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'We're all on this journey together:' Who are the Artemis 2 astronauts launching to the moon?

Four astronauts. Two countries. One destination: the moon.

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50-year-old NASA jet crashes in flames on Texas runway — taking it out of the Artemis II mission

New footage shows one of NASA's WB-57 research jets spewing out flames and smoke as it skids across a runway during an emergency landing near Houston. The veteran aircraft was due to play a small role in the Artemis II mission.

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This new NASA astronaut candidate has already been to space

Anna Menon, one of NASA's 10 new astronaut candidates, already has a spaceflight under her belt — SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission to Earth orbit in September 2024.

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NASA unveils 10 new astronauts for missions to the moon — and maybe Mars

NASA revealed the members of its 2025 astronaut class, the 24th group in the agency's history — some of whom may be among the first people to set foot on Mars.

Space

'Potentially hazardous' asteroid Bennu contains dust older than the solar system itself — and traces of interstellar space

The near-Earth asteroid Bennu contains stardust that is older than the solar system and clues about its violent history, three new studies of the asteroid's sample materials show.

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Astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA after 25 years

Astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore is leaving NASA after a quarter-century of service. Wilmore spent a total of 464 days off Earth during his three spaceflights.

Space

Is NASA ready for the Red Planet? US senator's 'Mission to MARS Act' aims to modernize Johnson Space Center

Texas is positioning itself at the forefront of human spaceflight research with a $1 billion proposal to upgrade NASA's Johnson Space Center for missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.

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WATCH: Stranded Astronauts Rejoice as SpaceX Crew Arrives at International Space Station

NASA's two stranded astronauts were overjoyed to welcome the SpaceX crew, representing the U.S., Japan and Russia, to the ISS on Sunday.

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Tom Hanks' 'The Moonwalkers' makes US premiere at Space Center Houston

It is not unusual to see a Saturn V launch while viewing a film at Space Center Houston. Now, with "The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks," that spectacle stretches beyond the center's screen.

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20 years after crashing in the Utah desert, NASA's Genesis mission is still teaching us about solar wind

Despite crashing in the Utah desert in 2004, NASA's Genesis mission is still helping scientists study the effects of solar wind.

Space

How NASA and Sierra Space are preparing for Dream Chaser space plane's 1st flight to ISS

Sierra Space and NASA's Johnson Space Center are conducting simulations to prepare for the Dream Chaser space plane's first flight to the International Space Station.

Space

Tom Hanks bringing 'The Moonwalkers' to Houston for US premiere in 2025

"The Moonwalkers" is landing in Houston. More than a year after the immersive film debuted in London, "The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks" is set to make its US premiere at Space Center Houston.

Space

Open Gateway: Step into mock lunar orbit habitat at Space Center Houston

The public can now step into the future of lunar exploration at Space Center Houston by entering an early mockup for Northrop Grumman's Gateway astronaut accommodations around the moon.

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NASA marks moon landing anniversary by dedicating building to 'women of Apollo'

NASA is honoring 'hidden figure' Dorothy Vaughan and all of the women who contributed to the Apollo program with the naming of a building at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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'It's so complicated:' Boeing Starliner teams diagnosing helium leak ahead of June 1 astronaut launch

NASA and Boeing are still working through "complicated" issues arising from a small Starliner spacecraft helium leak. Launch is June 1, but that's pending a flight readiness review.

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NASA astronaut and director Ellen Ochoa awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

The first Hispanic woman to launch into space is now the second female astronaut to be awarded the United States' highest honor. Ellen Ochoa was bestowed with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Space

After an 'emotional rollercoaster,' NASA astronauts are ready to fly on Boeing Starliner

Two NASA astronauts waited several extra years for their ride aboard Boeing Starliner, but the wait was not fully unexpected, the former test pilots recently shared with reporters.

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Watch NASA's next astronaut class graduate today in this free livestream (video)

NASA's latest group of astronaut candidates will graduate Tuesday (March 5) alongside two candidates from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and you can watch it live.

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SpaceX Starship docking system readies for moon missions in tests with NASA

Ahead of the Artemis 3 lunar landing mission, hardware from SpaceX's Starship was used to simulate dockings with NASA's Orion crew capsule. The two will rendezvous above the moon.

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Meet the SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts launching to the ISS on March 2

Four new astronauts are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on March 2 as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission.

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Ex-NASA scientist dishes on space food in new memoir 'Space Bites'

Of all of the food items she helped send into space, Vickie Kloeris' favorite was the cherry-blueberry cobbler. A NASA food scientist for 34 years, Kloeris has published her memoir 'Space Bites.'

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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Stymied In Opening Bennu Sample Capsule

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission faces challenge as scientists struggle to access precious asteroid sample

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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx has delivered an asteroid sample on Earth. What next?

Scientists will analyse the asteroid sample to investigate the origins of life on Earth.

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NASA effort to bring home asteroid rocks will end this weekend in triumph or a crash

NASA's first effort to retrieve samples from an asteroid will send a capsule that contains extraterrestrial pebbles and dust plunging towards a Utah desert on Sunday.

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How Artemis 2 astronauts are training for their 2024 moon mission

Artemis 2's moon crew is meeting a new generation of training. New tech, diversity and instructors form a team aiming to safely send four astronauts around the moon.

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