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Boeing begins fueling Starliner capsule ahead of 1st astronaut launch
By Mike Wall published
Boeing has started fueling up its Starliner capsule ahead of the vehicle's first-ever astronaut launch, a test mission scheduled for early May.
Euclid 'dark universe' telescope gets de-iced from a million miles away
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Euclid's mission team is trying to de-ice the telescope’s mirrors after water ice begins impacting its vision.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates
By Robert Lea published
Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites from California in dusky evening liftoff (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 22 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites to orbit tonight (March 18) from California.
New NASA astronauts 'thrilled' to see 1st Boeing Starliner crew launch in May (exclusive)
By Elizabeth Howell published
A new NASA astronaut class finished training in March, just in time to watch a new spacecraft take flight. Boeing's Starliner is expected to fly its first crew to space in May.
SpaceX's Starship will go interstellar someday, Elon Musk says
By Mike Wall published
A future, more advanced version of SpaceX's Starship megarocket will travel to other star systems, according to Elon Musk.
On This Day in Space: March 18, 1980: Soviet rocket explosion kills 48 people
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On March 18, 1980, a Soviet rocket exploded on the launchpad and killed 48 people.
Thomas Stafford, NASA astronaut who led Apollo-Soyuz joint mission, dies at 93
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Former NASA astronaut Thomas Stafford, who flew to the moon before leading the first international space mission carried out by the United States and Russia, has died at the age of 93.
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