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In this photo provided by NASA, Helga and Zohar, two female manikins in the Matroshka AstroRad Radiation Experiment investigation, undergo post-flight payload inspections, January 17, 2023, inside the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida. (Kim Shiflett/NASA via AP)
August 13, 2026, 5:03 am
Vest that US-Israeli startup helped make can cut astronauts’ exposure in solar storms, study suggests
AstroRad vest, which was developed by StemRad and Lockheed Martin, is now displayed at Florida museum after being put on a manikin named Zohar during NASA’s first Artemis moonshot
By Marcia Dunn
The moon, as seen in the window of the Orion spacecraft, at the end of day 5 of the journey to the moon, on April 6, 2026. (Artemis II crew, via NASA via AP)
April 6, 2026, 11:37 pm
Artemis II astronauts reach farther from Earth than any humans in history
While looping around the moon, the four astronauts aboard the Orion capsule surpass Apollo 13’s record, journeying over 250,000 miles away from home
By Marcia Dunn
This image provided by NASA shows a view of Earth taken by Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from the Orion spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)
April 4, 2026, 6:15 am
Artemis II crew captures Earth’s blue beauty as they rocket to moon
NASA crew takes pictures of home through capsule window; by Friday afternoon, they were more than 110,000 miles from Earth, and are set to pass moon by Monday
By Marcia Dunn
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 image provided by Blue Origin shows, first row, seated, from left: Lauren Sanchez and Kerianne Flynn and standing in back from left: Amanda Nguyen, Katy Perry, Gayle King and Aisha Bowe in West Texas. (Blue Origin via AP)
April 15, 2025, 3:53 am
Katy Perry part of all-female crew launched to space by Bezos firm
Pop star joined by Bezos fiancée in latest wave of space tourism through which the rich, famous and well-connected enter zero-gravity realm traditionally dominated by professional astronauts
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)
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
This image provided by Firefly Aerospace on Feb. 26, 2025 shows Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander orbiting the moon. (Firefly Aerospace via AP)
March 2, 2025, 12:10 pm
Another small step: Private outfit successfully puts lander on moon, a first
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander touches down on lunar surface to carry out experiments for NASA; more landers from other companies expected in coming weeks
By Marcia Dunn
This image made from a SpaceX video shows the start of the first private spacewalk led by Jared Isaacman, September 12, 2024. (SpaceX via AP)
September 13, 2024, 12:39 am
High above the Earth, Jewish tech entrepreneur performs first ever private spacewalk
‘Back at home, we all have a lot of work to do. But from here, it sure looks like a perfect world,’ says Jared Isaacman after popping out of capsule to test SpaceX’s new spacesuit
By Marcia Dunn
Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, commander of the maiden Polaris Dawn voyage on the SpaceX Falcon 9 spacecraft, arrives at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, August 19, 2024. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
September 10, 2024, 2:46 pm
Billionaire to conduct private spacewalk with Musk’s SpaceX
Tech mogul Jared Isaacman, commanding 4-person Polaris Dawn mission, will become first non-professional astronaut to perform complex mission; won’t say how much he paid for it
By Marcia Dunn
The empty Boeing Starliner capsule sits at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, Sept. 6, 2024, after undocking from the International Space Station. (Boeing via AP)
September 7, 2024, 12:36 pm
2 astronauts left behind in space as Boeing capsule deemed unsafe returns to Earth empty
After thruster failures and helium leaks, Boeing insisted extensive testing showed Starliner was safe, but NASA disagreed and booked February flight with SpaceX instead
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
A total solar eclipse is seen from Arlington, Texas, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
April 9, 2024, 7:56 am
Clouds part just in time for most of North America to watch total solar eclipse
Some 200 million people living in or near the shadow’s path, plus scores of out-of-towners, flock to see over 4 minutes of out-of-sync darkness as moon totally covers sun
By Marcia Dunn
An amateur astronomer prepares her telescope a day before a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico, Sunday, April 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
April 8, 2024, 8:51 am
Huge crowds await total solar eclipse in North America, but clouds may spoil view
The best weather is expected at the tail end of the eclipse in Vermont and Maine; It will be another 21 years before the US sees another total solar eclipse on this scale
By Marcia Dunn
SpaceX's mega-rocket Starship cuts through clouds and haze on its third test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, March 14, 2024. (Eric Gay/AP)
March 14, 2024, 9:17 pm
SpaceX nearly completes test flight of mega rocket, loses spacecraft near end
Company says contact lost with Starship as it neared Indian Ocean after taking off from Texas, but scientists satisfied with progress
By Marcia Dunn
In this image from video provided by NASA, technicians in a clean room examine the sample return capsule from NASA's Osiris-Rex mission after it landed at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020. (NASA via AP)
September 26, 2023, 3:04 am
NASA’s first asteroid samples from deep space, 4.5 billion years old, land on Earth
Samples taken to lab for careful examination after release from spacecraft at conclusion of seven-year journey
By Marcia Dunn
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