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Russian cosmonauts may not fly on SpaceX's Crew Dragon until 2022

With three crewed launches under its belt, SpaceX has now flown astronauts representing not only NASA, but also the European and Japanese space agencies. But there's a glaring absence: Russia. Despite months of ongoing negotiations, NASA and its ...

First element of Chinese space station ready for liftoff

The core module of China's space station is packaged inside the nose cone of a heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket for liftoff late Wednesday (U.S. time), the first of 11 launches to deliver astronauts, supplies, experiments, and new laboratory modules to build out ...

Apollo 11 astronaut Mike Collins dies at 90

Michael Collins, the man who stayed behind aboard the Apollo 11 command module while crewmates Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the moon and walked into history, has passed away after a battle with cancer, his family announced ...

In photos: Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins space mission legacy

He went on to serve as an experimental test flight officer with the Air Force, logging 5,000 hours of flying time. An accomplished pilot, he was selected as one of NASA's third group of astronauts in 1963 and served as a backup pilot for the Gemini 7 mission as ...

Vega rocket returns to flight with Europe's most advanced Earth observation satellite yet

The mission by the European launch provider Arianespace lifted off from the Guiana Space Center near Kourou, French Guiana, at 9:50 p.m EDT (0150 April 29 GMT), carrying the Pléiades Neo 3 Earth observation satellite and five small "rideshare" payloads.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity will attempt its boldest flight yet today

The small chopper will attempt its fourth flight today (April 29) at its Wright Brothers Field in Mars' Jezero Crater, where it landed with NASA's Perseverance rover, and this one aims to be its biggest and boldest yet.

Spot the Perseverance rover in this new Mars helicopter photo

CNN

CNN

Now, the rover makes a nice cameo in an image taken by the 4-pound chopper during its third flight, which took place on April 25. But you'll have to look a little closer to see it.

Michael Collins, 'Third Man' of the Moon Landing, Dies at 90

The New York Times

The New York Times

Michael Collins, who piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft Columbia in orbit 60 miles above the moon while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Col. Buzz Aldrin, became the first men to walk on the lunar surface, died on Wednesday. He was 90. A statement ...

Astronauts and the world mourn death of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins

Collins was dubbed "the forgotten astronaut," because he didn't walk on the moon like his two Apollo 11 crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, did. But Collins' impact on spaceflight and the world is undoubted.

NPR

'Forgotten Astronaut' Michael Collins Dies

NPR

An astronaut who flew on one of the most famous space missions of all time has died. Michael Collins, 90, was part of the three-member crew on Apollo 11, the first lunar landing mission in 1969. Unlike Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, he never walked on the ...