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September 24, 2025

Introducing Integrity: Artemis II astronauts name their Orion ride to moon

The first astronauts set to fly to the moon in more than 50 years will do so in Integrity. NASA's Artemis II crew revealed "Integrity" as the name of their Orion spacecraft. "We need to have a name for the Orion that we're going to ride this magical mission on."


September 22, 2025

NASA names 24th astronaut class to train for future Artemis missions

NASA has named its new class of astronaut candidates. The space agency introduced the four men and six women who comprise its 2025 trainee group during a ceremony at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The class was selected out of 8,000+ applicants.


September 21, 2025

Science Museum, London opens 'Space' gallery featuring Apollo capsule, UK tech

The only spacecraft to carry astronauts to the moon and today be on display outside of the U.S. is back on exhibit. The Science Museum in London has returned to view NASA's Apollo 10 command module as part of the opening of its new gallery "Space."


September 20, 2025

Set 'SCE to Aux' and say ahh: Signature Edition patches celebrate NASA legends

Two celebrated NASA veterans who in their own ways were responsible for overseeing the health of the early U.S. space program, nurse Dee O'Hara and flight controller John Aaron, have now had their signature roles embroidered as limited, collectible patches.


September 16, 2025

Timex offers NASA Artemis-inspired and astronaut Snoopy watches

The first beagle on the moon and the space program launching the next astronauts there are on the face of new watches from Timex. The American company has launched the Timex X Peanuts Space and NASA-Inspired analog and digital collections.


September 15, 2025

Barbie honors astronaut Ellen Ochoa, first Hispanic woman in space, with new doll

As the first Hispanic woman to fly into space, Ellen Ochoa has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Now, she has joined an even more elite group: space travelers with their own Barbie doll.


September 15, 2025

New Columbia Learning Center to expand access to shuttle tragedy artifacts

NASA is changing the way its employees come in contact with and remember one of its worst tragedies. The agency has quietly begun work to establish a new facility. "The room, titled Columbia Learning Center, is a whole new concept."


September 12, 2025

Space-flown US Mint gold coins soar past shuttle record at auction

Two 22-karat gold coins that spent almost five days in Earth orbit have set a new record for the most-ever paid for an artifact or memento flown aboard a space shuttle. The well-traveled currency sold for more than half a million dollars each at an auction.


September 9, 2025

NASA wants to fly your name to the moon with Artemis II astronauts

You can now add yourself to the next crew to launch to the moon. As part of the preparations leading up to the Artemis II mission next year, NASA is inviting the public to join the flight's four astronauts, if only in name.


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If you've ever dreamed of visiting the moon, you can now take one small step closer without ever leaving campus. On September 5, the Boise State Physics department planted a "moon tree" in front of the Education building — a Douglas fir seedling that traveled around the moon aboard NASA's Artemis I mission in 2022.

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Fifth Season Launches Apollo 13 Docu; Avi Belkin's 'Odyssey' Tells Tale From Perspective of Jim Lovell


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NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Returns, Splashes Down Off California


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Mistakenly sold NASA command trailer could be yours — for $199K


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