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China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts take the reins of Tiangong space station (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China's three-person Shenzhou 18 crew have passed the keys to the Tiangong space station to its new occupants.

Boeing can recover from its Starliner troubles, but it can’t afford any other misfires
By Loizos Heracleous published
The partial failure of Starliner’s mission doesn’t help Boeing’s effort to bounce back from its problems.

Both Harris and Trump have records on space policy − an international affairs expert examines where they differ when it comes to the final frontier
By Thomas G. Roberts published
The next president of the United States could be the first in that office to accept a phone call from the Moon and hear a woman’s voice on the line.

Artemis 2 astronauts train for emergencies with Orion spacecraft ahead of 2025 moon launch (photos)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Their emergency procedures focused on getting the door open quickly.

China wants to make its Tiangong space station bigger and better
By Andrew Jones published
China has been operating its completed Tiangong space station for almost two years and is now looking to expand its capabilities with new modules and spacecraft.

NASA's Robonaut-2 reunited with its ride into space at Smithsonian
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA's space shuttle Discovery has been reunited with one of its last crew members. The National Air and Space Museum debuted Robonaut-2 (R2), NASA's first dexterous humanoid robot flown into space.

Crew-8 astronauts splash down on SpaceX Dragon Endeavour after weather delays (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Crew-8 is back on Earth after an extended mission and a wait for the weather to clear. Matt Dominick, Mike Barratt, Jeanette Epps and Alexander Grebenkin splashed down on Dragon Endeavour.

Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace plans to start launching space tourists in 2027
By Mike Wall published
Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace plans to start launching customers to suborbital space and back in 2027, for a price of about $210,000 per seat.
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