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NASA's simulated Mars crew exits Houston habitat after 378 days

The four volunteers grew crops and conducted simulated spacewalks while managing delayed communications and limited resources.

10 Sources, 7d ago, updated 7d ago

The four members of NASA’s CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) Mission 2 stand in their workspace after spending a year in their isolated and confined habitat. They are wearing black jumpsuits with patches on the arms and chest.

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Elon Musk celebrates claimed milestone of more than 700 Falcon 9 flights

His X post quoted an account that identified two Starlink missions as the 700th and 701st.

3 Sources, 9d ago, updated 9d ago

Entertainment

‘Interstellar’ gets 12-year theatrical-release tributes

FilmUpdates marks Christopher Nolan’s film’s theatrical-release anniversary; one fan calls it a great movie about humanity.

17 Sources, 14d ago, updated 14d ago

Science

NASA's Swift Observatory Ends Nearly 22-Year Science Mission After Exceeding Planned Lifespan

NASA says Swift ended its science mission while orbiting less than 171 miles above Earth, far beyond its two-year design.

27 Sources, 5d ago, updated 5d ago

Composite image using observations from infrared, visible, and ultraviolet wavelengths of the area around the Jellyfish Nebula. The ultraviolet observation is taken by Swift and shown in violet. On a mottled reddish background speckled with stars, a yellow haze of gas at center left traces out a dome-shaped structure from which curving tendrils extend toward the lower right. Blue and red filaments trace a ring around the dome’s base. A violet arc stretches right to left just above the center of the image, and irregular orange gas clouds become thicker toward the upper left.

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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, 20d ago, first seen 20d 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

Science

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.

13 Sources, 17d ago, updated 17d ago

A detailed view of the Moon’s heavily cratered gray surface fills the left side of the image. In the distance on the right, a thin crescent Earth appears illuminated against a black sky, with the blue and white colors of the planet visible along the bright edge. Credit: NASA

Science

Perseverance breaks distance-driven record beyond Earth

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

70 Sources, 22d ago, updated 22d 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, 33d ago, first seen 33d ago

Science

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, 33d ago, first seen 33d ago

Science

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, 33d ago, updated 33d 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, 35d ago, first seen 35d 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, 36d ago, first seen 36d ago

Technology

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, 41d ago, first seen 41d 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.