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By Leonard David Published
As lunar traffic increases, controlled crash landings of moon orbiters and rocket stages are becoming an attractive end-of-mission disposal strategy. And that's a problem.

By Julian Dossett Published
Blue Origin just unveiled its "Power Tower," which is designed to provide solar electricity for an upcoming base on the moon.

By Mike Wall Published
The astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-13 mission reached the International Space Station today (Oct. 1) less than eight hours after launch, setting a new speed record for a U.S. spacecraft.

By Hanneke Weitering Published
On Oct. 1, 1958, NASA was born! The space agency officially opened for business on this day. Here's why it mattered.

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
As SpaceX's Crew-13 mission heads for the International Space Station, it restores a numbered designation not seen in U.S. crewed spaceflight in more than 50 years.

By Josh Dinner Published
SpaceX launched NASA's Crew-13 mission this morning (Oct. 1), sending four astronauts to the International Space Station for a six-month stay.

By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX will launch three missions to orbit in a 13-hour span today (Oct. 1), if all goes according to plan. And you can watch all the action live.

By Mike Wall Published
NASA is sticking with Boeing's beleaguered Starliner astronaut taxi but says the vehicle won't be ready to fly crewed missions to the International Space Station until 2028.
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