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New contest will send artwork to the moon
By Scott Dutfield published
300 lucky artists will have their art flown on a one-way ticket to the moon.

Trading dress-up for lift-off, Barbie flies on space station for first time
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
After almost 60 years of dressing up like an astronaut, Barbie has launched into space for real. Two of the iconic fashion dolls are now on the International Space Station for "Mission DreamStar."

Ax-1: Why the private mission to the International Space Station is a gamechanger
By Ian Whittaker published
Unlike the short "joyrides" of Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos, this mission will be reaching the roughly 400km altitude needed to dock with the ISS.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei reflects on record 355 days in space
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Mark Vande Hei is happy having spent almost a year in space. A NASA astronaut, Vande Hei returned from a 355-day stay on the International Space Station and a week later, he shared his experience.

Watery graves: Should we be ditching big spacecraft over Earth's oceans?
By Leonard David published
Is dumping space junk over the South Pacific a good idea? Or can we do better?

NASA works to maintain Russian cooperation in space while eyeing 'operational flexibility' for ISS
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA is continuing to operate the International Space Station with Russia and other partners, but is weighing its options.

Russian space program chief says US sanctions could 'destroy' International Space Station partnership
By Elizabeth Howell published
The head of Russia's space agency warned Thursday (Feb. 24) that new sanctions imposed on his country could have dire consequences for the International Space Station program.

New Russia sanctions won't imperil International Space Station operations, NASA says
By Chelsea Gohd last updated
The International Space Station program will continue business as usual, NASA assures us as the U.S. government levies new sanctions against Russia.
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