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Launches, spacecraft, satellites, exploration programs and the engineering that carries people and instruments beyond Earth.
On July 16, 2026, a Falcon 9 carried 21 more satellites into orbit for the Pentagon's…
In July 2026, a Falcon 9 carried 21 more satellites into polar orbit for the Pentagon's…
The North Star is not the brightest star in the sky — not even close
Seven fragments hidden inside lunar dust returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission came…
In October 1976, Soyuz 23 came down in a blizzard on a half-frozen lake in Kazakhstan…
The navigation technique that brought Apollo 13 home in April 1970
In May 1969, Apollo 10 carried a lunar module called Snoopy to within 14.4 kilometres…
In May 1992, after two failed attempts to capture a 4.5-tonne communications satellite…
Gen. Chance Saltzman used his final public address as chief of the U.S. Space Force to…
Saturn's moon Titan runs the same weather cycle as Earth
