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NASA's Moon Rocket Arrives at KSC

Rick Glasby

The SLS rocket was shipped on a barge from New Orleans. It will be prepped for flight inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center.
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Outer space changes you, literally. Here's what it does to the human body

Emily Kwong

Lower gravity. Higher radiation. No ER access. These are just a few of the challenges that humans face in outer space. Emily and Regina talk to a NASA astronaut (and astronaut scientist) about the impact of spaceflight on the human body.

Space

NASA says it accidentally sent out an emergency signal meant for training purposes

Ayana Archie

A NASA simulation accidentally aired on the space agency's livestream. NASA said all crew members are healthy, safe and preparing for a spacewalk scheduled for Thursday.
In Memoriam

NASA astronaut Bill Anders, who took famous photo of Earth during Apollo, dies at 90

Russell Lewis

Awestruck, Anders snapped the timeless shot of the glorious blue and white planet rising over the horizon of the gray and lifeless moon, and "how tiny and fragile and precious and finite it is."
Space

'Challenger' takes a new look at the 1986 Space Shuttle disaster

Author and journalist Adam Higginbotham and his new book Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space explores the events that led up to the disaster in 1986.
Space

Hubble will change how it points, but NASA says 'great science' will continue

Nell Greenfieldboyce

NASA is shifting the way the Hubble Space Telescope points. The change is a work-around for a piece of hardware that's become intolerably glitchy. Officials say Hubble will continue to do 'ground breaking science,' for about another decade.
Space

The launch of Boeing’s crewed Starliner space capsule is called off yet again

Geoff Brumfiel

The Boeing Starliner launch was halted with just minutes to spare. The mission to the International Space Station was to carry two NASA astronauts. Starliner has already faced years of delays.
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Orbital bites: A NASA scientist’s take on what foods to bring to space

Vickie Kloeris has served 34 years in the food systems department at the agency. She has created and tested numerous meals for astronauts on the Shuttle program and the International Space Station.
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Starliner arrives at the International Space Station

Rick Glasby

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station Thursday afternoon with its crew of two NASA astronauts after a 25-hour trip from the Cape.
Space

Private mission to save the Hubble Space Telescope raises concerns, NASA emails show

Nell Greenfieldboyce

When a private space traveler said he wanted to take a SpaceX capsule on a mission to improve the aging Hubble telescope, NASA studied the options. Internal emails show concern about the risk.
Space

Starliner launch delayed to May 25th

Brendan Byrne

NASA, Boeing, and ULA teams will take additional time before proceeding with the launch of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. The teams now are targeting a launch no earlier than 3:09 p.m. Saturday, May 25, for the flight test carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station.
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says U.S. is in a space race to the moon with China

Scott Detrow

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told NPR he sees the U.S. in an urgent race with China to find water on the moon, and that he trusts SpaceX, despite Elon Musk's increasingly controversial profile.