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Trash from the International Space Station may have hit a house in Florida

Enlarge / This cylindrical object, a few inches in size, fell through the roof of Alejandro Otero's home in Florida last month.Alejandro Otero on...

The Delta IV Heavy, a rocket whose time has come and gone, will fly once more

Enlarge / United Launch Alliance's final Delta IV Heavy rocket, seen here in December when ground crews rolled it to the launch pad at...

Starliner’s first commander: Don’t expect perfection on crew test flight

Enlarge / Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepare Boeing's Starliner spacecraft for fueling.Boeing HOUSTON—While it doesn't have the same...

SpaceX’s workhorse launch pad now has the accoutrements for astronauts

Enlarge Upgrades at SpaceX's most-used launch pad in Florida will get a trial run Thursday with the liftoff of a Falcon 9...

Rocket launch marks big step in building China’s lunar infrastructure

Enlarge / A Long March 8 rocket, standing 165 feet (50 meters) tall, rolled out of its assembly building to its launch pad Sunday...

Finally, engineers have a clue that could help them save Voyager 1

Enlarge / Artist's illustration of the Voyager 1 spacecraft.Caltech/NASA-JPL It's been four months since NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft sent an intelligible signal...

SpaceX has a license to launch Starship—this time it might fly at dawn

Enlarge / SpaceX's third flight-ready Starship rocket underwent a countdown dress rehearsal earlier this month.SpaceX The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it...

A hunk of junk from the International Space Station hurtles back to Earth

Enlarge / In March 2021, the International Space Station's robotic arm released a cargo pallet with nine expended batteries.NASA A bundle of...

Russia’s next-generation rocket is a decade old and still flying dummy payloads

Enlarge / Technicians assemble an Angara A5 rocket at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East.Roscosmos By some measures, Russia's next-generation flagship...

SpaceX just showed us what every day could be like in spaceflight

Enlarge / A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaks into orbit Sunday night from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ferrying a crew of four...

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