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SpaceX cargo Dragon departs International Space Station, begins return journey to Earth
By Josh Dinner last updated
SpaceX's 32nd robotic Dragon cargo mission has undocked from the International Space Station Friday (May 23), after a one-day delay due to bad weather at the splashdown site.

NASA legend Gene Kranz returns to mission control | Space photo of the day for May 21, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA flight director, Gene Kranz, now 91 years old, is seen posing with his lifetime achievement award from the American Astronautical Society at his restored console in Apollo mission control.

Portrait of a moon buggy | Space photo of the day for May 19, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA's prototype for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) is seen lit in white and blue in an award-winning photograph.

NASA continues building next-gen Roman Space Telescope despite budget worries
By Victoria Corless published
One half of the powerful new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope passed major milestone tests, demonstrating space readiness.

Perseverance watches moonrise on Mars | Space photo of the day for May 16, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA's Perseverance rover captured Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons, shining in the pre-dawn sky over the Red Planet on March 1, 2025.

NASA picks Rocket Lab to launch shoebox-sized Aspera space telescope in 2026
By Josh Dinner published
NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch its Aspera smallsat mission, which will study gases in the vast regions of space between galaxies.

Norway becomes 55th nation to sign NASA Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration
By Josh Dinner published
Norway has added its name to the growing list of nations signing onto NASA's Artemis Accords, continuing the space agency's efforts to establish internationally cooperative space exploration.

NASA resurrects Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft's thrusters after 20 years: 'These thrusters were considered dead'
By Victoria Corless published
NASA engineers have miraculously revived the Voyager 1 interstellar probe's backup thrusters — components that hadn't been used since 2004.
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