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    The Artemis II astronauts have officially gone further from earth than any humans have gone before

    By The Associated Press and Marcia Dunn
  • In this image from video provided by NASA, Artemis II astronauts, from left, Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch and Victor Glover gather for an interview en route to the moon on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (NASA via AP)Innovation

    Artemis II’s toilet is on the blink again, forcing astronauts to use more backup collection bags as odor fills capsule

    By Marcia Dunn and The Associated Press
  • This image from video provided by NASA shows a view of earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from one of the Orion spacecraft’s four windows after completing the translunar injection burn, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)Innovation

    Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon as they seek to break a distance record for humans set by Apollo 13

    By Marcia Dunn and The Associated Press
  • This image provided by NASA shows a view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from of the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)Innovation

    Artemis II’s moonbound astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they travel more than 110,000 miles from home

    By Marcia Dunn and The Associated Press
  • FILE – In his image provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule after they re-entered the Earth in a middle-of-the-night splashdown near San Diego, Calif., on Jan. 15, 2026. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP, File)Health

    Astronaut’s medical mystery stumps doctors and NASA after he suddenly lost the ability to speak in space

    By Marcia Dunn and The Associated Press
  • Artemis II: the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Pad 39B, on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)Environment

    NASA pushes for March lunar mission after fixing dangerous hydrogen leak, marking “a big step toward America’s return” to the moon

    By Marcia Dunn and The Associated Press
  • FILE – In this photo provided by NASA, Artemis II crew members, from left, Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch, stand together at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, in front of an Orion crew module on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (Kim Shiflett/NASA via AP, File)Innovation

    NASA’s upcoming moonshot may let astronauts be the first to lay eyes on parts of the lunar far side that were missed by the Apollo program

    By Marcia Dunn and The Associated Press
  • This image provided by Blue Origin, Michaela Benthaus poses after the Blue Origin’s capsule landed on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025 in West Texas. (Blue Origin via AP)Success

    Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space — laughing all the up, while on board a Blue Origin rocket

    By Marcia Dunn and The Associated Press
  • IsaacmanPolitics

    Billionaire spacewalker pleads his case to lead NASA, again, in Senate hearing

    By Marcia Dunn and The Associated Press
  • The first astronauts from Poland, India, and Hungary to visit the ISS snap a photoSuccess

    Meet Shubhanshu Shukla, Tibor Kapu, and Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski, the first astronauts from India, Hungary, and Poland to visit the International Space Station

    By Marcia Dunn and The Associated Press
  • A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a crew of four aboard a Dragon Spacecraft lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Tech

    Astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary blast off on a private SpaceX Falcon flight to the International Space Station

    By Marcia Dunn and The Associated Press
  • SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Tech

    After back-to-back explosions, new SpaceX mega rocket Starship tumbles out of control and breaks into pieces

    By Marcia Dunn and The Associated Press
  • A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with a payload of 27 of Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet satellites lifts off from Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Monday, April 28, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Tech

    Amazon launches its first batch of 27 internet satellites to take on SpaceX’s Starlink

    By Marcia Dunn and The Associated Press
  • FILE – NASA astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore stand together for a photo enroute to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., for their liftoff on a Boeing Starliner capsule to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara, File)Tech

    The NASA astronauts who have been stuck in space for 9 months are finally on their way home aboard a SpaceX capsule

    By The Associated Press and Marcia Dunn
  • Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Tech

    Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin finally launches massive New Glenn rocket into first orbit, but misses booster landing

    By Marcia Dunn and The Associated Press