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June 20, 2025

Pixar and the probe: NASA spacecraft in new animated movie 'Elio'

On July 21, 2023, NASA's Voyager 2 interstellar probe stopped communicating with Earth. Although the spacecraft was more than 12.3 billion miles away, the event hit close to home for the Disney-Pixar team working on the movie "Elio."


June 18, 2025

Space Force space history center reopens in Cape Canaveral after renovations

A museum described as the "gateway to space heritage" located on Florida's Space Coast now has a new "force-full" look. The Sands Space History Center outside of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station reopened after six weeks of renovations.


June 16, 2025

Sally Ride's flight diaries among auction of first US woman in space estate

Items that belonged to America's first woman to fly into space are being sold to the public for the first time. Los Angeles-based Nate D. Sanders Auctions has announced its sale of the Sally Ride Estate Collection, an offering of more than 50 lots.


June 12, 2025

Estes launches ULA's Vulcan booster as new flying model rocket kit

United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan rocket is ready to fly again — and again — from your local large yard, empty lot or community park. Estes Industries has partnered with ULA to produce a scale model of the company's new launch vehicle.


June 4, 2025

Marc Garneau, first Canadian astronaut to fly into space, dies at 76

Astronaut Marc Garneau, who in 1984 became the first Canadian to fly into space, has died at the age of 76. Garneau flew on three U.S. space shuttle missions, was president of the Canadian Space Agency and served in the Parliament for 15 years.


June 3, 2025

'Joy,' a plush swan, will launch with Axiom Mission-4 crew as zero-g indicator

When an international crew of astronauts launch on a commercial space mission, they will be joined by a स्वैन, a łabędź or a hattyú. Or, in English, a swan. The Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) astronauts chose a small, plush swan named "Joy" as their zero-gravity indicator.


June 1, 2025

Two space vets added to Astronaut Hall of Fame as one awaits launch

The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame held its annual induction ceremony, but one of this year's two honorees could not attend for a reason unique to all past enshrinements. Bernard Harris took to the stage, but Peggy Whitson was preparing for her next launch.


May 30, 2025

Euro coins released for European Space Agency's (ESA) 50 years

Two countries' mints have each come up with a striking way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of "Europe's gateway to space." The Royal Mint of Belgium and the Royal Dutch Mint have struck euro coins for the European Space Agency (ESA).


May 27, 2025

Breitling offers new Navitimer as tribute to Mercury astronaut's centenary

A new limited-edition timepiece has been released as a tribute to the first Swiss-made watch to fly into space and the astronaut who wore it, on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Breitling has introduced the Navitimer B02 "Scott Carpenter Centenary."


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