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March 25, 2023

'All Systems Are Go' Snoopy stage show debuts at NASA visitor complex

Snoopy, the Peanuts gang and NASA's plans for exploring the moon received a "go" to launch as "All Systems Are Go," a new stage show featuring state-of-the-art, life-size puppets, debuted at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.


March 24, 2023

CNES astronaut Jean-Jacques Favier, 1st French scientist to fly in space, dies at 73

Jean-Jacques Favier, who in 1996 became the sixth astronaut and first scientist from France to launch into space, has died at the age of 73. Favier made his first and only trip into space as an STS-78 payload specialist aboard NASA's space shuttle Columbia.


March 16, 2023

Maple leaf to the moon: Canadian Space Agency debuts new logo

When the first Canadian to launch to the moon lifts off with NASA's next Artemis mission, he or she will do so wearing a new symbol of Canada's efforts in space. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) debuted a new logo representing its growing role.


March 15, 2023

First Artemis spacesuits to be worn on the moon will not return to Earth

The history-making spacesuits worn by the first woman and next American astronaut to walk on the moon will be abandoned on a SpaceX lunar lander rather than be returned to Earth for their reuse or museum display, Axiom Space confirmed at the suits' reveal.


March 15, 2023

Axiom Space reveals prototype spacesuit for next astronauts on the moon

A prototype of the spacesuit that astronauts plan to wear during the next mission to land on the moon has been unveiled. Unlike the garments worn by the Apollo astronauts over 50 years ago, this new suit is a "rental," designed, built and leased by Axiom Space.


March 14, 2023

NASA asteroid sample mission to land on U.S. postage stamp

The United States Postal Service (USPS) dropped news of a surprise space stamp, revealing it plans to mark the upcoming plunge to Earth by the OSIRIS-REx capsule carrying the largest sample ever collected from an asteroid.


March 11, 2023

SpaceX Crew-5 splashes down in Gulf of Mexico after 157 days in space

Anna Kikina is now the first Russian cosmonaut to intentionally splash down from space. Returning to Earth aboard SpaceX's Dragon "Endurance," Kikina and her three Crew-5 astronaut crewmates landed off the coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico.


March 10, 2023

Mercury re-rising: Stoke Space to balance past and future at historic launch pad

The long-retired launch pad where John Glenn lifted off to become to the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth is getting a new lease on life. The U.S. Space Force has allocated Launch Complex 14 (LC-14) to Stoke Space for its reusable rocket.


March 8, 2023

One-of-a-kind Barbie dolls honor citizen astronaut, space scientist as role models

Kat Echazarreta, a former NASA engineer who became the first Mexican-born woman to fly into space, and space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock each now have Barbie dolls in their likeness, attesting to their being role models for the next scientists and explorers.


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March 19, 2023
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An archeological mystery: UCF students study blockhouse site from Cape's 1st rocket launch


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February 24, 2023
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February 3, 2023
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New exhibit honors Columbia Shuttle astronaut Michael P. Anderson


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January 25, 2023
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Remembering Columbia: East Texas museum aims to educate new generation about astronauts' legacy


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January 18, 2023
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Kerbal Space Program 2 to feature Atlas V rocket launch audio


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