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Streaks in space! ISS astronaut's incredible timelapse photos highlight ghostly solar panels and lovely star trails
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has spent some of the last few months experimenting with long exposures in space photography. The images give a rare glimpse of life on the move in orbit.
Astronaut ice cream turns 50: freeze-dried treat still popular (even if it never flew)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Perhaps the most popular example of space food that possibly never was, astronaut ice cream is now 50 years old. The crunchy, room-temperature treat was first sold to the public in 1974.
China's Shenzhou 18 astronauts prep for 2nd spacewalk (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China's Shenzhou 18 astronauts are getting ready to take another spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station.
Northrop Grumman names Cygnus cargo craft for fallen Challenger commander
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee, the NASA commander of the ill-fated flight of space shuttle Challenger, is being remembered by Northrop Grumman with the naming of a space station cargo spacecraft.
Former cryptocurrency company plans reality TV competition to pick next Blue Origin spaceflight crew
By Elizabeth Howell published
A reality television series may follow a company's efforts to send the 1st Nigerian and others to space aboard a Blue Origin vehicle.
Collins backs out of ISS spacesuit contract with NASA
By Andrew Jones published
Collins Aerospace has exited a contract to develop new spacesuits for NASA following talks with the agency.
NASA astronaut gives tips to Baseball Hall of Fame from ISS (video)
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps says baseball games in space might have more spin. She spoke from the ISS as part of the Baseball Hall of Fame's Black Baseball Initiative.
NASA's oldest active astronaut Don Pettit to make 4th trip to ISS on Sept. 11
By Elizabeth Howell published
Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut and a space shuttle flyer, will return to space no earlier than Sept. 11 aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin could soon launch Nigeria's 1st-ever space tourist
By Andrew Jones published
A Nigerian could soon make it to space for the first time ever, via Jeff Bezos' aerospace company Blue Origin.
Will Boeing Starliner issues delay its 1st long-duration astronaut flight? It’s too soon to tell.
By Elizabeth Howell published
All issues encountered during the first astronaut mission of Boeing's Starliner capsule must be addressed before the vehicle is certified for long-duration crewed flights.
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