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America at 500: Where will we be in space in 2276?
By Mike Wall Published
When the U.S. was born, humanity was still seven years away from balloon-borne flight. Where might we be another 250 years from now, should the nation be fortunate enough to survive that long?

NASA audit puts Boeing's Starliner under an even bigger microscope: When will it fly astronauts again?
By Elizabeth Howell Published
A new NASA audit says the agency will need to purchase more astronaut flights to the ISS by 2030 and focuses on issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.

'PROMISE' me the moon? NASA wants to send spare nuclear-powered Mars rover to the lunar surface
By Josh Dinner Published
NASA has announced new lunar landing contracts for its Artemis Moon Base program, as well as a potential new moon rover mission named PROMISE.

NASA will announce moon base news today: Watch it live
By Mike Wall Published
NASA will provide an update about its moon base plans this afternoon, and you can watch it live.

Watch 2 NASA astronauts fix ISS' huge robotic arm during spacewalk today
By Mike Wall Published
NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will fix the International Space Station's Canadarm2 during a spacewalk today (June 30), and you can watch the action live.

The James Webb Space Telescope peered into one of the universe's oldest galaxy clusters, and scientists can't explain what they saw
By Robert Lea Published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted a massive and densely packed galaxy cluster at "cosmic noon" before such structures were thought to be possible.

NASA's canceled Artemis hardware contracts reached $5.9 billion, audit finds
By Josh Dinner Published
A memo issued by NASA Office of Inspector General highlights huge cost increases and extended timelines for Artemis program hardware that has since been canceled.

NASA's aging infrastructure can't handle Artemis launches without $1 billion in upgrades, watchdog warns
By Josh Dinner Published
NASA's plan to return astronauts to the moon and bolster a rapidly growing commercial space industry is facing an infrastructure obstacle.
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