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A new, deadly era of space junk is dawning, and no one is ready
A Saskatchewan farmer's near miss with potentially lethal debris falling from orbit highlights the skyrocketing risks and murky politics of space junk.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket failure forces NASA to evaluate astronaut launch schedule for ISS
SpaceX is supposed to send a new group of astronauts to the ISS in mid-August. But after a rocket failure, NASA and SpaceX are figuring out what to do next.
The values of family in space (op-ed)
The frontier culture of space will enhance and revitalize the concept of family, even as it has seemed to fade in the societies that are launching this new era.
'Drawn to our planet:' How spaceflight changed SpaceX Inspiration4 astronaut Chris Sembroski
Space.com caught up with Inspiration4 crewmember Chris Sembroski to discuss the landmark 2021 SpaceX mission and how it affected him.
Joe Engle, X-15 rocket plane and space shuttle astronaut, dies at 91
Joe Engle, the first astronaut to fly in space on two different winged vehicles, has died at the age of 91. Engle's first flights into space on the X-15 preceded his launching on the space shuttle.
When will Starliner come home? Boeing and NASA still don't know
Boeing's Starliner capsule has been in orbit for more than a month, and it remains unclear when the spacecraft and its two astronauts will return to Earth.
'This is how we get to Mach 3:' Virgin Galactic's Jameel Janjua on his long journey to space (exclusive)
Jameel Janjua made it 'to the bitter end' in a Canadian astronaut government selection in 2009, but wasn't chosen. He found a different path to space, however: Virgin Galactic.
Chinese astronauts install space-junk shielding on Tiangong space station (video)
Two Chinese astronauts continued installing space debris protection outside the nation's Tiangong space station during a July 3 EVA.
'No fireworks on ISS,' so astronauts experiment with 'light painting' instead (photos)
Eerie new ISS photos appear to show a ghost in the machine during Independence Day. NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick and others did 'light painting' with the U.S. flag in the background.
Streaks in space! ISS astronaut's incredible timelapse photos highlight ghostly solar panels and lovely star trails
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has spent some of the last few months experimenting with long exposures in space photography. The images give a rare glimpse of life on the move in orbit.
