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NASA selects 10 astronaut candidates for 2025 class; training begins January ahead of Artemis and Mars missions

NASA selected 10 astronaut candidates from more than 8,000 applicants — five men and five women — who will report in January for two years of basic spaceflight training to become eligible for low‑Earth orbit, Artemis lunar missions and future Mars campaigns; class includes the first Army Warrant Officer Corps member.

2025-09-22T09:59:41.759729-07:00

Space.com

“We're Really on a Different Trajectory”: How NASA’s Artemis Missions Are Preparing Humans for Mars

2025-09-16T15:03:08.662079-07:00

ABC News

Crew-10 Astronauts Splash Down in Pacific After Five-Month ISS Rotation

2025-08-09T10:55:51.181690-07:00

New York Times

NASA, JAXA and Roscosmos Crew-11 Set for ISS Launch Aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour

2025-07-30T21:09:22.895747-07:00

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NASA selects 10 astronaut candidates for 2025 class; training begins January ahead of Artemis and Mars missions NASA selected 10 astronaut candidates from more than 8,000 applicants — five men and five women — who will report in January for two years of basic spaceflight training to become eligible for low‑Earth orbit, Artemis lunar missions and future Mars campaigns; class includes the first Army Warrant Officer Corps member.

2025-09-22T09:59:41.759729-07:00

NASA selects 10 astronaut candidates for 2025 class; training begins January ahead of Artemis and Mars missions

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Science Museum reopens 'Space' gallery with Apollo 10 command module on display The Science Museum in London has reopened its new 'Space' gallery and returned NASA's Apollo 10 command module — the only spacecraft that carried astronauts to the Moon on display outside the United States — to public view, anchoring a major exhibition of crewed spaceflight artifacts.

2025-09-21T15:23:37.232598-07:00

Science Museum reopens 'Space' gallery with Apollo 10 command module on display

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NASA to announce new astronaut class and provide Artemis II mission update Sept. 22–24 NASA will hold events Sept. 22–24 to unveil its newest astronaut class and deliver a status update on Artemis II, the agency’s planned crewed lunar flyby, covering crew assignments, mission schedule and readiness briefings that could affect supplier work and launch preparations.

2025-09-21T07:04:15.512888-07:00

NASA to announce new astronaut class and provide Artemis II mission update Sept. 22–24

Economic Times

ISRO to fly AI half‑humanoid Vyommitra on uncrewed Gaganyaan mission in December ISRO's Vyommitra, an AI‑enabled half‑humanoid robot, will fly aboard the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission in December to test life‑support systems, safety features and spacecraft operations. The mission will gather critical validation data to certify systems ahead of India's planned crewed Gaganyaan flight targeted for early 2027.

2025-09-19T01:44:26.231568-07:00

ISRO to fly AI half‑humanoid Vyommitra on uncrewed Gaganyaan mission in December

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Axiom launches 15‑member Global University Alliance to scale microgravity research for commercial stations Axiom Space has launched the Axiom Space University Alliance, a 15‑institution global consortium designed to expand microgravity science and give universities greater access as operations shift from government platforms to commercial space stations. The initiative invites international partners, including Indian universities, to collaborate on research and payloads.

2025-09-18T06:04:29.525287-07:00

Axiom launches 15‑member Global University Alliance to scale microgravity research for commercial stations

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“We're Really on a Different Trajectory”: How NASA’s Artemis Missions Are Preparing Humans for Mars NASA is using the Artemis lunar program to develop techniques, operations and living systems needed for human missions to Mars, aiming to learn how to live away from Earth and validate long‑duration habitation strategies in cislunar space as a bridge to deep‑space exploration.

2025-09-16T15:03:08.662079-07:00

“We're Really on a Different Trajectory”: How NASA’s Artemis Missions Are Preparing Humans for Mars

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Barbie Honors Ellen Ochoa, First Hispanic Woman in Space, With New Doll Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman to fly in space and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient who has been inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, has been honored with a new Barbie doll, joining a small group of astronauts immortalized as toys.

2025-09-15T14:43:02.615405-07:00

Barbie Honors Ellen Ochoa, First Hispanic Woman in Space, With New Doll

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Astronaut Brews Purple Kefir on ISS to Test Vitamin‑Rich Fermented Food for Exploration An astronaut aboard the International Space Station prepared a purple kefir fermented‑milk drink as part of an experiment to evaluate vitamin‑rich fermented foods in microgravity. The onboard test aims to assess feasibility of producing nutrient‑dense, shelf‑stable food items during long‑duration space missions.

2025-09-12T18:33:02.260812-07:00

Astronaut Brews Purple Kefir on ISS to Test Vitamin‑Rich Fermented Food for Exploration

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