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SpaceX Fram2 astronauts see their Florida launch site from space as historic pole-orbiting mission nears its end (video)
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX's Fram2 astronauts are sharing incredible views from the first human spaceflight to orbit Earth's poles, as their mission nears a conclusion.

SpaceX Fram2 astronauts see 'pure white' Antarctica from polar orbit: Space photo of the day
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Fram2 crew was surprised to not see any evidence of human activity at the South Pole from 285 miles above.

Plush polar bear with penguin art floats as Fram2 zero-g indicator in polar orbit
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear. The doll also has an emperor penguin embroidered on its chest.

Katy Perry, Gayle King blast off on star-studded all-female Blue Origin rocket launch on April 14
By Brett Tingley published
Blue Origin has announced an April 14 liftoff date for its star-studded, all-female NS-31 mission launching on its New Shepard rocket.

Feel the burn with this amazing video of a Varda space capsule's plunge through Earth's atmosphere
By Andrew Jones published
The final two minutes of the video show things really heating up.

SpaceX loses Starship rocket stage again, but catches giant Super Heavy booster during Flight 8 launch (video)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX managed to catch the Super Heavy booster on Starship's eighth test flight today (March 6), but the vehicle's upper stage was lost about nine minutes after liftoff.

Hope is all but lost for private asteroid probe in deep space — 'the chance of talking with Odin is minimal'
By Mike Wall published
AstroForge says there's no real hope of reestablishing contact with its Odin probe, the first private spacecraft ever to fly beyond the moon.

Watch SpaceX launch its Starship Flight 8 megarocket test flight today
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX plans to launch the eighth test flight of its huge Starship rocket on Thursday (March 6), and you can watch the dramatic action live.
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