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![A bootprint on the surface of the moon, taken by Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin during the first human moon landing on July 20, 1969.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4hwU37oCiwcP5MfVNjwVPQ-320-80.jpg)
'Space can unite a troubled country in troubled times': NASA chief calls for unity 55 years after Apollo 11 moon landing
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA administrator Bill Nelson is calling for unity among both major U.S. political parties amid the 55th anniversary of the first human moon landing on Saturday (July 20).
![a ghostly lit picture of astronaut chris cassidy in a spacesuit in space. the astronaut holds on to the international space station hatch with his right hand](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8qi7vVbB3HaA2SoZcBgLQC-320-80.jpg)
NASA delays ISS spacewalks indefinitely to investigate spacesuit coolant leak
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA had planned to hold its next spacewalk at the end of July, but now that's off the schedule. An investigation continues after a June 24 coolant leak during a spacewalk.
![white frost-like material builds up around a cone-shaped rocket nozzle as it glows orange](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eX4dECJAhHCKQvE26NqGua-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX launches to ISS are under independent NASA review after rare Falcon 9 rocket failure
By Elizabeth Howell published
"This is our top company priority right now."
![the international space station as photographed while looking down at Earth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tZWGuwfJ94SUYEuhwJUf9-320-80.jpg)
ISS could 'drift down' for a year before SpaceX vehicle destroys it in Earth's atmosphere
By Elizabeth Howell published
Bringing down a huge space complex will take time.
![elon musk bowing with his hand pointing to the right](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iViH5D5iQkJb3ppQa8Lg8V-320-80.jpg)
Elon Musk says he'll move SpaceX headquarters to Texas over new California LGBTQ+ law
By Elizabeth Howell published
SpaceX's Elon Musk, father to a transgender daughter, says he will move his space company to Texas because he feels California is being too protective of LGBTQ+ kids.
![a view of the international space station and its solar panels in front of earth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6UYSkyRJRdgvqJ6D68HdDQ-320-80.jpg)
Rare SpaceX rocket failure shows exactly why NASA wants 2 commercial options to fly astronauts to ISS
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA wants two U.S. spacecraft to send astronauts to ISS. Backup options are once again in play after a rare rocket failure last week indefinitely grounded SpaceX's Crew Dragon.
![This shaded relief image shows the moon's Shackleton Crater, a 21-km-wide crater permanently shadowed crater near the lunar south pole. The crater’s interior structure is shown in false color based on data from NASA's LRO probe. Image released June 20, 2012.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bgXSEVRg4TBHtfQ6sRwGeG-320-80.jpg)
With its latest moon mission success, China's space program has the US in its sights
By Simonetta Di Pippo published
June 25 2024 marked a new "first" in the history of spaceflight.
![a person standing beside a very large piece of debris. the debris is charred and roughly the same width as a person's height](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kQYsTb9jUt4fjh7Gw3rBZk-320-80.jpg)
A new, deadly era of space junk is dawning, and no one is ready
By Samantha Lawler published
A Saskatchewan farmer's near miss with potentially lethal debris falling from orbit highlights the skyrocketing risks and murky politics of space junk.
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