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Labor Day in space: NASA astronauts get the holiday off

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On this day in space! Sept. 6, 1947: The US Navy launches 1st V-2 rocket at sea in ballistic missile test

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites, lands on ship at sea (video)

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Watch Isar Aerospace try to make history today with launch from Norway

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On this day in space! Sept. 5, 1977: NASA launches Voyager 1 on epic journey across the solar system

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On this day in space! Sept. 4, 1962: NASA's Mariner 2 spacecrafts performs the 1st-ever maneuver in deep space so it could reach Venus

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'A new mission starting today': 8 years after launch, BepiColombo begins Mercury arrival

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On this day in space! Sept. 3, 2006: Europe's SMART-1 spacecraft crashes into the moon in lunar death dive

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Watch India launch its 1st geosynchronous Earth-imaging satellite today

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China's private, reusable Pallas-1 rocket aces debut launch (video)

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2 spacecraft headed to Mercury are about to begin their long-awaited arrival for Europe and Japan — watch it live on Sept. 3

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Blue Origin wins $700 million contract to build NASA's next Mars orbiter

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Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen and journalist in space, dies at 84

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Falcon Heavy brings the heat | Space photo of the day for Sept. 2, 2026

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On this day in space! Sept. 2, 2016: Rosetta spacecraft finds long-lost Philae lander on Comet 67P after 2-year search

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites to orbit on its 35th flight

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Two astronauts replace ISS camera and docking aid on 6th-ever all-female spacewalk (video)

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Nonprofit wants to launch 80,000-year mission to Alpha Centauri in 2029 (video)

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On this day in space! Sept. 1, 1979: NASA's Pioneer 11 probe becomes 1st spacecraft to visit Saturn

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NASA's Roman Space Telescope is just one of a few missions named after real-life women

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Repairing the ISS 250 miles above Earth | Space photo of the day for Sept. 1, 2026

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Watch 2 astronauts take 6th-ever all-female spacewalk today

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NASA's doomed Swift space telescope restarts science work after rescue mission fails

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'No guts, no glory': How I captured NASA's Roman Space Telescope cross the sun on a picture-perfect SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch

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What's next for Roman Space Telescope? Here's how NASA's flagship observatory will open up the universe

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SpaceX, NASA delay next astronaut launch to ISS due to leak on Dragon spacecraft

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On this day in space! Aug. 31, 1965: NASA's ginormous Super Guppy carrier plane takes 1st flight like a flying whale

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Roman telescope leaves its rocket behind | Space photo of the day for Aug. 31, 2026

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Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese radar satellite to orbit early Aug. 31

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Trump calls in to NASA press conference to celebrate launch of Roman Space Telescope, a mission he tried to cancel

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On this day in space! Aug. 30, 1992: Astronomers discover 1st Kuiper Belt object out beyond Pluto

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Liftoff! NASA's Roman Space Telescope soars to the stars on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in spectacular launch (video)

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NASA's Roman Space Telescope is ready for launch aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket

Aug 29

On this day in space! Aug. 29, 1965: NASA's Gemini 5 breaks spaceflight duration record after 2 astronauts spent '8 days in a garbage can'

Aug 29

SpaceX test-fires Starship Super Heavy booster ahead of critical Flight 14 (video)

Aug 29

Meeting Nancy Grace Roman: What was the 'mother of Hubble' really like?

Aug 29

Who was Nancy Grace Roman? NASA's next big space telescope is named after the 'Mother of Hubble'

Aug 29

What time will SpaceX launch NASA's Roman Space Telscope on Aug. 30? (Full mission timeline)

Aug 28

'It's going to be beautiful': President Trump signs order to create US Space Academy

Aug 28

Relive private Chinese rocket's explosive 1st landing attempt (video)

Aug 28

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launching NASA's Roman Space Telescope on Aug. 30: How to watch it live

Aug 28

On this day in space! Aug. 28, 1993: Galileo spacecraft flies by asteroid Ida on the way to Jupiter only to find a tiny moon!

Aug 28

Curiosity climbs to new heights on Mars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 28, 2026

Aug 28

Watch President Trump give Artemis II moon astronauts the Congressional Space Medal of Honor today

Aug 28

Astronaut Jonny Kim leaves NASA, will return to active military duty

Aug 27

After failure of private rescue mission, NASA's Swift space telescope will crash back to Earth. But when and where?

Aug 27

The iconic T-38 jets flown by astronauts just got a spiffy new look

Aug 27

Starship is coming home! SpaceX loads floating spacecraft onto huge ship in the Indian Ocean (photos)

Aug 27

Trump tried to scrap NASA's Roman Space Telescope last year. Now it's ready to launch

Aug 27

On this day in space! Aug. 27, 1962: NASA launches Mariner 2 to Venus for ambitious flyby

Aug 27

Watch powerful Ariane 6 rocket launch European weather satellite to orbit today

Aug 27

Massive space mirrors could be 40 times brighter than the full moon, astronomers warn. 'It will be worse than big cities like London'

Aug 26

On this day in space! Aug. 26, 1978: Sigmund Jähn becomes 1st German in space

Aug 26

SpaceX's final Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Florida creates gorgeous 'jellyfish' over New York City (video)

Aug 26

SpaceX sends Starlink satellites to orbit on predawn launch from California

Aug 26

'You just saved the video dish': Two astronauts complete spacewalk to replace ISS antenna

Aug 25

Starbase Louisiana: SpaceX announces enormous $100 billion Starbase launch site

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Astronauts make history repairing the ISS | Space photo of the day for Aug. 25, 2026

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On this day in space! Aug. 25, 1997: NASA launches Advanced Composition Explorer to track solar wind and so much more

Aug 25

Polish startup Ares Shield hired to protect data center satellites with high-power microwave weapons

Aug 25

NASA satellites ace world's 1st 'lost-in-space' GPS-free navigation experiment

Aug 25

Watch 2 astronauts replace failed ISS antenna during spacewalk today

Aug 25

Goodbye, Falcon 9: SpaceX planning to retire workhorse launcher when Starship is up and running

Aug 24

SpaceX will set rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year early Aug. 25: Watch it live

Aug 24

Nancy Grace Roman Telescope live updates: NASA readies Roman for launch

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Nancy Grace Roman Telescope live updates: NASA readies Roman for launch

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