As Artemis 2 approached, my anticipation was mixed with uncertainty. Would this new Moon mission spark the wonder and excitement I’d felt during Apollo? Those doubts didn’t last long.
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SpaceX just conducted the first full-duration static fire test with the upper stage of its ‘V3’ Starship, clearing a big hurdle on its path to launch, which is expected next month.
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The head of the U.S. Space Force said the United States’ ongoing war in Iran shows the service has become a fully “combat credible” force.
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Two NASA astronauts had some fun during the ISS’ capture of a robotic cargo spacecraft on April 13, pretending to hold onto it from into the station.
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SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets 19 hours apart, both carrying batches of Starlink satellites. The liftoffs took place from Florida and California on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 (by local time zone).
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Artemis 2 kicks off a lunar “relay race” that will lead the NASA and its international partners to a moon base and, eventually, Mars, NASA chief Jared Isaacman says.
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“Rise Wiseman” might be the most beloved mission mascot in history.
Astronauts aboard Artemis 2 and the ISS connected across a record-breaking Earth–moon distance in the farthest crew call ever made in space.
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The uncrewed Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft, the S.S. Steven R. Nagel, arrived at the International Space Station on Monday (April 13), bringing with it about 11,000 pounds of supplies.
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Rise joined the Artemis 2 crew as a mascot of the moon, bearing 5.6 million names. But the mascot quickly took on a new meaning.
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