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Gemini–Titan rocket rolled into Johnson Space Center, joining Houston rocket park

A 100-foot Gemini–Titan rocket was rolled into Houston last week to join the small collection of very large launch vehicles at NASA's Johnson Space Center rocket park in Texas. The delivery expands JSC's public display of historic launch hardware and strengthens preservation of U.S. spaceflight artifacts.

2025-12-27T23:02:47.231091-08:00

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China’s 2025 space push: record launches, reusable‑rocket tests, lunar hardware trials and a crewed‑flight rescue

2025-12-24T09:10:37.842674-08:00

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Blue Origin’s New Shepard completes 16th passenger flight, carries first wheelchair user Michi Benthaus

2025-12-20T08:24:57.734726-08:00

Space.com

Artemis II: First Crewed Lunar Flyby Since Apollo Targeted No Earlier Than Feb 2026

2025-12-24T07:07:43.666333-08:00

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Gemini–Titan rocket rolled into Johnson Space Center, joining Houston rocket park A 100-foot Gemini–Titan rocket was rolled into Houston last week to join the small collection of very large launch vehicles at NASA's Johnson Space Center rocket park in Texas. The delivery expands JSC's public display of historic launch hardware and strengthens preservation of U.S. spaceflight artifacts.

2025-12-27T23:02:47.231091-08:00

Gemini–Titan rocket rolled into Johnson Space Center, joining Houston rocket park

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Jeremy Hansen outlines his role on Artemis 2 moon mission In a Canadian Space Agency video, astronaut Jeremy Hansen explains the specific responsibilities he will perform on Artemis 2, describing his tasks aboard the spacecraft during the mission to the Moon, and how his role supports crew operations and mission objectives.

2025-12-27T09:30:50.265182-08:00

Jeremy Hansen outlines his role on Artemis 2 moon mission

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China’s 2025 space push: record launches, reusable‑rocket tests, lunar hardware trials and a crewed‑flight rescue China’s 2025 space campaign combined a record launch cadence with reusable‑rocket flight tests and critical lunar hardware trials — and overcame a human‑spaceflight emergency with a successful crewed‑flight rescue. The sequence advances Beijing’s crewed‑lunar ambitions and validates higher‑frequency launch operations.

2025-12-24T09:10:37.842674-08:00

China’s 2025 space push: record launches, reusable‑rocket tests, lunar hardware trials and a crewed‑flight rescue

Space.com

Artemis II: First Crewed Lunar Flyby Since Apollo Targeted No Earlier Than Feb 2026 NASA's Artemis II — the first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo — is now targeted to launch no earlier than February 2026. The four-person crew will undertake a roughly 10-day lunar flyby aboard Orion to validate crew operations, imaging systems and an early docking practice.

2025-12-24T07:07:43.666333-08:00

Artemis II: First Crewed Lunar Flyby Since Apollo Targeted No Earlier Than Feb 2026

Space.com

Qingzhou — China’s Next‑Generation Cargo Ship for the Tiangong Space Station Qingzhou is a lighter, potentially lower‑cost cargo spacecraft China is developing as an alternative to the Tianzhou freighter to support logistics to the Tiangong space station. Its reduced mass and simplified design are intended to lower launch and operational costs while expanding Beijing’s in‑house LEO resupply capability.

2025-12-22T11:04:06.080017-08:00

Qingzhou — China’s Next‑Generation Cargo Ship for the Tiangong Space Station

Economic Times

ISRO targets 2026 as a turning point: seven missions to qualify LVM3, crew escape and re‑entry for Gaganyaan ISRO has slated seven missions for 2026, anchored by critical Gaganyaan flight tests to qualify the LVM3 launcher, validate the Crew Escape System and complete crew‑module re‑entry trials. Those milestones are prerequisites for India’s first human spaceflight and a step toward independent crewed launch capability.

2025-12-22T10:08:06.467852-08:00

ISRO targets 2026 as a turning point: seven missions to qualify LVM3, crew escape and re‑entry for Gaganyaan

SpaceWatch Global

NASA confirms multinational crew for SpaceX Crew-12; Sophie Adenot to make first orbital flight, launch targeted Feb. 15, 2026 NASA confirmed the four-person crew for SpaceX Crew-12: a multinational team from NASA, ESA and Roscosmos set to launch to the International Space Station on a long-duration science expedition with liftoff targeted as early as Feb. 15, 2026. French ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will make her first orbital flight.

2025-12-21T23:50:01.079496-08:00

NASA confirms multinational crew for SpaceX Crew-12; Sophie Adenot to make first orbital flight, launch targeted Feb. 15, 2026

NASA

The real story of the Skylab 4 “strike” in space An enduring urban legend says Skylab 4 astronauts, frustrated by micromanaged daily timelines, staged a 'strike' in orbit — turning off communications and refusing tasks. This piece examines what actually happened aboard Skylab 4, separating myth from mission logs and first‑hand accounts.

2025-12-21T10:05:05.547806-08:00

The real story of the Skylab 4 “strike” in space

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Gemini–Titan rocket rolled into Johnson Space Center, joining Houston rocket park

China’s 2025 space push: record launches, reusable‑rocket tests, lunar hardware trials and a crewed‑flight rescue

Blue Origin’s New Shepard completes 16th passenger flight, carries first wheelchair user Michi Benthaus

Artemis II: First Crewed Lunar Flyby Since Apollo Targeted No Earlier Than Feb 2026

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