[Mike Stewart] powers up a thrust meter from an Apollo lunar module. This bit of kit passed inspection on September 25, 1969. Fortunately [Mike] was able to dig up some old documentation which ...

HOUSTON — I always get nostalgic when I come to Houston, the “Space City,” as I did for Saturday’s Texas Bowl between LSU and the Houston Cougars. I loved space long before I loved sports. Before I ...

Good things come from tearing down walls. Kitchens open up. Germans get to reunite their divided families. And, in the case of the 2026 Chevrolet Corvette, occupants can now adjust their climate ...

Good things come from tearing down walls. Kitchens open up. Germans get to reunite their divided families. And, in the case of the 2026 Chevrolet Corvette, occupants can now adjust their climate ...

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The Shenzhou 22 mission, originally scheduled to fly next year, launched successfully on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 04:11 UTC from Site 901 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China’s Inner Mongolia ...

As NASA prepared astronauts for its second mission into space, National Geographic had exclusive behind-the-scenes access for the intense and out-of-this-world training these pioneers underwent.

The most common armor is the Whipple Shield, which was developed by astronomer Fred Whipple in the 1940s. Used on the Apollo Command Module and Lunar Module, the Whipple Shield consists of layers of ...

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What happens when you use a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus supply ship? A record-setting resupply mission to the International Space Station. The first flight of Northrop’s ...

The Orion spacecraft being prepared for the Artemis 2 mission. Exploration programs would get a sharp funding increase in a House spending bill for fiscal year 2026. Credit: NASA/Rad Sinyak The recent ...

Space Command is responsible for military operations beyond Earth's atmosphere. It's separate from the US Space Force, which is a service branch of the military – like the Army or Navy – responsible ...