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July 15, 2025

'Not that into peace doves': 50 years later, the Apollo-Soyuz patch NASA rejected

Fifty years ago, three NASA astronauts and two Russian cosmonauts lifted off to meet up in orbit for the first time. Representing the joint Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, both crews wore a cloth patch that featured artwork by an accomplished space artist.


July 14, 2025

ASTP at 50: Inside the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project official flight kit

They were among the last items to be cleared for flight on a high-profile space mission that was already packed with ceremonial mementos. The then-NASA administrator asked to fly two bicentennial pins on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.


July 11, 2025

Oakley to provide visors for AxEMU space suit to be worn on the moon

Oakley is going from the ski slopes and sports fields on Earth to the craters and ridges on the moon. The high-performance sunglasses company has been chosen to provide the visor system for the next spacesuit to be worn on the lunar surface.


July 10, 2025

'A heist': Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal space shuttle from Smithsonian

A political effort to remove space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian and place it on display in Texas encountered some pushback, as a senator questioned the expense of carrying out what he described as an underfunded theft.


July 10, 2025

Apollo artifacts find unusual use at NASA gantry experience in Florida

NASA's new front-row seat to space history has seats made out of ... space history. "The Gantry at LC-39," a redesigned observation tower that provides views of the agency's active launch pads, now has new chances for the public to encounter Apollo artifacts.


July 7, 2025

Manly Bands launches collection of NASA inspired men's wedding rings

A custom ring maker that has infused millions of men's wedding bands with super heroes, the Second Age and fine spirits has taken a new leap ... with NASA. Manly Bands has launched its NASA Collection with three designs inspired by spaceflight.


July 4, 2025

Baseball team honors late astronaut Judy Resnik with bicentennial bobblehead

NASA astronaut Judy Resnik, who died in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster, has been remembered far and wide, from a crater on the moon to a mural in Ohio's statehouse. Now, she has a bobblehead for her hometown's bicentennial celebration.


July 3, 2025

Medallions for Apollo-Soyuz Test Project 50th anniversary launch to space station

Medallions for the 50th anniversary of the first time that Russia and the United States worked together in space have launched to the International Space Station on a Russian rocket specially decorated for the occasion.


June 30, 2025

Relocation of space shuttle Discovery may hinge on 'Big Beautiful Bill'

A political effort to relocate the space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Space Center Houston has been merged with the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill," a major economic and policy package now nearing a vote in the U.S. Senate.


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