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Mars mission simulations reveal key to teamwork under pressure

Whether it's to the moon or Mars, a NASA mission requires some essential preparations: designing and developing the spacecraft, astronaut training and safety checks, clear goals, a...

Back to the Moon: inside the Artemis II mission

Exploring the first crewed Artemis mission, the future of lunar exploration and how spaceflight could help inspire greener technologies on Earth The post Back to the Moon: inside t...

Artemis II moon mission research continues on Earth

Since NASA's Artemis II crew members safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10 after their record-setting mission around the moon, science teams have been busy collecti...

1 private spacecraft intercepts another on Space Force's groundbreaking 'Victus Haze' mission

A U.S. Space Force mission pitting two satellites against each other has completed the organization's first tactical intercept of an orbital target.

NASA says missions tied to future moon base could launch within months

"Artemis 2 proved that NASA is ready for the next step."

ESA Selects Two New Scout-Class Missions

When it comes to understanding Earth and our changing environment, space is the place. Not only does it give us an overall holistic view of the planet below, but satellite-based im...

NASA announces Artemis III crew; taps U.S. astronauts, Italian for mission with SpaceX, Blue Origin mooncraft

Artemis III will test spacecraft dockings in Earth orbit; mission is due to launch late next year

Smile spacecraft reaches science orbit

The European-Chinese Smile mission reached its designated science orbit on June 20, 2026. The team is now embarking on a two-month campaign to commission the spacecraft, which invo...

Live coverage: NASA to unveil Artemis 3 crew, provide updates on mission

The mission will be a low Earth orbit rendezvous between the Orion spacecraft and one or both of the Human Landing System landers: Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 and SpaceX’s Stars...

Moon base missions face an unseen threat, and these simulations show where it could strike first

Researchers have developed a novel virtual model for simulating how astronauts in future moon base operations might interact with each other and with their environment, with prelim...

Space Sunday: Artemis 3 – of Crew and Mission

On Tuesday, June 9, 2026 NASA held a major event to reveal the 4-man crew to fly the upcoming Artemis 3 Earth-orbit rendezvous mission and provide more information on the mission i...

Mars-Venus-Phobos and Deimos Manned Flyby Mission Starting 2034

2034 Earth–Venus–Mars opportunity looks promising. 10–15 on-orbit refueling operations may be needed to make a crewed ship full. (A version 4 Starship could refuel with five tanker...

Mission launched to rescue a falling space telescope

Katalyst Space's LINK spacecraft is designed to capture and boost NASA's Swift observatory back to a safe altitude.

Smile lifts off on quest to reveal Earth's invisible shield against the solar wind

The Smile spacecraft lifted off on a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The launch marks the beginning of an ambitious mission to better understand solar...

ESA selects two new scout-class missions

When it comes to understanding Earth and our changing environment, space is the place. Not only does it give us an overall holistic view of the planet below, but satellite-based im...

Vast astronaut mission kicks off commercial race to replace ISS

The race to replace the aging International Space Station is heating up after US company Vast announced a mission to fly an astronaut to its planned Haven-1 station next year.

Euclid mission view of Milky Way's heart previews upcoming survey by NASA's Roman

A new look at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy by Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with NASA contributions, overlaps with a region scientists will observe with NASA'...

NASA's ambitious Artemis 3 mission includes 3 giant rocket launches, 2 private moon landers and 1 big question: Can it a...

NASA's Artemis 3 mission in 2027 looks to be one of agency's most complicated missions ever, with three giant rocket launches and two private moon lander prototypes that haven't be...

NASA shifts mission focus to lunar docking systems | Artemis III mission overview

NASA is already preparing for the launch of Artemis III. Here's everything to know:

NASA taps US, Italian astronauts for Artemis mission with SpaceX, Blue Origin mooncraft

Video: Preparing Smile for space

Before Smile can begin studying how Earth responds to the streams of particles and bursts of radiation from the sun, the spacecraft had to complete an extraordinary journey here on...

149 million views! Artemis II moon mission breaks NASA's streaming record

The Artemis II astronauts made an impact on potentially hundreds of millions of people during their mission, according to NASA figures.

Vast astronaut mission kicks off commercial race to replace ISS

After a quarter of a century of continuous habitation, the ISS is scheduled to be deorbited in 2030

Virgin Galactic to launch 'Operation Period' in 2027: Groundbreaking mission will be the first to study menstruation in...

Virgin Galactic has announced plans for a mission in 2027, named 'Operation Period-01. As you might have guessed, the mission will study menstruation in microgravity.