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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 127 — Space Stations Inc.
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 127 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Max Haot of VAST about his company's first space station.
![Trees and shrubs frame the liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour as the STS-69 mission begins on Sept. 7, 1995.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XUMmsgcbwMeHjHhtNgEB2j-320-80.jpg)
On This Day in Space! Sept. 7, 1995: STS-69 Endeavour launches on NASA's 100th crewed mission
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Sept. 7, 1995, the space shuttle Endeavour launched on mission STS-69. This was the 100th successful crew spaceflight mission for NASA.
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Boeing's Starliner capsule just landed with no crew aboard. What's next for this astronaut taxi?
By Elizabeth Howell published
Starliner's recently completed Crew Flight Test mission faced several technical problems in space. Will NASA certify the spacecraft for long-duration astronaut flights?
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See Saturn at its biggest and brightest tonight before its rings 'disappear' in 2025
By Samantha Mathewson published
Earth will be positioned directly between Saturn and the sun, offering stargazers a spectacular sight.
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Boeing Starliner 1st astronaut flight: Mission updates
By Elizabeth Howell, Tariq Malik last updated
Boeing moving toward a June 1 launch of its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA.
![Boeing's Crew Flight Test Starliner spacecraft sits at its desert landing spot at White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico after a successful landing on Sept. 7, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aUB2CaHv8eghG8sNB9oN9P-320-80.jpg)
Boeing Starliner capsule lands back on Earth, without astronauts, to end troubled test flight (video)
By Mike Wall published
Boeing's Starliner capsule returned to Earth early this morning (Sept. 7), wrapping up its first-ever crewed mission. But it came home without any astronauts on board.
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Mars leaks faster when closer to the sun
By Keith Cooper published
NASA's MAVEN mission and the Hubble Space Telescope have teamed up to reveal new insights into how Mars' water is leaking into space.
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Boeing Starliner departs ISS without its astronaut crew. How to watch it land on Earth tonight
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Boeing's Starliner capsule will depart the ISS without astronauts today (Sept. 6), and you can watch the action live.
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James Webb Space Telescope zooms in on giant question mark in space (image)
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
James Webb Space Telescope finds clues about a pair of faraway, interacting galaxies that trace a distinct question mark in deep space.
![Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on the pad at Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Feb. 21, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7ovNwD4Fowq3rrizMRbZMR-320-80.jpg)
NASA delays ESCAPADE Mars launch on Blue Origin's giant New Glenn rocket to 2025 to avoid potential cost overruns
By Mike Wall published
The ESCAPADE Mars mission, previously scheduled to launch atop a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket on Oct. 13, will now lift off in spring 2025 at the earliest.
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