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Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell poses with Tom Hanks after being presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor by President Bill Clinton in the Oval Office on July 26, 1995. At far left, partially cropped, is Lori Garver, then-executive director of the National Space Society, standing next to Colin Hanks.

Former NASA deputy chief reveals story behind Apollo 13 astronaut's medal of honor

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Less than a month after "Apollo 13" opened, President Bill Clinton met with Jim Lovell to present one of the highest awards an astronaut can receive: the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

Expedition 67 astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, of the European Space Agency, holds a yoga pose on the International Space Station.

Star pose: Astronaut demos microgravity yoga on International Space Station

By Elizabeth Howell published

Samantha Cristoforetti also plans to follow a 20-minute routine in microgravity in the near future.

Dream Chaser is capable of touching down on any runway that can accommodate a Boeing 737.

Dream Chaser space plane may land at New Mexico's Spaceport America

By Elizabeth Howell published

Another landing locale may have just opened up for the private Dream Chaser space plane.

South Korea's Nuri rocket launches on its first-ever successful satellite-deploying mission, on June 21, 2022.

South Korea's homegrown Nuri rocket launches satellites into orbit for 1st time

By Mike Wall published

A fully homegrown South Korean rocket has put satellites into orbit for the first time ever.

China's Zhurong Mars rover captured this panorama of the Red Planet. Visible in the foreground are the rover's solar panels and communications equipment.

China plans to return Mars samples to Earth in 2031: report

By Elizabeth Howell published

China plans to haul pristine Mars samples to Earth in 2031, two years earlier than NASA and the European Space Agency plan to do so, according to media reports.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 53 Starlink satellites into space from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 18, 2022.

SpaceX and OneWeb tell FCC their broadband megaconstellations can coexist

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX and OneWeb have written a joint letter to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission declaring harmony in orbit for spectrum coordination between their satellite-internet constellations.

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 Hanneke Weitering published

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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NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket undergoes a crucial fueling test on June 20, 2022.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket passes crucial fueling test despite leak

By Josh Dinner published

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission completed a crucial preflight milestone today (June 20), wrapping up a two-day set of tests known as a wet dress rehearsal.

space station diagram

Planned space station boost by Cygnus freighter cuts off 5 seconds into burn

By Meghan Bartels published

A planned reboost maneuver of the International Space Station ended after just 5 seconds for reasons currently unknown.

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, April 3, 2022, as the Artemis I launch team conducts the wet dress rehearsal test at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates

By Space.com Staff published

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

The Astroscale ELSA-d spacecraft nearly performed a space debris capture during a recent orbital test.

Astroscale to launch space-junk-removing test mission in 2024

By Elizabeth Howell published

The ELSA-M mission will offer a debris removal service in space.

A view of NASA's Artemis 1 SLS moon rocket on the launch pad on June 12, 2022 at dawn.

Watch NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket fueling test live on the launch pad for free

By Tariq Malik published

NASA's new SLS megarocket for Artemis 1 is back on the launch pad and you can hear commentary for free.

The International Space Station with the bright Earth below.

International Space Station dodges orbital debris from Russian anti-satellite test

By Tariq Malik published

A piece of Russian space junk forced the International Space Station to steer clear to avoid a chance encounter with orbital debris on Thursday (June 16).

Lucy's eight target asteroids

NASA's Lucy mission adds 9th asteroid to its list of attractions

By Rahul Rao published

NASA's Lucy mission has gained a new destination: a tiny asteroid that's orbiting one of its original target asteroids.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches a communications satellite for the company Globalstar on June 19, 2022.

SpaceX launches and lands 3rd rocket in 36 hours

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX just completed a remarkable spaceflight tripleheader, launching and landing three rockets in just over 36 hours.

A screenshot of the radar satellite SARah-1 lifting off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster on June 18, 2022.

SpaceX launches German military satellite, lands rocket

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched a German military satellite and landed the returning rocket Saturday morning (June 18).

NASA's Space Launch System moon rocket is being rolled out to the launch pad for a new attempt at the wet dress rehearsal test.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket begins crucial prelaunch test today

By Josh Dinner published

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket will start its "wet dress rehearsal" this evening (June 18), beginning a series of crucial launch countdown tests that will last through Monday (June 20).

A statue of Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly into space, was unveiled outside the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Long Island, New York on Friday, June 17, 2022.

Statue of Sally Ride, first American woman in space, unveiled at aviation museum

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

With the crowd cheering "Ride, Sally Ride," a monument to the first American woman to fly into space was unveiled outside of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Long Island, New York.

The Stratolaunch Roc carrier plane during its seventh test flight June 16, 2022.

Stratolaunch's huge Roc carrier plane flies higher than ever on 7th test flight

By Elizabeth Howell published

Stratolaunch's enormous Roc carrier aircraft aced its seventh test flight yesterday (June 16), flying higher than it ever has before.

A still from "The Color of Space."

'The Color of Space': Watch NASA's new documentary celebrating Black space explorers for Juneteenth

By Elizabeth Howell published

A new NASA documentary featuring the achievements of numerous Black astronauts will premiere Sunday (June 19), during Juneteenth.