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SpaceX Crew-9 and Crew-10: Live updates
By Mike Wall, Josh Dinner last updated
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-9 and Crew-10 missions to the International Space Station for NASA.

Private Starlab space station moves into 'full-scale development' ahead of 2028 launch
By Tereza Pultarova published
The Starlab commercial space station project is moving toward the production phase, having passed a key development milestone with NASA.

SpaceX Crew-10 folds traits, hopes into origami crane zero-g indicator
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
What do you get when you fold together the contributions of four space station-bound astronauts from the U.S., Japan and Russia? A zero-gravity indicator in the form of a crocheted origami crane.

Tiangong astronauts experiment with AI robot and more to kick off busy year for Chinese human spaceflight (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China is planning to send two new crews to its Tiangong space station in another busy year of human spaceflight.

Meet the SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts launching to the ISS on March 12
By Julian Dossett published
SpaceX's Crew-10 mission will send two NASA astronauts, a Japanese spaceflyer and a cosmonaut to the International Space Station.

Astronaut turned to AI to inspire design of SpaceX Crew-10 mission patch
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
In what might be a first in spaceflight history, the next crew to launch to the International Space Station has adopted a mission patch that began with ideas put forth by an AI.

SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at launch site for Crew-10 astronaut flight to ISS (photos)
By Josh Dinner published
The SpaceX Dragon capsule that will carry the next crew to the International Space Station has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of its March 12 launch.

'Stuck' NASA astronauts on ISS grilled on Earthly politics as long 9-month mission nears end. 'From my standpoint, politics is not playing into this at all.'
By Mike Wall published
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will return to Earth this month after an unexpectedly long stay aboard the International Space Station — one that has become politically charged here on Earth.
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