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NASA, SpaceX Sign Off on Crew-11 Flight Readiness at Kennedy Space Center

NASA and SpaceX managers, with international partners, have completed the Flight Readiness Review for the Crew-11 mission at Kennedy Space Center, polling “Go” to advance launch preparations. The decision greenlights the July 31 liftoff of Crew Dragon to the International Space Station, with NASA inviting virtual guests.

2025-07-25T11:19:21.655193-07:00

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Axiom-4 Crew Dragon Undocks, Returns Shubhanshu Shukla After Completing Seven Microgravity Experiments

2025-07-13T21:01:44.457201-07:00

Reuters

Ax-4 Crew Completes 18-Day Private Mission, Undocks Dragon to Return to Earth

2025-07-14T13:47:00.014284-07:00

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SpaceX Launches Axiom Mission 4, Sending First Indian, Polish and Hungarian Astronauts to ISS in 40 Years

2025-06-24T23:59:35.425004-07:00

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ISS Marks 25 Years of Unbroken Human Presence in Orbit This month the International Space Station celebrates a quarter-century of continuous human habitation, supporting crews aboard since its first residents arrived in November 2000. Managed by NASA, Roscosmos, ESA, JAXA and CSA, the station has hosted over 3,000 research investigations and technology demos.

2025-07-25T13:04:19.438314-07:00

ISS Marks 25 Years of Unbroken Human Presence in Orbit

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NASA, SpaceX Sign Off on Crew-11 Flight Readiness at Kennedy Space Center NASA and SpaceX managers, with international partners, have completed the Flight Readiness Review for the Crew-11 mission at Kennedy Space Center, polling “Go” to advance launch preparations. The decision greenlights the July 31 liftoff of Crew Dragon to the International Space Station, with NASA inviting virtual guests.

2025-07-25T11:19:21.655193-07:00

NASA, SpaceX Sign Off on Crew-11 Flight Readiness at Kennedy Space Center

Universe Today

Scientists Solve Mystery of Lunar Dust Ejecta Patterns Threatening Moon Bases Scientists have solved the decades-old mystery behind the patterns of dust clouds kicked up by lunar landings. Their findings reveal how plume-driven regolith ejecta form swirling debris curtains that could endanger surface habitats, guiding the design of safer landing and base infrastructure for upcoming Moon missions.

2025-07-25T05:24:12.492990-07:00

Scientists Solve Mystery of Lunar Dust Ejecta Patterns Threatening Moon Bases

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Wētā Workshop Unveils Antique Bronze “First Beagle on the Moon” Snoopy Sculpture Wētā Workshop has unveiled an antique bronze sculpture of Snoopy, commemorating the beagle’s symbolic role as Apollo 10’s call sign and NASA’s Silver Snoopy award mascot. The piece joins a series of space-inspired collectibles, highlighting enduring public interest in lunar heritage and opportunities in space memorabilia markets.

2025-07-23T19:04:38.770666-07:00

Wētā Workshop Unveils Antique Bronze “First Beagle on the Moon” Snoopy Sculpture

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Purdue Launches Neil Armstrong Space Prize to Honor Moonwalker and Inspire Future Innovators Purdue University has launched the Neil Armstrong Space Prize, an annual award honoring its alumnus and Apollo 11 commander, the first person to walk on the moon. The prize will recognize innovative space research and bolster the aerospace workforce pipeline.

2025-07-23T10:01:50.936785-07:00

Purdue Launches Neil Armstrong Space Prize to Honor Moonwalker and Inspire Future Innovators

SpaceNews.com

Parabolic Zero-Gravity Flights Yield Novel Data for Space Research and Crew Training Parabolic zero-gravity flights are proving indispensable for validating microgravity experiments and refining astronaut protocols. These short-duration missions offer repeatable seconds-long weightlessness windows for testing pharmaceuticals, materials and crew adaptation strategies ahead of orbital and deep-space initiatives.

2025-07-21T06:07:35.935120-07:00

Parabolic Zero-Gravity Flights Yield Novel Data for Space Research and Crew Training

The Independent

Pope Leo XIV Commemorates Apollo 11’s 56th Anniversary with Vatican Observatory Visit and Call to Buzz Aldrin Pope Leo XIV on Sunday visited the Vatican Astronomical Observatory in Castel Gandolfo to mark the 56th anniversary of Apollo 11’s lunar landing and placed a call to veteran astronaut Buzz Aldrin, underscoring the Vatican’s ongoing engagement with space exploration.

2025-07-20T14:24:31.666313-07:00

Pope Leo XIV Commemorates Apollo 11’s 56th Anniversary with Vatican Observatory Visit and Call to Buzz Aldrin

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NASA Finds 70% of Astronauts Suffer Lasting Vision Changes After Long-Duration ISS Missions NASA research shows 7 out of 10 astronauts returning from six months aboard the ISS experience vision changes that can last years. Ongoing studies are probing the physiological drivers, from fluid shifts to intracranial pressure, as benchmarks for countermeasures on future multi-year deep-space missions.

2025-07-18T07:23:35.484177-07:00

NASA Finds 70% of Astronauts Suffer Lasting Vision Changes After Long-Duration ISS Missions

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