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Navy SEAL-doctor-astronaut lifts off with cosmonauts on Russian flight to ISS
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A Navy SEAL, medical doctor and NASA astronaut lifted off for an eight-month stay on the International Space Station — and that was just one of the three crewmates on Soyuz MS-27.

Moon mission patch beamed onto rocket assembly building: Space photo of the day
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA celebrated the release of its Artemis 2 crew patch by projecting the insignia's art onto the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in Florida.

NASA's Perseverance rover watches as 2 Mars dust devils merge into 1 (video)
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a giant dust devil devouring a smaller storm swirling closely behind on the rim of Jezero Crater.

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts reveal moon mission patch to honor 'AII'
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The next astronauts to fly to the moon now have a mission patch to represent their journey. NASA debuted the official Artemis 2 insignia, its first emblem for a moon-bound crew in more than 50 years.

Europe's life-hunting ExoMars rover gets new landing platform to replace canceled Russian craft
By Mike Wall published
The European Space Agency has picked Airbus to build the landing platform for the life-hunting ExoMars rover Rosalind Franklin, which is scheduled to launch in 2028.

Floating blue-eyed robot keeps watch on the ISS: Space photo of the day
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Looking like a soccer ball with glowing blue eyes, the Japanese Experiment Module Internal Ball Camera-2 is put to test aboard the International Space Station.

NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet aces key 'cruise control' test ahead of 1st flight
By Julian Dossett published
NASA's "quiet" new supersonic jet, the X-59, just passed a key engine test, bringing it closer to its first flight later this year.

NASA practices recovering its next moon astronauts: Space photo of the day
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA's Orion crew module test article is framed by the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Somerset as teams practice Artemis 2 recovery ops.
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