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In this image made from video provided by NASA, a SpaceX rocket carrying the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. (NASA via AP)

Satellite launched to map the world鈥檚 oceans, lakes, rivers

December 16, 2022 at 7:44 a.m.

A U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world's surface water has rocketed into orbit. The predawn launch Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California capped a...

Spectators watch as the Artemis I unmanned lunar rocket lifts off from launch pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Nov. 16, 2022. - NASA's Artemis 1 mission is a 25-and-a-half day voyage beyond the far side of the Moon and back. The meticulously choreographed uncrewed flight should yield spectacular images as well as valuable scientific data. (Photo by Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

NASA capsule on way to moon after launch by giant new rocket

November 16, 2022 at 4:35 p.m.

A space capsule is hurtling toward the moon for the first time in 50 years. The spacecraft with three test dummies aboard launched on top of NASA’s new moon rocket...

In this image from video made available by NASA, astronaut Nicole Mann shows her dreamcatcher during an interview on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. The first Native American woman in space said Wednesday that she’s overwhelmed by the beauty and delicacy of Mother Earth, and is channeling “positive energy” as her five-month mission gets underway. (NASA via AP)

First Native American woman in space awed by Mother Earth

October 19, 2022 at 3:39 p.m.

The first Native American woman in space said Wednesday she is overwhelmed by the beauty and delicacy of Mother Earth, and is channeling “positive energy” as her five-month mission gets...

The NASA moon rocket stands on Pad 39B before the Artemis 1 mission to orbit the moon at the Kennedy Space Center, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

NASA aims for Saturday launch of new moon rocket after fixes

September 2, 2022 at 5:02 p.m.

NASA aimed for a Saturday launch of its new moon rocket, after fixing fuel leaks and working around a bad engine sensor that foiled the first try.

In this photo provided by NASA, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.. NASA’s Artemis I flight test is the first integrated test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP)

NASA aims for Saturday launch of new moon rocket

August 30, 2022 at 6:01 p.m.

NASA will try again Saturday to launch its new moon rocket on a test flight, after engine trouble halted the first countdown this week.

The NASA moon rocket stands ready less than 24 hours before it is scheduled to launch on Pad 39B for the Artemis 1 mission to orbit the moon at the Kennedy Space Center, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASA scrubs launch of new moon rocket after engine problem

August 29, 2022 at 1:33 p.m.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA called off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard Monday after a last-minute cascade...

Storm clouds roll in over the NASA moon rocket as it stands ready for launch on Pad 39B for the Artemis 1 mission at the Kennedy Space Center, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The launch is scheduled for Monday morning Aug. 29. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASA’s Artemis I mission, with major Colorado ties, on track for launch despite lightning hits

August 28, 2022 at 2:43 p.m.

NASA鈥檚 new moon rocket 鈥� a mission with major Colorado ties 鈥� remained on track to blast off on a crucial test flight Monday, despite a series of lightning strikes...

This photo provided by SpaceX shows the SpaceX crew seated in the Dragon spacecraft on Friday, April 8, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. SpaceX is scheduled to launch three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station for more than a week’s stay. (SpaceX via AP)

SpaceX launches 3 visitors to space station for $55M each

April 8, 2022 at 12:32 p.m.

SpaceX launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station on Friday for more than a week’s stay, as NASA joins Russia in hosting guests at...

US astronaut ends record spaceflight with Russian ride home

March 30, 2022 at 12:01 p.m.

A NASA astronaut caught a Russian ride back to Earth on Wednesday after a U.S. record 355 days at the International Space Station, returning with two cosmonauts to a world...

FILE – Impact craters cover the surface of the moon, seen from Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers. A leftover rocket is expected to smash into the far side of the moon at 5,800 mph (9,300 kph) on Friday, March 4, 2022, away from telescopes’ prying eyes. It may take weeks, even months, to confirm the impact through satellite images. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon

March 2, 2022 at 11:52 a.m.

The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers.

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