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You can now "adopt" one of three remaining Saturn V moon rockets as seen at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama.

Saturn V, space shuttle Pathfinder up for 'adoption' to aid in artifact preservation

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

You can now take an aerospace relic under your "wing" and help give it the care it needs. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation has launched an "Adopt an Artifact" program.

A SpaceX Dragon Endurance capsule in the black of space with a blue Earth below after launch on Oct. 5, 2022.

SpaceX astronaut missions for NASA: Crew-5 updates

By Elizabeth Howell published

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station for NASA.

Photo of Boeing's Starliner approaching the ISS by astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti.

Boeing Starliner: Live updates

By Elizabeth Howell published

Read live updates of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft development as it moves towards sending humans to space for the first time.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover watches a rocket carrying some of its collected samples launch from the Red Planet's surface in this still from a NASA/ESA animation.

Here's how NASA and Europe will bring Mars samples back to Earth (video)

By Andrew Jones published

A new video shows how a team of NASA and European Space Agency spacecraft plan to relay Martian rock samples to Earth.

A multispectral satellite images of an artillery battalion actively firing in a southeasterly direction on March 11, 2022 as seen by the WorldView-2 satellite for Maxar Technologies.

Ukraine invasion's impacts on space exploration: Live updates

By Elizabeth Howell published

The Russia-Ukraine war has already stretched into space, with satellites providing internet and intel and longstanding international relations in outer space shifting rapidly.

Photo of a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launching the NS-20 space tourist mission in March 2022.

Blue Origin space tourist launches: Live mission updates

By Elizabeth Howell published

Blue Origin's next space tourist mission hasn't yet been announced yet. Here are live updates of what we know.

Cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky shared this photo of the International Space Station on Twitter on Sept. 29, 2021. He and two colleagues were relocating a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from one port to another at the time.

International Space Station: Live updates

By Elizabeth Howell published

Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in its deployed form as seen in an artist's illustration.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission: Live updates

By Elizabeth Howell published

Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

A view of Earth as seen from the Artemis 1 Orion capsule more than 9 hours into flight on Nov. 16, 2022.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates

By Tariq Malik, Elizabeth Howell published

See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.

YouTuber and former NASA engineer Mark Rober chronicled his three-year quest to drop an egg from the stratosphere in a video posted on Nov. 25, 2022.

Watch an egg fall from near space — and survive (video)

By Andrew Jones published

A former NASA engineer and now-YouTuber has created a viral sensation with a video documenting efforts to send an egg to near space to test if it cracks up on landing.

On Nov. 28, 2022, NASA's Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth during the Artemis 1 mission when it was 268,563 miles (432210 kilometers) away from our home planet.

Watch as NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft leaves lunar orbit today (Dec. 1)

By Mike Wall last updated

NASA's Orion capsule will perform a crucial engine burn to depart lunar orbit Thursday (Dec. 1) at 4:54 p.m. EST, and you can watch the action live.

China's Yutu moon rover, photographed by the Chang'e 3 lander on Dec. 16, 2013.

On This Day In Space: Dec. 1, 2013: China launches its first lunar rover

By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell last updated

On Dec. 1, 2013, China launched its first-ever mission to land a rover on the moon. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.

NASA's Artemis 1 mission launches toward the moon atop a Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 16, 2022.

Artemis 1 moon rocket, NASA's most powerful ever, aced its debut launch, agency says

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Space Launch System megarocket hit all of its marks during its first-ever liftoff two weeks ago, agency officials said.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with the private Japanese Hakuto-R moon lander stands on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The rocket was supposed to launch on Dec. 1, 2022, but SpaceX is standing down to perform more checks on the rocket.

SpaceX delays launch of Japanese moon lander again, citing rocket issues

By Mike Wall published

For the second day in a row, SpaceX stood down from the launch of Japan's Hakuto-R moon lander to address possible rocket issues. A new target date has not yet been announced.

A Soyuz rocket launches a GLONASS-M navigation satellite from Russia's Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Nov. 28, 2022.

Russia launches final GLONASS-M navigation satellite into orbit

By Mike Wall published

Russia added another piece to its GLONASS satellite-navigation network on Monday (Nov. 28).

Shaun the sheep wearing blue ESA flightsuit

10 strange things NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft took to the moon

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA's uncrewed Artemis 1 moon mission is full of passengers, we take a look at some of the strangest items hitching a ride here.

Artist's impression of the Hakuto-R lander on the moon.

SpaceX delays launch of Japanese moon lander for last-minute rocket checks

By Brett Tingley published

SpaceX delayed the launch of Japan's Hakuto-R moon lander carrying a United Arab Emirates' rover until Thursday (Dec. 1) at 3:37 a.m. EST (0837 GMT) to allow for additional pre-flight checks.

There's a lot going in space this year. Check out our up-to-date space launch schedule and calendar here!

Space calendar 2022: Rocket launches, sky events, missions & more!

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference Here's a guide to all the rocket launches and astronomical events in 2022, as well as milestones for space missions, anniversaries and conferences.

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SpaceX fired 11 of the 33 Raptor engines on its Booster 7 Starship prototype during a test on Nov. 29, 2022.

SpaceX fires 11 engines of Starship Super Heavy booster ahead of test flight (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX ignited multiple Raptor engines on a Starship prototype called Booster 7 during a test in South Texas on Tuesday (Nov. 29).

Hot-fire test of the YF-100N engine near Xi'an, north China, on Nov. 26, 2022.

China tests reusable rocket engine for the 1st time (video)

By Andrew Jones published

China has made a breakthrough in its quest to develop reusable launch vehicles like SpaceX’s Falcon 9.