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NASA volunteers reportedly complete full year in simulated Mars habitat

A post says they grew crops and did simulated Marswalks, with an October 31, 2026, exit planned.

3 Sources, 15h ago, first seen 15h ago

Members of NASA’s CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) Mission 2 crew stands in their workspace after spending a year in their isolated and confined habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. (from left: James Spicer, Matthew Montgomery, Ellen Ellis, and Ross Elder). Credit: NASA

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NASA's stacking schedule reportedly cut by 50%

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says machine shops run around the clock while teams work on landers, suits and rovers.

5 Sources, 15h ago, updated 15h ago

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Perseverance breaks distance-driven record beyond Earth

Space.com reports that NASA’s Mars rover passed its smaller cousin Opportunity.

70 Sources, 2d ago, updated 2d ago

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NASA releases more than 11,000 images and videos from Artemis II

The 800-gigabyte archive also includes crew audio, annotations and reports from April’s lunar flyby.

6 Sources, 13d ago, first seen 13d ago

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SpaceX Raptor reportedly fires for 557 seconds at McGregor

NASASpaceflight called the North Stand test its second-longest firing, behind only a run-to-failure test.

5 Sources, 13d ago, first seen 13d ago

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NASA releases Artemis II preliminary lunar science report and media package

NASA says the release includes 814 GB of observations, nearly 1,000 new images, and 521 minutes of crew audio; a NASA Artemis post separately put the image total at 996.

5 Sources, 13d ago, updated 13d ago

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NASA astronaut Jessica Meir hands ISS command to Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov

The space news account latestinspace says Meir was preparing to return to Earth that week after the October 4 handover.

1 Source, 15d ago, first seen 15d ago

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Apollo 13 flight director Milt Windler reportedly died at 94

The account latestinspace credits Windler with leading the effort to rescue Apollo 13.

1 Source, 16d ago, first seen 16d ago

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Streak in Starship Flight 14 livestream reportedly sparks UFO theories

Latest in Space suggests the streak was most likely sunlight hitting the Super Heavy booster's exhaust trail after separation.

2 Sources, 21d ago, first seen 21d ago

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Starship reaches orbit for the first time, deploys 26 Starlink V3 satellites and splashes down

Spaceflight Now, citing SpaceX’s Dan Huot, reported that Ship 41 would deorbit before completing its planned orbital profile. SpaceX later confirmed splashdown.