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NASA shakes up moon program with Artemis test mission before astronaut lunar landing
Planned for 2027, the new mission comes as the US aims to establish regular lunar missions, a long-awaited follow-up to its first moon missions in the Apollo program, which ended in 1972.
NASA may roll back Artemis II rocket after helium flow issue, March launch at risk
'Unprofessional behavior': NASA report rips into astronaut-stranding Starliner mission
NASA returns ISS crew early for first time in history, due to 'serious medical condition'
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Michaela Benthaus, a European Space Agency engineer in a wheelchair, became the first person with this disability in space: "I loved the view, microgravity, and the flight upwards."
Russia plans a nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade
Russia plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2036 to support its lunar space program and a joint research station with China, as global space competition intensifies.
China to launch Shenzhou-22 spacecraft on November 25, state media reports
The Shenzhou-22 will be launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, state news agency Xinhua reported, as with all other recent Shenzhou missions.
Chinese astronauts begin return to Earth after space debris impact
The threat has prompted calls for rival space powers US and China to collaborate on space debris mitigation and satellite traffic rules, though US law largely bars NASA from working with Beijing.
Chinese astronauts' return delayed to Earth after debris hits spacecraft
China’s space agency said that the delay was to ensure the astronauts’ safety and health and has not yet announced alternative dates for Dong, Zhongrui, and Jie’s return.
Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell dies at age 97, NASA says
Jim Lovell, the NASA astronaut who commanded the Apollo 13 mission around the moon and back, has died.
SpaceX launches joint astronaut crew to ISS in NASA's Crew-11 mission
While normal crew rotation missions last roughly six months, the Crew-11 crew may be the first to settle into a new routine time of eight months.
Netflix to stream live NASA launches and missions
NASA hopes the partnership will help bring excitement to space exploration through live streams of launches and astronaut activities.
NASA astronauts head home on SpaceX capsule after drawn-out space station stay
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after a nine-month ISS mission, extended due to Boeing Starliner delays.
Chinese astronauts achieve artificial photosynthesis in space, producing oxygen and fuel
Astronauts on China's Tiangong station used artificial photosynthesis to turn CO₂ and water into oxygen and rocket fuel.
