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Jim Lovell, astronaut who guided the stricken Apollo 13 safely back to Earth
Jim Lovell, the astronaut, who has died aged 97, was commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission in April 1970, which turned ...
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Artemis 2 moon astronauts suit up and enter their Orion spacecraft together for 1st time
The four crewmembers of NASA's Artemis 2 mission donned their launch suits to conduct their first suited crew test together ...
Give the Moon a Big, Beautiful Base
A base on the moon would be more democratic than those that Musk and his acolytes have advocated building on Mars. Given ...
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Astronaut arrives at ISS, longs to be on the moon or Mars | On the International Space Station Aug. 4-8, 2025
That was the sentiment expressed by Mike Fincke, who arrived at the International Space Station with SpaceX's Crew-11 mission ...
Tom Hanks Pays Tribute to ‘Apollo 13’ Astronaut Jim Lovell: ‘God Speed You, on This Next Voyage’
Tom Hanks paid tribute to Jim Lovell, the astronaut he portrayed in 'Apollo 13,' following news of Lovell’s death Friday at ...
Astronauts Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin: Look back at their friendship in tweets, photos
Legendary astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell, globally known for their history-making Apollo missions, enjoyed a ...
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Lunar Photobioreactors Could Enable Astronauts to Produce Food and Oxygen on the Moon
The future of human exploration on the Moon depends largely on our ability to sustain astronauts with limited resources. A ...
NASA calls for nuclear power plant on the moon in next decade. Here's what we know.
Signed by the current Acting Administrator Sean Duffy, NASA Headquarters released a plan that calls for creating a new position, the Fission Surface Power Program Executive, who would oversee this ...