Robert Pearlman

Japan's first advanced cargo ship, HTV-X1, arrives at the International Space Station For the first time in five years, a Japanese spacecraft has arrived at the International Space Station. JAXA (the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) oversaw the HTV-X1, its first upgraded cargo ship,...

On board the HTV-X1 are science equipment and technology demonstrations, as well as commercial payloads including a sake fermentation test and an airline's clients' passports.

25 years, one website: 'ISS in Real Time' captures quarter-century on space station With the milestone just days away, you are likely to hear this week that there has now been a continuous human presence on the International Space Station (ISS) for the past 25 years. But what does th...

From the makers of the Apollo in Real Time websites comes a new experience with 500 times more data.

ISS in Real Time offers the chance to explore more than 9,000 days of photos, video and audio transmitted during the 25 years of continuous human residency on the International Space Station.

TX lawmakers double down on Discovery, call for DOJ investigation into Smithsonian Have you heard the news that Texas' senators want to chop up NASA's retired space shuttle Discovery in order to move it from the Smithsonian to Houston? The lawmakers in question have and are now cryi...

The Texas lawmakers behind the effort to (chop up?) relocate space shuttle Discovery to Houston are now calling for the Department of Justice to investigate the Smithsonian.

Seiko relaunches NASA-approved, space shuttle-era 'Astronaut' watch A digital watch that was chosen by many astronauts to wear on the space shuttle is getting a relaunch. Seiko has announced the return of its A829 Sports 100

Chosen by more than 85 astronauts to wear on the space shuttle, Seiko's A829 Sports 100 digital watch is set for a comeback...

Omega styles new 'Grey Side' Speedmaster on astronaut's view of moon Omega, the watchmaker behind the first timepiece worn on the moon, is revisiting the

Omega introduced seven new Speedmaster watches on Tuesday (Oct 14), expanding on its Dark Side of the Moon collection...

NASA's Space Launch System rocket lifts off on McDonald's Monopoly bags Do not pass, Go to McDonald's to see NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The moon-bound booster is featured on the fast food chain's brown paper bags as one of the prizes you can win by playing M...

McDonald's Monopoly game is back and this time around it features NASA's new ride to the moon...

From Inspiration4 to inspiration for patients: St Jude displays cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux's flown spacesuit Hayley Arceneaux gave her patients a sneak peak at the new addition to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, prior to its unveiling. During a ceremony at the medical center, Arceneaux helped dedicate...

Hayley Arceneaux helped dedicate her own spacesuit on Tuesday (Oct. 7), as it went on display at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis...

Astronaut Chris Hadfield weaves real-life events into alt-history thriller 'Final Orbit' Astronaut Chris Hadfield is having a really good time rewriting space history. In his latest novel,

What if something went wrong during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project and the Americans and Soviets were not the only countries with space programs that could respond.

That is just the beginning of the alternate space history that Chris Hadfield weaves into "Final Orbit," out on Tuesday (Oct. 7).

Vast picks IWC Schaffhausen as 'official timekeeper' for Haven space stations A U.S. company developing what it plans to be the world's first commercial space station has chosen a Swiss luxury watchmaker to be its official timekeeper. Vast has partnered with IWC Schaffhausen to...

Future government and private astronauts will keep track of their two weeks on board Vast's Haven space stations by using IWC Schaffhausen timepieces.

Astronaut-Senator to appropriators: Leave space shuttle Discovery in Smithsonian A former NASA astronaut-turned-U.S. Senator has joined with other lawmakers to insist that his twice ride to space remain grounded and on display in the Smithsonian. Mark Kelly has joined with three s...

As an astronaut, he commanded space shuttle Discovery. Now, as a senator, Mark Kelly is leading a call for his former ride into orbit to stay on display in the Smithsonian.

Renovations complete, Cosmosphere offers bright look at space race The space race of the past never looked so bright. The Cosmosphere has renovated its Hall of Space, a series of galleries that tours visitors through the nearly 70 years of space exploration using the...

After five years of work, the Hall of Space at the Cosmosphere in Kansas has a unified look...

Introducing Integrity: Artemis II astronauts name their Orion ride to moon The first astronauts set to fly to the moon in more than 50 years will do so in Integrity. NASA's Artemis II crew revealed

The Orion spacecraft that will fly NASA's Artemis II astronauts to the moon now has a name: "Integrity."

NASA names 24th astronaut class to train for future Artemis missions NASA has named its new class of astronaut candidates. The space agency introduced the four men and six women who comprise its 2025 trainee group during a ceremony held at Johnson Space Center in Houst...

NASA has chosen its 24th class of astronaut candidates since the Mercury 7 were selected in 1959. The 10 women and men, who will report for two years of training, were named at a ceremony held at Johnson Space Center in Houston on Monday (Sept. 22).

Science Museum, London opens 'Space' gallery featuring Apollo capsule, UK tech The only spacecraft to carry astronauts to the moon and today be on display outside of the U.S. is back on exhibit. The Science Museum in London has returned to view NASA's Apollo 10 command module as...

The Science Museum in London has opened "Space," its new gallery devoted to the Space Age and the future of space exploration...

Try 'SCE to Aux' and say ahh: Signature Edition patches celebrate NASA legends Two celebrated NASA veterans who in their own ways were responsible for overseeing the health of the early U.S. space program, nurse Dee O'Hara and flight controller John Aaron, have now had their sig...

The first two non-astronaut "NASA legends" to join Space Hipsters' Signature Edition patch series kept the spacecraft and space explorers healthy...

Timex offers NASA Artemis-inspired and astronaut Snoopy watches The first beagle on the moon and the space program launching the next astronauts there are on the face of new watches from Timex. The American company has launched the Timex X Peanuts Space and NASA-I...

Timex on Tuesday (Sept. 16) launched two new space exploration-themed collections...

Barbie honors astronaut Ellen Ochoa, first Hispanic woman in space, with new doll As the first Hispanic woman to fly into space, Ellen Ochoa has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Now, she has joined an even more elite ...

Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space, is now the fifth astronaut with her own Barbie doll. Mattel has introduced Ochoa as the latest addition to the Inspiring Women series that "pays tribute to incredible heroines of their time."

New Columbia Learning Center to expand NASA employee access to shuttle tragedy artifacts NASA is changing the way its employees come in contact with and remember one of its worst tragedies. The agency has quietly begun work to establish a new facility.

More than two decades after establishing the Columbia Research and Preservation Office up on the 16th floor of the Vehicle Assembly Building, Kennedy Space Center is preparing to move some of the fallen space shuttle's recovered parts to a new, more accessible location.

Space-flown US Mint gold coins soar past shuttle record at auction Two 22-karat gold coins that spent almost five days in Earth orbit have set a new record for the most-ever paid for an artifact or memento flown aboard a space shuttle. The well-traveled currency sold...

All seven space-flown 22-karat gold Sacagawea dollars that were auctioned on Friday (Sept. 12) surpassed the highest amount paid for an object flown on the space shuttle, with two tying for a new record.

NASA wants to fly your name to the moon with Artemis II astronauts You can now add yourself to the next crew to launch to the moon. As part of the preparations leading up to the Artemis II mission next year, NASA is inviting the public to join the flight's four astro...

Your name may not appear on the mission patch, but here is the next best thing: you can add yourself to the roster launching with Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen to the moon.

'Gemini and Mercury Remastered' brings new clarity to NASA's early spaceflights As astronomers attest, the deeper you look out into space, the farther back in time you see. As Andy Saunders illustrates, the same can said for astronaut photography. After his first book focusing on...

After his first book revealed a new way to look at the Apollo moon missions (including a "journey with Tom Hanks"), Andy Saunders has taken the same approach with the spaceflights that preceded "The Moonwalkers."

US Mint to auction off gold coins launched aboard NASA space shuttle Some of the first-ever coins to be flown into space on behalf of the United States government are about to exit Fort Knox for the auction block. The U.S. Mint announced that seven Sacagawea dollars la...

The U.S. Mint on Sep. 12 is set to auction off seven 22-karat gold Sacagawea dollars that were flown on space shuttle Columbia in 1999.

New 'Great Leaps in Space' enamel pins celebrate astronaut missions As it turns out,

A new set of five 2-inch enamel pins celebrates what the public chose as being the "most important missions in human spaceflight history."

Roadside astronaut: Towering 'Space City' statue stands on Route 66 Move over Houston ... another U.S. town has declared itself

Drivers can now take Route 66 to reach Space City, or at least "a" Space City, as they cross Oklahoma.

Moleskine brings space to the page with NASA-inspired notebooks Whether you are an astronaut looking to sketch out your next trajectory to the moon or a parent preparing to launch your child back to school, Moleskine now has a limited collection ready for your mis...

"Even the boldest missions begin with a single idea scribbled down on a page."

Northrop Grumman names first Cygnus XL for fallen space shuttle Columbia pilot The first

The 23rd Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft (and first XL) to deliver cargo to the International Space Station will launch with the name of the fallen pilot of the space shuttle Columbia, the company announced on Monday (Aug. 18).

Moon menagerie: NASA contest picks 25 finalists for Artemis II zero-g indicator The first NASA crew to launch to the moon in more than 50 years will be joined by a polar bear or maybe a zebra, an octopus or perhaps even a

One of the chosen submissions will be selected by NASA to fly as the "zero-gravity indicator" on the first mission to launch astronauts to the moon in more than 50 years.

White House extends review of Smithsonian exhibits to include Air and Space The National Air and Space Museum has fallen under the scrutiny of the White House following President Donald Trump's directive to restore what he has called

The White House on Tuesday (Aug. 12) ordered a comprehensive review of the Smithsonian, starting with eight museums, including the Air and Space.

Astronaut James Lovell, famed Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97 James Lovell, a member of humanity's first trip to the moon and commander of NASA's ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, has died at the age of 97. A four-time Gemini and Apollo astronaut, Lovell was famously...

Jim Lovell flew on the first mission to rendezvous with another crewed spacecraft; was on the first mission to fly humans to the moon; was the first astronaut to fly four times into space and first to fly twice to the moon. But how most people will likely remember him is as Tom Hanks...

Texas lawmakers: Investigate Smithsonian over space shuttle move protest Texas lawmakers, seemingly not content with having gotten NASA's endorsement to move a retired space shuttle to Houston, are now calling for an investigation into how the Smithsonian allegedly objecte...

Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Randy Weber wrote a letter to Chancellor John Roberts insisting on the comprehensive review, citing their concerns over possible violations of the Anti-Lobbying Act as it relates to the One Big Beautiful Bill.