The silhouette of US engineer and NASA astronaut Megan McArthur is seen past the NASA logo in the Webb Auditorium at NASA headquarters in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2022. (STEFANI REYNOLDS / AFP) WASHINGTON – The United States plans to test a spacecraft engine powered by nuclear fission by 2027 as part of a […]
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NASA’s Orion spacecraft begins journey back to Earth
In this photo provided by NASA, the Earth and its moon are seen from NASA's Orion spacecraft on Nov 28, 2022. Orion and its three test dummies entered lunar orbit on Nov 25, more than a week after launching on the first flight of the Artemis program. (NASA VIA AP) LOS ANGELES – NASA's Orion […]
Russia’s Progress MS-21 cargo spacecraft docks with ISS
In this handout photo released by Roscosmos State Space Corporation on Oct 26, 2022, the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Progress MS-21 spacecraft blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Oct 26, 2022. (ROSCOSMOS STATE SPACE CORPORATION VIA AP) VLADIVOSTOK – Russia's Progress MS-21 cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the Russian […]
Russia launches Progress MS-21 cargo spacecraft to ISS
In this handout photo taken from video released by the Roscosmos State Space Corporation on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Progress MS-21 spacecraft blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan on Oct 26, 2022. (ROSCOSMOS STATE SPACE CORPORATION VIA AP) VLADIVOSTOK – Russia's Soyuz-2.1a rocket has […]