NASA’s second-in-command is now on the job. Former astronaut Pam Melroy was sworn in as NASA deputy administrator on Monday (June 21), four days after being confirmed for the post…
Continue readingNASA’s top two jobs are now officially filled. The U.S. Senate confirmed former astronaut Pam Melroy as NASA deputy administrator on Thursday (June 17), about six weeks after doing the…
Continue readingHeavy traffic at the International Space Station (ISS) has pushed SpaceX’s next crewed launch to the orbiting lab for NASA back a week. SpaceX’s Crew-3 mission is now targeted to…
Continue readingThe world’s largest swimming pool designed for astronaut training and development of subsea robots will be built in the U.K. near the Cornwall Airport Newquay, which expects to serve as…
Continue readingChina and Russia have invited international partners to join them in building a moon base but revealed they don’t plan to send astronauts to the moon in the next decade. …
Continue readingFormer NASA astronaut Colonel Terry Virts’ has launched an entertaining new podcast that promotes discussions about issues that matter here on Earth. “Down to Earth with Terry Virts” covers a…
Continue readingRecord-breaking astronaut Peggy Whitson will return to space to command a commercial mission for Texas-based Axiom Space, three years after her retirement from NASA in 2018. “There was no question,”…
Continue readingNASA is looking for proposals for two new commercial astronaut missions to begin as soon as 2022 as the agency works to make space more accessible. As private companies like…
Continue readingFrench soccer sensation, Kylian Mbappé could hardly contain his excitement as he became the first soccer player to chat with someone in outer space when called French astronaut Thomas Pesquet…
Continue readingThe world’s largest swimming pool designed for astronaut training and development of subsea robots will be built in the U.K. near the Cornwall Airport Newquay, which expects to serve as…
Continue readingA former NASA astronaut was sentenced to four years in prison followed by 10 years of probation in relation to a deadly car crash in 2016, according to media reports….
Continue readingSpaceX just added some more private crewed flights to its docket. Houston-based Axiom Space will fly three additional crewed missions to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon…
Continue readingThe designer of a new “Dinos in Space” clothing line knows a thing or two about dinosaurs in space. The latest offering from SvahaUSA, an online shop specializing in STEAM…
Continue readingThe United States’ next moonshot is shaping up to be a contentious affair. In mid-April, NASA awarded SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to finish development of its Starship vehicle and…
Continue readingCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has selected rookie astronaut Kayla Barron as the fourth crewmember to fly on SpaceX’s upcoming Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station. Barron will join…
Continue readingTwo titans of industry are teaming up to build an astronaut car for the moon. Lockheed Martin and GM announced today (May 26) that they’re developing a crewed lunar rover…
Continue readingIn the 1970s, “Star Trek” actor Nichelle Nichols saw an astronaut corps lacking in diversity and did what she could to change it. The story of how Nichols went about…
Continue readingFormer astronaut Peggy Whitson, who set a number of records for women in space during her NASA career, will return to orbit as commander of a private mission to be…
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