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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."


May 26, 2025

Astronaut John Glenn's legacy of service inspires science and civic engagement kit

In life, John Glenn served his country while advancing science. Now his legacy as a Marine, NASA astronaut and U.S. senator is being served up by COSI as an innovative Learning Lunchbox designed to encourage students to follow in his footsteps.


May 18, 2025

All about the abandoned Apollo capsule in 'The Last of Us' (Season 2, Episode 6)

Whether you are a fan of space exploration history or of the game on which the series is based, "The Last of Us" has just delivered a real blast from the past. In the penultimate episode of the season, the story visits the Wyoming Museum of Science and History.


May 15, 2025

US Mint begins sales of $1 coin honoring innovative NASA space shuttle

The United States Mint is ready to launch the next $1 coin in its American Innovation series, honoring NASA's retired reusable spacecraft. The mint will open sales for the coins, which depict a space shuttle lifting off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.


May 14, 2025

National Air and Space Museum to reveal more renovated galleries on July 28

From John Glenn's Friendship 7 to Blue Origin's New Shepard, space capsules and more are set to return to or debut on display with the opening of five reimagined galleries at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. this summer.


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