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Photo of a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launching the NS-20 space tourist mission in March 2022.

Watch Blue Origin launch 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli, 5 others on tourism flight Nov. 22

By Josh Dinner published

Blue Origin's next space tourism mission is launching Nov. 22, with 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli. Watch live on Space.com.

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a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a blue sky.

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from Florida, its 7th liftoff in a week (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station this morning (Nov. 21).

Launches & Spacecraft
Esrange has been launching sounding rockets for nearly 60 years, including the Maxus 4 suborbital microgravity mission in 2001.

Suborbital rocket set to launch 6 experiments from Sweden's Arctic spaceport on Nov. 22

By Andrew Jones published

The SubOrbital Express-4 mission, which will launch from northern Sweden between Nov. 22 and Dec. 3, will help scientists take the next step in various realms of research.

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Before the shadowy backdrop of the lunar surface from high up, a teardrop shaped mission patch graphic reads 'south pole safety challenge, lunar rescue system'

Will astronauts need to be rescued from the moon? NASA wants to be prepared just in case

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA is seeking the public's help creating emergency response plans for future missions to the moon.

Artemis
rocket launching into the early evening sky

Russian Soyuz rocket launches supplies to ISS on 90th Progress cargo spacecraft (video)

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

Liftoff occurred at 7:22 a.m. EST. (1222 GMT).

International Space Station
What would happen if light traveled much more slowly?

On this day in space! Nov. 21, 1676: Astronomer accidentally discovers speed of light

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On Nov. 21, 1676, the Danish astronomer Ole Rømer discovered the speed of light.

Space Shuttle
a giant silver rocket launches into a blue sky, with the ocean in the background

What's next for SpaceX's Starship after its successful 6th test flight?

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX's Starship megarocket performed well on its sixth test flight, which occurred on Tuesday (Nov. 19). So, what's next for the giant reusable vehicle?

Launches & Spacecraft
Scientists measured the speed of sound on Mars using a microphone on the SuperCam instrument on NASA's Perseverance rover.

Did NASA's Perseverance rover really find organics on Mars? These scientists aren't so sure

By Victoria Corless last updated

Could Mars have once hosted life? NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered a tantalizing clue, but scientists remain divided on what it truly means for the search for extraterrestrial life.

Mars Rovers
the international space station as photographed while looking down at Earth

International Space Station fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space debris

By Mike Wall published

A Russian cargo ship docked to the International Space Station fired its thrusters on Tuesday (Nov. 19) to ensure that the orbiting complex dodged a piece of space debris.

International Space Station
photo collage showing a plush banana toy in front of a silver spacecraft, which has a cartoon banana painted on its side

'It's bananas:' Toy fruit becomes first zero-g indicator to fly on SpaceX Starship

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

An artificial banana floated in the microgravity environment of outer space. No longer needing its attached tethers, it just hung there in the bay of its spacecraft's otherwise empty cargo hold.

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