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Lia De La Cruz
Watch live: Crew-3 to arrive at International Space Station
SpaceX's Crew-3 mission with four astronauts is scheduled to take flight at 02:03 UTC on November 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
November 11, 2021
Another Astra launch attempt is imminent
A test payload for the U.S. Space Force to launch from the Astra spaceport in Alaska in early November 2021 will be Astra's 4th attempt at reaching orbit.
October 28, 2021
Watch the Progress 79 cargo launch October 27
On October 27, 2021, Russia’s uncrewed Progress 79 cargo craft will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Here’s how to watch.
October 26, 2021
International Observe the Moon Night is October 16
International Observe the Moon Night is October 16, 2021. It's a global event for celebrating the moon. Here's how you can participate online or in person.
October 16, 2021
And … action! 1st movie in space underway with Russian crew
A Russian spacecraft launched to the International Space Station on October 5, 2021, carrying an actor and director for the 1st movie in space.
October 8, 2021
Landsat: 5 decades of imagery and data
The Landsat program, the longest space-based record of Earth’s surface, helps policy makers make decisions about our resources and environment.
October 1, 2021
U.S. and China: Cooperation or competition in space?
Between the U.S. and China: Will it be collaboration or competition that defines international space science and exploration in the 21st century?
September 19, 2021
Inspiration4: 1st all-civilian crew goes to space
SpaceX made history again on September 15, 2021, as it successfully launched Inspiration4, "the world’s first all-civilian mission."
September 16, 2021
SpaceX lasers define next era of Starlink technology
SpaceX lasers launched this week with a new batch of Starlink satellites marks a transition in tech for the satellite broadband network.
September 15, 2021
NEA Scout, NASA’s solar sail mission, readies for launch on Artemis 1
NASA’s Near-Earth Asteroid Scout (NEA Scout), a cubesat launching on Artemis 1, will navigate space and visit a near-Earth asteroid by sailing on sunlight.
August 29, 2021
