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Gateway gift: Northrop Grumman delivers lunar-orbit hab for Space Center Houston display
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A full-scale mockup of the astronaut accommodations for a small space station orbiting the moon has arrived at Space Center Houston. Northrop Grumman has donated its prototype for the Gateway HALO.

SpaceX, the rise of China and more: How spaceflight has changed since 1999
By Andrew Jones published
Space travel has changed from government-driven missions to a dynamic, commercially driven frontier over the past 25 years, driven by advancements in technology and the rise of private companies.

NASA's vision of a moon-orbiting space station comes to life in new 3D video
By Rahul Rao published
NASA plans to build a moon-orbiting space station in the future, and just released a comprehensive video of its vision.

Could these big expandable habitats help humanity settle the moon and Mars?
By Mike Wall published
Max Space is building habitat modules that could expand to enormous sizes in space, giving humanity plenty of room to live in orbit as well as on the moon and Mars.

US space science could fall behind China if private successors to ISS are delayed, Congress warns
By Elizabeth Howell published
A House subcommittee asked NASA about its plan to replace the International Space Station after 2030. New commercial stations are on the way but may not be ready in time.

1,000 days in space! Core module of China's Tiangong space station hits milestone
By Andrew Jones published
The core module of China's Tiangong space station — named Tianhe, or "Harmony of the Heavens" — has now been orbiting Earth for more than 1,000 days.

China's youngest space station crew send home spectacular views from space (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China's Shenzhou 17 astronauts are getting into the rhythms of life in orbit — and also sending back some choice clips of their activities.

China's next cargo spacecraft arrives at launch site ahead of early 2024 liftoff
By Andrew Jones published
The robotic Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft arrived recently at China's coastal Wenchang Satellite Launch Center ahead of an early 2024 launch on a Long March 7 rocket.

Surprise! China's space station has a 3rd, mini robotic arm. Watch it in action (video)
By Andrew Jones published
Inside the Tiangong space station's Mengtian experiment module, there's a small, dextrous arm that can assist astronauts' everyday activities, Chinese broadcaster CCTV revealed.
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