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Wreaths honor the memories of those lost in the pursuit of space exploration at NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. for the agency's Day of Remembrance on Feb. 7, 2019.

Trump Honors Sacrifice of Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia Astronauts

By Tariq Malik

President Donald Trump on Thursday (Feb. 7) honored the service and sacrifice of astronauts who gave their lives in the pursuit of space exploration during NASA's annual Day of Remembrance.

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Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Pilots Awarded FAA Astronaut Wings

By Robert Z. Pearlman

Iran's Imam Khomeini Space Center

Satellite Photos Show Evidence of Iranian Rocket Launch. But Did It Fail?

By Sarah Lewin

Satellite images from the company DigitalGlobe reveal a likely launch of an Iranian satellite between Feb. 5 and 6.

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European Mars Rover Named for Crystal Scientist Rosalind Franklin

By Meghan Bartels

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NASA Honors Fallen Astronauts Today

By Mike Wall

NASA will pay tribute today (Feb. 7) to the 17 astronauts who died in the agency’s three tragedies.

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NASA Probe Spots China's Chang'e 4 Lander on Far Side of the Moon (Photo)

By Mike Wall

Blue Origin's New Shepard

Jeff Bezos Lays Out Blue Origin's Rocket Reusability Vision for Space Travel (Video)

By Elizabeth Howell

As Blue Origin aims for a human launch by the end of the year, the future space-tourism company released a video calling for reusability to lower the cost of spaceflight.

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SpaceX, Boeing (and NASA) Push Back 1st Test Launches of Private Spaceships

By Mike Wall

SpaceX’s new astronaut taxi won’t make its inaugural trip to the International Space Station (ISS) this month after all.

Final Roadster and Starman Photo from Falcon Heavy

A Year After SpaceX's 1st Falcon Heavy Launch, Starman (and a Tesla) Sail On

By Mike Wall

Elon Musk’s car has now been exploring the final frontier for a full year.

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Shutdown Delays Proposed Revisions to Launch Licensing Regulations

By Jeff Foust

The partial government shutdown caused the Federal Aviation Administration to miss a Feb. 1 deadline for releasing a draft of revised launch licensing regulations.

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The World's 1st Interplanetary Cubesats Go Silent Beyond Mars

By Meghan Bartels

The first small spacecraft to ever leave Earth's orbit have been silent for more than a month, NASA said today (Feb. 5) in an announcement about the pair of Mars Cube One probes nicknamed MarCO.

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Trump Honors 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing in State of the Union Speech

By Hanneke Weitering

Ariane 5 Launches on April 5, 2018

Ariane 5: European Heavy-Lift Rocket

By Elizabeth Howell

Ariane 5 is a European heavy-lift rocket that takes satellites and other payloads into Earth orbit.

An Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket carrying the SG-1/HS-4 and GSAT-31 satellites launched into space from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana on Feb. 5, 2019.

Ariane 5 Rocket Launches Satellites Into Orbit for Saudi Arabia and India

By Mike Wall

An Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket today (Feb. 5) launched to Earth orbit two satellites carrying communications payloads for the Indian Space Research Organisation, Saudi Arabia and Greece/Cyprus.

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Deep Impact: The Deep-Space Comet Hunter

By Nola Taylor Redd

NASA's Deep Impact mission was the most-traveled deep-space comet hunter of its time.

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Watch an Ariane 5 Rocket Launch 2 Satellites Today!

By Hanneke Weitering

An Ariane 5 rocket will launch two new communications satellites for Saudi Arabia and India today (Feb. 5), and you can watch the liftoff live online!

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ULA Wins Competition to Launch NASA's Lucy Asteroid Mission

By Jeff Foust

United Launch Alliance won a NASA contract Jan. 31 to launch a planetary science mission in what the agency said was a competitive procurement.

SpaceX conducts its first Raptor rocket engine test at the company's McGregor, Texas proving ground in this video released by CEO Elon Musk on Feb. 3, 2019.

Elon Musk Unveils SpaceX's 1st Rocket Engine Test for Starship Rocket (Video)

By Mike Wall

SpaceX test-fired the flight version of its new Raptor rocket engine for the first time yesterday (Feb. 3), company founder and CEO Elon Musk announced.

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Two Men Spent 340 Days in Space. Scientists Are Still Figuring Out What They've Learned

By Meghan Bartels

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First Private Lunar Spacecraft Shoots for the Moon

By John Horack

The private space race is about to take another great leap as Israel sends a private lander to the moon.