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SpaceX sends 4 astronauts to the International Space Station on a record-fast 8-hour trip

The Crew-13 astronauts will spend six months in orbit, with Jessica Watkins becoming the first Black woman to lead a crew there.

01.10.2026 7

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Marcia Dunn

NASA will try again with Boeing’s space capsule after an earlier mission was so botched it was reclassified as a crew-endangering ‘Type A mishap’

Astronauts will not strap in until 2028 because of the need for further safety redesigns that will take months, if not years, to complete.

28.09.2026 7

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Marcia Dunn

SpaceX launches NASA’s newest crown-jewel telescope, which will look for ‘the weird, the rare and the unusual’ — including dark matter and energy

“It’s going to find thousands of supernovae, tens of thousands of planets, billions of galaxies and tens of billions of stars.”

30.08.2026 10

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Marcia Dunn

A dead SpaceX rocket that’s been adrift for over a year is about to slam into the moon, carving out a new crater with the equivalent of 3 tons of TNT

The stream of ejected material could stretch for several miles into space and remain visible to telescopes for tens of minutes.

01.08.2026 5

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Marcia Dunn

SpaceX’s Starship V3 deploys most advanced Starlink satellites then pulls off best re-entry yet with splashdown so soft it floated in the Indian Ocean

It was the 13th flight of the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket, and the second this year of the new version dubbed V3.

25.07.2026 9

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Marcia Dunn

Northrop Grumman launches private robot mission to strap jetpacks on aging satellites

A two-armed space robot launched to attach life-extending jetpacks to aging satellites, helping keep spacecraft operating longer.

22.07.2026 10

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Marcia Dunn

NASA plans daring robotic rescue mission to prevent an aging space telescope from falling back to Earth, and the legendary Hubble could be next

“I have to be honest. No one thought it was going to be possible. No one thought we would get as far as we’ve already gotten today.”

28.06.2026 10

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Marcia Dunn

Jeff Bezos admits to ‘very rough day’ as Blue Origin rocket explodes days after new NASA contract

The rocket — already grounded once in April after an engine failure — blew up during a pre-launch test at Cape Canaveral. NASA's Artemis lunar...

29.05.2026 10

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Marcia Dunn

NASA just awarded its first moon base contracts—and Jeff Bezos was on the list

Blue Origin will deliver rovers to the lunar south pole alongside Firefly and Astrolab, as NASA moves toward a permanent base.

27.05.2026 9

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Marcia Dunn

SpaceX’s third-generation Starship, which NASA may use to put astronauts on the moon, makes debut in test flight ahead of blockbuster IPO

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman flew in for the launch, saying Starship is now one step closer to the moon.

23.05.2026 10

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Marcia Dunn

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin grounds New Glenn rocket after a bad engine put a satellite in the wrong orbit

NASA is counting on New Glenn to launch Blue Moon lunar landers for the Artemis moon program.

20.04.2026 10

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Marcia Dunn

Artemis III will practice docking Orion with lunar landers in Earth orbit next year while Musk’s Starship and Bezos’ Blue Moon compete for Artemis IV

Now that the first lunar travelers in more than a half-century are safely back in Houston with their families, NASA has Artemis III in its sights.

12.04.2026 10

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Marcia Dunn

Artemis II’s toilet is on the blink again, forcing astronauts to use more backup collection bags as odor fills capsule

Engineers suspect ice may be blocking the line that is preventing urine from completely flushing overboard.

05.04.2026 10

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Marcia Dunn

Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon as they seek to break a distance record for humans set by Apollo 13

It's the first moonbound crew in more than 53 years, picking up where NASA’s Apollo program left off.

04.04.2026 10

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Marcia Dunn

Artemis II’s moonbound astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they travel more than 110,000 miles from home

They should reach their destination on Monday.

03.04.2026 10

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Marcia Dunn

Astronaut’s medical mystery stumps doctors and NASA after he suddenly lost the ability to speak in space

Astronaut Mike Fincke says the episode struck "like a very, very fast lightning bolt" during dinner.

27.03.2026 10

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Marcia Dunn

NASA pushes for March lunar mission after fixing dangerous hydrogen leak, marking “a big step toward America’s return” to the moon

Four astronauts could leave the earth's orbit as soon as March 6 after NASA resolved a hydrogen fuel issued with the Artemis II's seals.

20.02.2026 10

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Marcia Dunn

NASA’s upcoming moonshot may let astronauts be the first to lay eyes on parts of the lunar far side that were missed by the Apollo program

Launching early in the year, the three Americans and one Canadian will zip past the moon, do a U-turn behind it, then hustle straight back to Earth.

28.12.2025 10

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Marcia Dunn

Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space — laughing all the up, while on board a Blue Origin rocket

“You should never give up on your dreams, right?” Benthaus urged following touchdown.

21.12.2025 10

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Marcia Dunn