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'I’d get on in a heartbeat': Starliner astronauts would fly on Boeing spacecraft again despite malfunctions (video)
By Josh Dinner published
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore both say they'd ride on Boeing's Starliner again, despite the issues the capsule had on its first crewed flight.

Watch chilling 1st views of Earth's poles seen by SpaceX Fram2 astronauts (video)
By Josh Dinner published
The first images of Earth's poles from the Fram2 Crew Dragon have been uploaded from the orbiting spacecraft, and the views are breathtaking.

Mission Control 'members only': NASA flight directors don new jacket
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA's flight directors have taken a page from the astronauts they support, if not also the Masters, Hells Angels and Saturday Night Live's Five-Timers Club. There is now a flight director's jacket.

Meet the astronauts of SpaceX's Fram2 mission, the 1st to fly over Earth's poles
By Julian Dossett published
The crew of SpaceX's pioneering Fram2 mission includes a polar explorer, a marine technology scientist, a filmmaker and a bitcoin magnate.

SpaceX Crew-9 and Crew-10: Live updates
By Mike Wall, Josh Dinner last updated
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-9 and Crew-10 missions to the International Space Station for NASA.

Private Starlab space station moves into 'full-scale development' ahead of 2028 launch
By Tereza Pultarova published
The Starlab commercial space station project is moving toward the production phase, having passed a key development milestone with NASA.

SpaceX Crew-10 folds traits, hopes into origami crane zero-g indicator
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
What do you get when you fold together the contributions of four space station-bound astronauts from the U.S., Japan and Russia? A zero-gravity indicator in the form of a crocheted origami crane.

Tiangong astronauts experiment with AI robot and more to kick off busy year for Chinese human spaceflight (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China is planning to send two new crews to its Tiangong space station in another busy year of human spaceflight.

Meet the SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts launching to the ISS on March 12
By Julian Dossett published
SpaceX's Crew-10 mission will send two NASA astronauts, a Japanese spaceflyer and a cosmonaut to the International Space Station.

Astronaut turned to AI to inspire design of SpaceX Crew-10 mission patch
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
In what might be a first in spaceflight history, the next crew to launch to the International Space Station has adopted a mission patch that began with ideas put forth by an AI.
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