NASA’s Jared Isaacman slammed Boeing for failures with its Starliner spacecraft, which was deemed unsafe to return its crew of two astronauts from the International Space Station
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On their way! 4 people on NASA Crew-12 mission launch to International Space Station
The four are set to dock with the space station on Saturday, returning the orbital lab to its full complement of seven. NASA’s last mission, Crew-11, left a month early due to an ill crew member.
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NASA delays the launch of Artemis II lunar mission by at least a month
NASA is targeting March for the launch of four astronauts on a ten-day mission to circle the moon and return safely to Earth, traveling farther than any humans have ventured in deep space.
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What to know about Artemis II’s ‘wet dress rehearsal’
As astronauts prepare to fly around the moon, critical testing must occur before there is “Go” for launch.
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Blue Origin pauses space tourism flights to focus on lunar lander
Blue Origin, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, says it’s stopping human spaceflights for at least two years. The move will allow it to “shift resources” to the company’s lunar landing capabilities.
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40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned
Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers’ last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.
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NASA rolls out Artemis II craft ahead of crewed lunar orbit
Mission Artemis plans to send Americans to the moon for the first time since the Nixon administration.
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After a medical evacuation from space, NASA’s Crew-11 returns to Earth a month early
Four people from NASA’s Crew-11 mission splashed down off San Diego successfully completing five months aboard the International Space Station. The trip was cut short due to a medical issue.
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NASA set to bring astronaut (and the rest) of Crew-11 home early for medical reasons
In an unprecedented move, NASA is bringing an astronaut crew home early from the International Space Station because one astronaut has an undisclosed medical condition.
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What to know about Jared Isaacman, the billionaire private astronaut leading NASA
Trump withdrew Isaacman’s nomination in May, citing the billionaire’s donations to Democrats and ties to Elon Musk. He was renominated last month and confirmed by a 67-30 Senate vote on Wednesday.
