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NASA's Artemis II moon rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
April 2, 2026, 3:33 am
NASA Artemis II astronauts blast off to moon, the first crewed lunar mission in decades
‘We have a beautiful moonrise, we’re headed right at it,’ says mission commander as rocket soars toward space, where the astronauts will travel 4,000 miles past moon before returning to Earth
By Marcia Dunn
This still image from a NASA livestream shows Crew-12 answering questions during a livestream aboard the International Space Station on February 14, 2026. (HANDOUT / NASA / AFP)
February 15, 2026, 6:12 am
Crew headed by Jewish American Jessica Meir arrives at International Space Station
Team of 4 astronauts replaces crew that was hit by station’s first medical evacuation: ‘Up here, there are no borders and hope is universal’
By AFP
Astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose inside the vestibule between the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on June 13, 2024. (NASA via AP)
March 18, 2025, 6:27 pm
Stuck NASA astronauts finally head back to Earth after nine-month delay
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were trapped on the International Space Station after what was supposed to be a weeklong test flight, due to problems with Boeing Starliner capsule
By Marcia Dunn
Astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose inside the vestibule between the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on June 13, 2024. (NASA via AP)
August 24, 2024, 9:41 pm
NASA says SpaceX to retrieve two astronauts because of risks with Boeing capsule
Having entered orbit for what was supposed to be a weeklong test flight, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams now set to return to Earth only in February
By Marcia Dunn
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, left, and Anca Faur arrive at the Kennedy Space Center for a visit in recognition of the Apollo 11 moon landing anniversary, Saturday, July 20, 2019, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
January 21, 2023, 4:25 pm
Turning 93, Buzz Aldrin marries longtime girlfriend
Second person to set foot on the Moon says he and his partner Anca Faur are ‘excited as eloping teenagers’ to be wed
By AFP
Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe speaks to the Ynet news site from the International Space Station, on April 12, 2022. (Screen capture/Ynet)
April 12, 2022, 10:55 pm
Second-ever Israeli astronaut says he is acclimating to life without gravity
Nearing 5 days in space, Eytan Stibbe says he’s spotted Israel for the first time, plans to celebrate Passover from International Space Station with gefilte fish from the Russians
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe, left, talks with Israeli President Isaac Herzog via video link while at the International Space Station, April 10, 2022. (Screen grab/ YouTube)
April 10, 2022, 11:52 pm
‘A ray of light’: President talks to Israeli astronaut via video link
About 400 kilometers above the Earth, Stibbe reads a part of a prayer given to him by Herzog before his departure: ‘And you gave peace upon the land and joy to all its inhabitants’
By ToI Staff
Israel’s Eytan Stibbe enters the International Space Station, on April 9, 2022. (Screenshot/SpaceX)
April 9, 2022, 5:49 pm
Arriving at ISS, Israeli astronaut Stibbe gives station its first taste of Hebrew
Spacecraft successfully docks a day after blasting off on first fully private mission; Stibbe will conduct various experiments while on board
By ToI Staff and Agencies
From left to right: Israel’s Eytan Stibbe, mission commander and former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría, mission specialist Mark Pathy and US pilot Larry Connor. (Screen grab / SpaceX)
April 9, 2022, 1:45 pm
Israeli Stibbe sends message in Hebrew as space mission nears destination
Approaching International Space Station, crewmembers of private charter flight communicate with control room for first time; ‘We’ve gotten used to the lack of gravity,’ Stibbe says
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Eytan Stibbe trains for a study with the Fluidic Telescope Experiment (FLUTE) designed and built by researchers in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technion in collaboration with a team of researchers at NASA. (Courtesy of the Technion)
April 5, 2022, 9:45 pm
Israel’s second-ever astronaut preparing to finally head to space on Friday
After repeated delays, Eytan Stibbe is days away from taking part in the world’s first private mission to the International Space Station, for a week of experiments
By ToI Staff
This photo provided by NASA, Astronauts, from left, Mark Vande Hei, Shane Kimbrough, Akihiko Hoshide and Megan McArthur, pose with chile peppers grown aboard the International Space Station, on November 5, 2021. (NASA via AP)
November 6, 2021, 3:25 pm
Returning SpaceX crew stuck using diapers after toilet breaks
NASA astronaut says situation is ‘suboptimal’ but manageable during 20 hour-period she and her crewmates will be in capsule
By Marcia Dunn
Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe (right) holds a 1,900-year-old coin from the Bar Kochba revolt that he will take to space, standing alongside Eli Eskosido, Director of the Israel Antiquities Authority, August 2021. (Yoli Schwartz/Israel Antiquities Authority)
August 19, 2021, 8:02 pm
Israeli astronaut to take 1,900-year-old Bar Kochba revolt coin to space
As part of next year’s Rakia mission to International Space Station, Eytan Stibbe says he’ll bring along ancient artifact as a ‘symbol of Jewish history’
By Michael Bachner
Five of the astronauts that will be part of the Atremis missions, from left, Jessica Meir, Joe Acaba, Anne McClain, Matthew Dominick, and Jessica Watkins are introduced by Vice President Mike Pence during the eighth meeting of the National Space Council at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Cape Canaveral , Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
December 10, 2020, 1:12 am
Jewish astronaut among 18 NASA candidates for next moon mission
First woman and next man on moon will come from this elite group made up of 9 men and 9 women; space agency hoping for manned lunar landing in 2024, first since 1972
By Marcia Dunn
Illustrative: The Vega 1 rocket on the launchpad in 2012. (S. Corvaja/ESA)
June 29, 2020, 6:31 am
Launch of European rocket carrying tiny Israeli space lab delayed again
Vega rocket carrying payload of 53 small satellites, including experiments from Sheba, Technion and Hebrew University, kept grounded again, and again, by bad weather
By ToI Staff and Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: The Vega 1 rocket on the launchpad in 2012. (S. Corvaja/ESA)
June 28, 2020, 5:59 am
Launch of European rocket carrying tiny Israeli space lab delayed again
Vega rocket carrying payload of 53 small satellites, including experiments from Sheba, Technion and Hebrew University, kept grounded by bad weather
By ToI Staff and Nathan Jeffay
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