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Launches: Ashes of Star Trek’s Lt. Uhura and others to go to space
Launches for August 26: Remains of Star Trek celebrities, including Nichelle Nichols who played Lt. Uhura, will be part of a memorial spaceflight later in 2022.
August 26, 2022
Launches: Rocket Lab probe to look for life in Venus clouds
In 2023, the aerospace company Rocket Lab will launch a private mission to probe the atmosphere of Venus for signs of life.
August 25, 2022
Bill Nye explains Webb Space Telescope images
In this new video from Wired, Bill Nye explains what we're seeing in some of the new Webb Space Telescope images.
August 23, 2022
Launches: We are going! Plus, a private space station
Launches blog for August 23: NASA tweets that Artemis 1 is still slated for launch August 29 ... And gives the nod to a private space station concept.
August 23, 2022
1st photo of Earth from the moon, in 1966
As NASA prepares to send Artemis 1 to the moon, it's fun to see this 1st-ever moon photo of Earth from the moon, taken on August 23, 1966.
August 21, 2022
Launches: Russians unveil space station model
On August 15, 2022 - at "Army-2022", a military-industrial exhibition outside Moscow - Russia unveiled a model of the new station it intends to build for itself.
August 19, 2022
Launches: U.S. Space Force takes command
EarthSky’s Launches blog brings you the best in spaceflight updates. Looking for the most current Launches blog? Click here. Previously...
August 17, 2022
Sudden downpour in Paris floods metro stations
Paris floods inundated some metro stations on Tuesday evening, August 16. A sudden, torrential rain struck the city just as commuters were leaving work.
August 17, 2022
Launches: Surprise rollout for Artemis 1
August 16, 2022 Launches blog update. NASA announced on August 15 that Artemis 1 would be rolled to the launch pad, several days ahead of schedule.
August 16, 2022
Freya the walrus killed, social media erupts
Freya, a young female walrus, had been lounging in the sun in an Oslo, Norway fjord for weeks. But, on August 14, Norway's fisheries directorate killed her.
August 15, 2022
