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'This is how I'm going to land': New NASA astronaut candidate's helicopter skills could come in handy on the moon
Ben Bailey has 2,000 hours of flight time, including with high-profile military helicopters. The NASA astronaut candidate may be able to leverage that experience for moon landings.
'We are ready for every scenario.' NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts say they're all set for historic flight to the moon
The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon, which could launch as early as Feb. 5, are deep in training for the first crewed lunar flight in over 50 years.
NASA's IMAP spacecraft getting packed up for launch | Space photo of the day for Sept. 24, 2025
NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sept. 24 to study the solar wind and space weather.
Watch live: NASA's Artemis 2 crew discusses upcoming moon mission today
NASA will discuss its upcoming Artemis 2 moon mission today (Sept. 24). Here's how to watch live.
SpaceX launches 3 probes to study space weather and map the boundaries of our solar system (video)
NASA's IMAP mission and two other spacecraft launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Wednesday morning (Sept. 24) to study space weather and its effects on Earth.
Psyche asteroid probe uses lasers to phone home from 218 million miles away
Final tests of NASA's laser beam communication technology offer a promising new way to keep in touch with astronauts and spacecraft venturing into deep space, including future missions to Mars.
This new NASA astronaut candidate has already been to space
Anna Menon, one of NASA's 10 new astronaut candidates, already has a spaceflight under her belt — SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission to Earth orbit in September 2024.
Satellites track Pacific tsunami in real time after massive Russian earthquake
The system measured ripples in Earth's atmosphere to monitor the event.
