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The 1st Global Space Awards honors late Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell on Dec. 5
By Anthony Wood published
The Global Space Awards will be held at London's Natural History Museum on Dec. 5.

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites on Thursday (Dec. 4), sending 28 of them up from California's central coast.

Was Elon Musk in the room where it happened? This senator still wants to know
By Mike Wall published
As he did eight months ago, Sen. Ed Markey asked Jared Isaacman if Elon Musk was in the room when President Trump first offered him the job of NASA chief. And, once again, Isaacman demurred.

Damaged launch pad: How long before Russia can send astronauts to the ISS again?
By Leonard David published
A mishap during the successful Nov. 27 launch of three astronauts damaged the only pad that currently supports Russian crewed orbital liftoffs. How long before things are back up and running again?

See the metal guts of a satellite in this wild X-ray view | Space photo of the day for Dec. 4, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The EURECA spacecraft flew on the space shuttle Atlantis in 1992.

The US must beat China to moon, Trump pick for NASA chief Jared Isaacman tells Senate: 'If we make a mistake, we may never catch up'
By Elizabeth Howell published
Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman didn't mince words Wednesday (Dec. 3) during his second hearing before the Senate committee considering his nomination for NASA administrator.

Next Blue Origin tourist launch will fly wheelchair user to space for 1st time
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin's next space tourist launch will make history, sending a wheelchair user to the final frontier for the first time.

China's 1st reusable rocket explodes in dramatic fireball during landing after reaching orbit on debut flight
By Brett Tingley published
The first test flight of Landspace's Zhuque-3 rocket ended in a fiery explosion after successfully reaching orbit.

SpaceX can launch its Starship megarocket from Florida pad, Air Force says
By Mike Wall published
The U.S. Air Force has given SpaceX permission to develop SLC-37 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as a launch site for its Starship megarocket.

Round 2: Watch Senate hearing for Jared Isaacman's re-nomination as NASA chief today
By Mike Wall last updated
The U.S. Senate will hold its second hearing to consider billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman's nomination for NASA chief on Wednesday (Dec. 3), and you can watch the action live.
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