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NASA’s giant SLS rocket completes slow roll towards Artemis II moon voyage

(l to r)Artemis II mission Commander Reid Wiseman speaks next to pilot Victor Glover, mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.
(l to r)Artemis II mission Commander Reid Wiseman speaks next to pilot Victor Glover, mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.

Astronaut medical issue on ISS forces early return for space station crew

Previously, NASA said it had called off a planned spacewalk with two US astronauts.
Previously, NASA said it had called off a planned spacewalk with two US astronauts.

NASA considers rare early ISS crew return over astronaut’s medical issue

Workers pressure wash the logo of NASA on the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
Workers pressure wash the logo of NASA on the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

Trump urges 2028 astronaut moon landing in sweeping space policy order

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce that the Space Force Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 2, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce that the Space Force Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 2, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

US Senate confirms private astronaut, Musk ally Jared Isaacman as NASA chief

Mr Jared Isaacman said in his Senate confirmation hearing that NASA must pick up the pace in beating China back to the moon this decade.
Mr Jared Isaacman said in his Senate confirmation hearing that NASA must pick up the pace in beating China back to the moon this decade.

NASA rover records first evidence of lightning on Mars

The planet Mars is shown in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope view taken May 12, 2016.
The planet Mars is shown in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope view taken May 12, 2016.

Soyuz spacecraft blasts off for International Space Station with Russian and American crew

A Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft launches for an expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev
A Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft launches for an expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after debris impact delay

Astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie had been on a six-month mission on China’s Tiangong space station.
Astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie had been on a six-month mission on China’s Tiangong space station.

Race for first private space station hots up as Nasa set to retire ISS

Nasa's International Space Station, orbiting the Earth, is captured against a backdrop of the Moon from Szurdokpuspoki, northern Hungary, on Nov 4, 2025.
Nasa's International Space Station, orbiting the Earth, is captured against a backdrop of the Moon from Szurdokpuspoki, northern Hungary, on Nov 4, 2025.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin delays rocket for its first Nasa mission

Scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the rocket’s launch time was pushed back several times before Blue Origin ultimately called it off due to the weather conditions and unspecified ground equipment issues.
Scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the rocket’s launch time was pushed back several times before Blue Origin ultimately called it off due to the weather conditions and unspecified ground equipment issues.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.