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February 25, 2026

Capri Sun giving away 10,000 Moon Punch pouches for 10-day Artemis II mission

Carpi Sun is returning to the moon! The drink brand is relaunching its limited edition Moon Punch as first introduced last year. The cherry-flavored beverage is coming back in part to celebrate NASA's upcoming Artemis II mission.

February 24, 2026

USPS issues 2026 Priority Mail stamps starring Webb Space Telescope images

Two expansive swaths of the universe have been shrunk down to the size of postage stamps — to serve as just that. The USPS has released Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express stamps featuring nebula and galaxies as viewed by the Webb Telescope.


February 22, 2026

Artemis II moon mission delayed to April due to rollback for repairs

NASA's march to the moon has been delayed to April. The space agency's plans to launch the Artemis II crew as soon as the first week of March have been postponed by at least a month due to their rocket needing to return to its assembly building.


February 16, 2026

New LEGO Education moon and Mars kits challenge kids to 'Build. Solve. Invent.'

LEGO is returning space exploration to its building blocks. The toy company is now providing kids with the pieces needed to not just build, but also solve and invent the next-generation architecture needed to live on the moon and Mars.


February 13, 2026

SpaceX Crew-12 tethers to Earth with crocheted 'Planet Gaia' zero-g indicator

As NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and her three crewmates entered low Earth orbit, they became temporary satellites around the planet, each bringing their individual motivations to their shared eight month mission on the International Space Station.
February 24, 2026

For All Marskind? Planetary divide widens in 'For All Mankind' season 5 trailer

A Mars rover landing and a commercial capsule launch 14 years ago stand out as pinnacle spaceflight achievements. But what if humanity could have gone much further? Not only living on Mars, but seeking to live independent from Earth all by 2012?


February 19, 2026

Moon mission mail: USPS to offer pictorial postmarks for Artemis II milestones

The United States Postal Service (USPS) Is ready to "mark" NASA's first launch of astronauts to fly by the moon in more than 50 years. The USPS has revealed pictorial postmarks for the Artemis II launch and mission from Cape Canaveral and Houston.


February 14, 2026

Robert Goddard's historic rocket recreated as flying model kit 100 years later

You can now celebrate the 100th anniversary of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket launch by flying a replica — powered by a solid-fuel motor. That minor bit of irony aside, Estes Rockets has released a 1/5th scale Robert Goddard Rocket flying model.


February 9, 2026

Astrolab FLIP lunar rover to carry US flag smuggled to the moon on Apollo 15

A small American flag that in 1971 was smuggled to the surface of the moon is now set to return there, this time in an official, albeit one-way, capacity. The flag's new flight has the endorsement of the astronaut who unknowingly enabled its earlier trip.

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February 20, 2026
Challenger Center

How Mission Patches Tell a Story


What defines a space crew? Is it their specialties, their training, their mission goals? Those details tell us what they were assigned to accomplish and why, but if you truly want to understand who these intrepid explorers were as a team — their shared identity, what they valued, and how they chose to be remembered — look to their mission patch.

February 11, 2026
Ars Technica

SpaceX takes down Dragon crew arm, giving Starship a leg up in Florida


Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is accustomed to getting makeovers. It got another one Wednesday with the removal of the Crew Access Arm used by astronauts to board their rides to space.

February 6, 2026
Ars Technica

Lawmakers ask what it would take to "store" the International Space Station


Members of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee voted to approve a NASA authorization bill this week, advancing legislation chock full of policy guidelines meant to give lawmakers a voice in the space agency's strategic direction.

February 5, 2026
Ars Technica

NASA changes its mind, will allow Artemis astronauts to take iPhones to the Moon


The iPhone is going orbital, and this time it will be allowed to hang around for a while.

January 26, 2026
Concord Monitor

'Our job is to inspire': Educator astronauts continue Christa's dream


Astronaut Richard "Ricky" Arnold floated aboard the International Space Station in 2019, steadying floating orbs of water with his fingertips as he looked straight into the camera — speaking not to scientists or engineers, but to classrooms full of children.
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