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NASA nominee: ‘We will prioritize sending astronauts to Mars’

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman believes the US can simultaneously handle missions to both…

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All-terrain space truck hopes to drive astronauts on the moon

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 In April 2024, NASA selected three finalists to design, build, and pitch their own…

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Toxic dust on Mars could make astronauts sick

A unique set of risks and challenges await the first astronauts on Mars. Deadly solar radiation, nighttime temperatures regularly dropping…

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Martian dust could pose health risks to future astronauts

Don't breathe in the dust on Mars. That's the takeaway from new research from a team of scientists, including researchers…

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Crew arrives on ISS to replace astronauts ‘stranded’ in space for nine months : NPR

This image made from video by NASA shows astronauts waving after a four-person crew arrived at the International Space Station…

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NASA’s stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Just over a day after blasting off, a SpaceX crew capsule arrived at the International…

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NASA, SpaceX launch Starliner astronauts’ replacement crew

NASA's next International Space Station crew blasted off Friday, finally clearing the way for Starliner astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and…

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EPA; ISS astronauts; Russia-Ukraine ceasefire : NPR

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SpaceX delays flight to replace NASA’s stuck astronauts after launch pad problem

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A launch pad problem prompted SpaceX to delay a flight to the International Space Station…

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Two astronauts stranded in space are coming back to Earth : NPR

Astronauts Suni Williams (lower) and Butch Wilmore (left) were originally supposed to return to Earth in June of last year.…

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