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NASA Abandons Its Ambitious Lunar Space Station in Major Shake-Up

NASA is hitting pause on their plans for lunar orbital space station Gateway. (NASA Johnson/Alberto Bertolin) NASA's chief on ...

NASA provides 'high-level' update on Artemis moon landings, more. Watch

NASA will host a public event outlining plans to return astronauts to the moon and build a lunar base under President Donald Trump's space policy.

NASA shifts its strategy, impacting moon missions and Houston programs

An overhaul of NASA’s priorities aims to accelerate moon missions and build a lunar base by 2030, but the shift raises ...
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NASA begins contracting process to potentially relocate Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston

Congress approved some funding to relocate the Space Shuttle Discovery to Space Center Houston, which prompted some pushback ...

Pictures: Behind the scenes of NASA crawler that gets Artemis to the launch pad

Built in the 1906s, NASA’s crawler transporter has carried Saturn V rockets for Apollo, Space Shuttles and is now a key part ...

SpaceX knocks Boeing from dominant role in NASA moon mission

NASA is revising its moon-landing plans, reducing Boeing Co.’s role while elevating SpaceX’s Starship rocket to do the job of ...
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Why NASA compares its new astronaut class to a platypus? Name origin and traits explained

NASA likens its newest astronaut class to a platypus to highlight unique traits. The name origin and characteristics reflect ...
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OTD in Space – March 21: NASA Launches Ranger 9

On March 21, 1965, NASA launched the Ranger 9 spacecraft on a mission to crash into a lunar crater. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] Ranger 9 was the last flight of NASA's Ranger ...