Planetary Society CEO says ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/trumps-proposed-nasa-budget-is-a-horrible-threat-to-our-future-in-space-planetary-society-ceo-says</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In conversation with Space.com, the new Planetary Society CEO talked about the fight to restore NASA's funding again 2027. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QBmN9jarWnqzENacDx2Pu6-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The NASA logo at the agency&#039;s headquarters in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2022.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[the words &quot;nasa national aeronauts and space administration&quot; are etched into the stone facade of a building under a glass awning]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It was quite a light show!' NASA astronaut spies dramatic fireball from the International Space Station (photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA astronaut Chris Williams photographed a fireball from above recently, capturing the stunning site from aboard the International Space Station. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7V29KufnPkvcnZQZD56P4X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA astronaut Chris Williams photographed this fireball — likely caused by reentering orbital debris — from the International Space Station on April 27, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA astronaut Chris Williams photographed this fireball — likely caused by reentering orbital debris — from the International Space Station on April 27, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Spaceflight is hard on the heart, yet artificial ones grow better in space than on Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The human heart shrivels away in space, but researchers have found that mini-hearts grown from human stem cells sprout in space significantly faster than in labs on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tereza Pultarova ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7ha2Q7txiskhwp7pCF7mPR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mini-hearts seeded with human stem cells grow better in space than they do on Earth, a new study shows.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of an H-shaped space station in orbit above earth, with a superimposed image of four colorful blobs of cells overlaid]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX sends 45 satellites to orbit in nighttime launch from California (video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-falcon-9-launch-cas500-2-mission-45-satellites</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX launched 45 satellites to orbit from California early Sunday morning (May 3), including a South Korean spacecraft that was originally supposed to fly in 2022. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/s7d6tYjEiT2BPP7EvfnRDc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the CAS500-2 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on May 3, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the CAS500-2 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on May 3, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis 2 astronauts get the star treatment after historic moon trip  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ They didn't get a parade, but they're certainly being paraded on the big networks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V8mC8iR2yJYEEfMWjJUnk4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Artemis 2 astronauts after their arrival in Houston on April 11, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Artemis 2 astronauts in Houston on April 11, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Russia's new homegrown Soyuz 5 rocket aces debut launch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Russia launched its Soyuz 5 medium-lift rocket for the first time ever on Thursday (April 30), and things apparently went well. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WkXPmE7sgZZVrBJ5qJkFx9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Russia&#039;s Soyuz 5 rocket launches on its first-ever mission, a suborbital test flight from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 30, 2026. The flight was a success, according to Russian space officials.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Russia&#039;s Soyuz 5 rocket launches on its first-ever mission, a suborbital test flight from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstant on April 30, 2026. The flight was a success, according to Russian space officials.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis 3 has been pushed to late 2027. Can NASA still land astronauts on the moon in 2028? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/artemis-3-has-been-pushed-to-late-2027-can-nasa-still-land-astronauts-on-the-moon-in-2028</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Artemis 3 slips to late 2027 as Starship and Blue Moon lag, delaying NASA’s lunar return timeline and jeopardizing a 2028 moon landing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ngNTuj95r4zuBvDWn8X3g9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A man in a suit holds his hands apart, as if showing the long size of a subway sandwich. To the right, three people in blue flight jackets stand behind an old man at a desk.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man in a suit holds his hands apart, as if showing the long size of a subway sandwich. To the right, three people in blue flight jackets stand behind an old man at a desk.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ US Space Force wants space-based missile interceptors for Golden Dome ready by 2028 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The United States Space Force has created a new program to develop space-based missile interceptors, with the goal of being able to demonstrate their capability by 2028. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Tingley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rtwqJv8LkET7UTkr3YmEj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A notional illustration of the Golden Dome system intercepting a missile.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of earth, with a streak of light moving from left to right only to terminate in a bright flash as it impacts a dome made of transparent yellow hexagons]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch looks amazing from space in these wild satellite photos ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket flew for the first time in 18 months Wednesday (April 29), and a sharp-eyed satellite was watching. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tngnP2iAQCUanhkNs6rAXa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a white rocket launches above a plume of fire, with the sea visible behind it]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a white rocket launches above a plume of fire, with the sea visible behind it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Welcome home! Artemis 2's Orion capsule returns to Florida after epic moon mission (photo) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/welcome-home-artemis-2s-orion-capsule-returns-to-florida-after-epic-moon-mission-photo</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Artemis 2's Orion capsule has returned to its Florida launch site, just three weeks after carrying four astronauts on a historic journey around the moon's far side. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:29:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/28PWxjJcgedyNqvkzf9KCJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Orion spacecraft for the agency’s Artemis 2 mission arrives at the Kennedy Space Center Multi Payload Processing Facility in Florida on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the agency’s Artemis 2 mission arrives at the Kennedy Space Center Multi Payload Processing Facility in Florida on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'This is going to be what makes the Earth secure.' How one California company plans to protect us from dangerous asteroids ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Exploration Labs has proposed the first commercial deep space ride share mission, known as Apophis EX, to rendezvous with potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroid &amp; Comet Missions]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dHPxx99gj7BHXU5aTQjKqY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Apophis: ESA-Science Office, Earth added in Canva Pro.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of asteroid Apophis flying by Earth during its 2029 close encoutner.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[artist&#039;s illustration of asteroid apophis, it looks like a giant grey potato, earth is in the upper left corner of the image.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The Martian' becomes real life: Meet 'Spudnik,' the space potato ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fuzzy, purple, and edible, Spudnik is a marvel. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qtDe7GbGrT527ZQHxJt8Q9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/Don Petit]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A purple potato with velcro attached and emerging sprouts floats mid-air aboard the ISS. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A purple potato with velcro attached and emerging sprouts floats mid-air aboard the ISS. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trump invited the Artemis 2 moon astronauts to the White House. Here's what happened ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ President Trump hosted the Artemis 2 moon astronauts at the White House today (April 29), congratulating the quartet and musing about the possibility of going to space himself. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:23:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:18:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i95ATCrFMSNbUY3zff4RiU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump welcomed the four Artemis 2 astronauts (in blue flight suits) and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (in dark suit, in front of American flag) to the Oval Office on April 29, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[four people in blue flight jackets stand behind an old man at a desk in a grotesquely decorated office]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches 32 Amazon internet satellites to orbit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Liftoff occurred at 4:57 a.m. EDT on Thursday (April 30). ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/84AzhsqTrTUQAbQZLU7vU7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX rocket debris could slam into the moon: Here's what you need to know ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth's moon is to be on the receiving end of a spent rocket stage in early August - the leftovers from a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch last year. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EZHuoLnUz5YYd2ABXs9s2S-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, named Ghost Riders in the Sky, on Jan. 15, 2025 from NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an arc of light streaks through the night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These astronauts are trying to uphold the US Constitution: 'We need to make sure that people are using facts and evidence' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When we build things on wonder, it naturally opens the mind. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oaGy4SGWvxQvYbHZDsvN2H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Former NASA astronauts have banded together as part of a new organization called Astronauts for America. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The United States flag is framed by the cupola wrap-around window on board the International Space Station.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis 3 SLS rocket's core stage arrives in Florida for 2027 launch (photo) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The core stage for NASA's Artemis 3 rocket arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday (April 27), completing a barge journey of 900 miles (1,450 kilometers). ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9AmoEHKqasfAu9p6rNoMpM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA’s Pegasus barge, carrying the top four-fifths of the agency&#039;s Artemis 3 SLS core stage, arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Complex 39 turn basin wharf in Florida on April 27, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA’s Pegasus barge, carrying the top four-fifths of the agency&#039;s Space Launch System core stage for the Artemis 3 mission, arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Complex 39 turn basin wharf in Florida on April 27, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Canadian astronaut Josh Kutryk finally flying to ISS after Boeing Starliner mishap: 'I'm committed to making the most of this unique opportunity' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Just two weeks after Canada made history on the Artemis 2 moon mission, Canadian astronaut Josh Kutryk was assigned to the upcoming Crew-13 mission to the ISS. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:46:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Missions]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t35jZWr6nNrDMoSwZa2HJT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis 2 heat shield is a sunken treasure in the ocean | Space photo of the day for April 28, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This eerie image shows the heat shield following splashdown. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:26:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:20:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UfeBpDwmHz5mrMqUwrcUkg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A view of the Artemis 2 Orion heat shield underwater. The heat shield appears as different shades of dark blue.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the Artemis 2 Orion heat shield underwater. The heat shield appears as different shades of dark blue.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX launches its 50th mission of the year, sends 25 Starlink satellites to orbit (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 25 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California on Sunday (April 26). It was the company's 50th liftoff of the year already. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SUSzXRuQVqehTzY9zTS9yE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink satellites from California on April 26, 2026. It was SpaceX&#039;s 50th launch of the year.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink satellites from California on April 26, 2026. It was SpaceX&#039;s 50th launch of the year.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon internet satellites, ties record for heaviest payload it's ever flown (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched 29 more of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit on Monday night (April 27). ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZwbdTyJ2eo2jgmTM925Xui-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A ULA Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites from Florida on April 27, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A ULA Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites from Florida on April 27, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off on 1st launch in 18 months ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in 18 months on Wednesday morning (April 29), delivering the ViaSat-3 F3 communications satellite into geostationary orbit. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UnssExHnv6S4pfw2qhR4Rn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Russia launches 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Russia launched its latest Progress cargo ship toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday (April 25). ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b6S5afBET4A7tYhb8iLZ9a-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A Russian Soyuz rocket launches the Progress 95 cargo ship toward the International Space Station on April 25, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Russian Soyuz rocket launches the Progress 95 cargo ship toward the International Space Station on April 25, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Guess I'll be waiting a minute to surf again': Artemis 2 moon astronaut Christina Koch shares her recovery journey ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A week after the Artemis 2 moon mission ended, NASA astronaut Christina Koch struggled to walk in a straight line during a blindfold test. But it's all part of readjusting to life on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:12:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2eAWBTpAwvdPYkr3XhBqxD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artemis 2 astronaut Christina Koch of NASA looks at Earth as her Orion spacecraft heads toward the moon in April 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artemis 2 astronaut Christina Koch of NASA looks at Earth as her Orion spacecraft heads toward the moon in April 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ted Cruz pushes back on NASA budget cuts: 'I don't want to wake up one day and look up at the moon and realize the Chinese have beat us there' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sen. Ted Cruz told engineers on NASA's Artemis program, "we'll take care of the politics...so you can do your job," amid steep cuts to NASA's funding in the Presidents fiscal year 2027 budget request. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sFddUtYAnAsDrcBoWVSb7Y-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Making contact with ET? Aliens may already know we're here ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth is dotted with many humongous, human-made structures. To an alien eye, they may be tell-tale signs of intelligent goings-on, betraying our existence and hinting at our capabilities. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F8cYMEc4DfMEQnE9XKQCLk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Topaz Solar Farm in California, which covers 9.5 square miles (25.6 square kilometers), as seen from space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Topaz Solar Farm in California, which covers 9.5 square miles (25.6 square kilometers), as seen from space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'That's just not a winning strategy': Congress objects (again) to Trump's planned NASA budget cuts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle objected to President Trump's proposed NASA budget cuts during a House hearing on Wednesday (April 22). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:19:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N7hHaVgwR8XGg4i2sKuANk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing regarding the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the agency, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a man in a black suit speaks into a microphone in a large hearing room]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket Lab launches Japanese 'origami' satellite, 7 other spacecraft to orbit (photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rocket Lab launched eight Japanese satellites to orbit on Wednesday night (April 22), including one that features an origami-folded antenna. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:54:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tsV2CYKLAGQVAGJpzNMftS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches the &quot;Kakushin Rising&quot; mission from New Zealand on April 22, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches the &quot;Kakushin Rising&quot; mission from New Zealand on April 22, 2026.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches the &quot;Kakushin Rising&quot; mission from New Zealand on April 22, 2026.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA still confident that Artemis astronauts will land on the moon in 2028 despite spacesuit delays ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/nasa-still-confident-that-artemis-astronauts-will-land-on-the-moon-in-2028-despite-spacesuit-delays</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA says it's confident that new spacesuits will be ready for a moon landing in 2028, even though a new report raises the possibility of a multiyear delay. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2HvWKWPs9LxaCYqBFfTmGL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Axiom Space and Prada unveiled the design of the new Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan on Oct. 16, 2024.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Axiom Space and Prada unveiled the design of the new Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan on Oct. 16, 2024.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Axiom Space and Prada unveiled the design of the new Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan on Oct. 16, 2024.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meet the US Navy divers who welcomed the Artemis 2 astronauts home from the moon ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/meet-the-us-navy-divers-who-welcomed-the-artemis-2-astronauts-home-from-the-moon</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Four Navy divers made a contribution to the historic Artemis 2 moon mission, welcoming its astronauts home to Earth and making sure they were safe and healthy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:46:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ykWy4HKQqmVcWUNUhrhYWV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class August Clawson]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Steve Kapala, Jesse Wang, Vlad Link and Laddy Aldridge of the U.S. Navy dive medical team pose aboard the USS John P. Murtha ahead of Artemis 2 recovery operations in the Pacific Ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Steve Kapala, Jesse Wang, Vlad Link and Laddy Aldridge of the U.S. Navy dive medical team pose aboard the USS John P. Murtha ahead of Artemis 2 recovery operations in the Pacific Ocean.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Steve Kapala, Jesse Wang, Vlad Link and Laddy Aldridge of the U.S. Navy dive medical team pose aboard the USS John P. Murtha ahead of Artemis 2 recovery operations in the Pacific Ocean.]]></media:title>
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