Robert Pearlman

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.

Houston, you've got a space shuttle... only NASA won't say which one The head of NASA has decided to move one of the agency's retired space shuttles to Houston, but which one seems to still be up in the air. It is not clear why the choice of orbiters is being held a se...

Following the requirements of a recently enacted law, NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy has decided to move a space shuttle to Houston for display. He just won't identify which one, and he is not alone...

New prestige booklet puts a [space] stamp on the USPS's 250-year experience Space exploration is among the most popular themes for U.S. postage stamps according to a new booklet released in celebration of 250 years of mail delivery in the United States: the USPS's

As part of its celebration of 250 years of mail delivery, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has issued a prestige booklet highlighting some of the most popular topics for U.S. postage stamps.

Talgat Musabayev, three-time cosmonaut who flew with 1st space tourist, dies at 74 Cosmonaut Talgat Musabayev, whose third flight into space was with the first self-funded space tourist, has died at the age of 74. Musabayev later became the head of KazCosmos, Kazakhstan's national s...

A three-time cosmonaut who launched with the world's first self-funded space tourist and later led Kazakhstan's national space agency, Talgat Musabayev died on Monday (Aug. 4) at the age of 74.

Lunar Outpost celebrates release of Lego Moon Rover Space Vehicle Browsing the toy aisle at Target, Ari and Aiden were in for a surprise. There, among the newly-stocked Lego sets, was a box with an image of a familiar looking space vehicle.

Just one day after its official release, Lunar Outpost celebrated the rollout of its first Lego set with a pop-up display at Space Center Houston.

What's behind NASA's Artemis II moon mission patch? The flip side is coming. As it turns out, there is a flip side to the Artemis II mission patch. Debuted by the crew in April, the triangular badge is the first insignia to represent moon-bound astronauts in more than 50 years...

When the Artemis II crew debuted their mission patch in April, NASA described it as "representing the dual nature of human spaceflight." As it turns out, there was more behind it, literally.

US Mint offers $1 coin celebrating Texas' innovative Mission Control In a subtle, and very likely unintended way, the scene depicted on Texas' American Innovation coin is a testament to its subject: Mission Control. The golden dollar being issued by the United States M...

The U.S. Mint has given the "go" to begin sales of Texas' American Innovation $1 coin honoring NASA Mission Control.

Smithsonian Air and Space opens halls for 'milestone' and 'future' artifacts The National Air and Space Museum has opened five more of its renovated galleries, including two showcasing space artifacts. The new exhibitions shine modern light on returning display and add objects...

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum has opened to the public five more renovated galleries, including the Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall and the new "Futures in Space."

'Apollo 13' re-launching into IMAX theaters for 30th anniversary in September Houston, we have a 30th anniversary re-release.

For its 30th anniversary, the full-length "Apollo 13" will be shown in IMAX theaters for the first time. Starring Tom Hanks, the movie will be re-released September 19 to 25.

Wētā celebrates Snoopy, 'First Beagle on the Moon,' with bronze sculpture As one of the great moments from space history, it has been captured in pencil, ink, plastic, sterling silver and plush. Now, it has been cast in antique bronze. It was in 1969 when the

The hand-sculpted collectible stands 11.4 inches tall and is limited just 75 pieces, one for each year Peanuts has been in print. The "First Beagle" sells for $4,999 each.

GM revives moon rover concept for Test Track relaunch at Disney's Epcot A once-future moon rover has rolled into a Disney theme park ride

Disney relaunched Test Track at Epcot on Tuesday (July 22) with a third retheming presented by General Motors (GM). The ride's new queue includes a mural depicting a GM-branded moon rover.

Grow your scale rocket garden: Everyday Astronaut's Falcon, Mercury models Looking at the SpaceX Falcon 9 standing on the launch pad, it can be difficult to imagine that the rocket that started U.S. human spaceflight, the Mercury-Redstone, differed so greatly in dimension. T...

Tim Dodd (aka "Everyday Astronaut") is releasing a 1:100 scale series of die-cast models, starting with SpaceX's Falcon 9 and NASA's Mercury-Redstone and Mercury-Atlas rockets.

First Man's moon mementos: Contents of Neil Armstrong's personal kit made public Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong launched to the moon with 280 mementos that he described as being

Purdue University has released the handwritten lists that Neil Armstrong kept of the mementos he flew to the moon on Apollo 11.

'Not that into peace doves': 50 years later, the Apollo-Soyuz patch NASA rejected Fifty years ago, three NASA astronauts and two Russian cosmonauts lifted off to meet up in orbit for the first time. Representing the joint Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, both crews wore a cloth patch tha...

Space artist Paul Calle thought he had represented the overall mission for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), as did the U.S. crew, who had invited him to submit his ideas for their mission patch. NASA disapproved.

"It seems the powers that be are not that into peace doves and olive branches."

Oakley to provide visors for AxEMU spacesuit to be worn on the moon Oakley is going from the ski slopes and sports fields on Earth to the craters and ridges on the moon. The high-performance sunglasses company has been chosen to provide the visor system for the next s...

When astronauts next look out across the lunar surface, they will do so with a clearer view. Oakley, the high-performance sunglasses company, has been chosen by Axiom Space to provide the visor system for the AxEMU spacesuit.

'It's a heist': Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal space shuttle from Smithsonian A political effort to remove space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian and place it on display in Texas encountered some pushback, as a senator questioned the expense of carrying out what he descri...

Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois on Thursday (July 10) called into question a plan to move space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian in Virginia to Space Center Houston in Texas.

Apollo artifacts find unexpected use at new NASA gantry experience NASA's new front-row seat to space history has seats made out of ... space history.

The Gantry at LC-39 has been added back to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's bus tour, giving the public a chance to find historic hardware doubling as seats, reshaped into a sculpture or even "firing" as part of a simulated engine test.

Manly Bands launches collection of NASA inspired men's wedding rings A custom ring maker that has infused millions of men's wedding bands with super heroes, the Second Age and fine spirits has taken a new leap ... with NASA. Manly Bands has launched its NASA Collection...

Manly Bands, which designs wedding rings in men's sizes and styles tailored to men's interests, has three new rings inspired by NASA.

Baseball team honors fallen astronaut Judy Resnik with bicentennial bobblehead NASA astronaut Judy Resnik, who died in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster, has been remembered far and wide, from a crater on the moon to a mural in Ohio's statehouse. Now, she has a bobblehe...

The first 1,000 fans on Saturday (July 5) to attend the baseball game between the Akron RubberDucks and Erie SeaWolves will receive a bobblehead in the likeness of Akron-born NASA astronaut Judy Resnik.

Medallions for Apollo-Soyuz Test Project 50th anniversary launch to space station Medallions for the 50th anniversary of the first time that Russia and the United States worked together in space have launched to the International Space Station on a Russian rocket specially decorate...

Russia's 92nd Progress cargo ship to support the International Space Station lifted off Thursday (July 3) with nods to the upcoming 50th anniversary of the first joint space mission between Russia and the United States.

Relocation of space shuttle Discovery may hinge on 'Big Beautiful Bill' A political effort to relocate the space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Space Center Houston has been merged with the so-called

It may not sound like it when reading it, but the "One Big Beautiful Bill" now directs NASA to remove space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian and transfer it to Space Center Houston...

Removed after flight: Astronaut sells flown checklist pages he wasn't meant to have Former astronaut Robert

Robert "Hoot" Gibson is selling 100 pages from various checklists that he used on his first of five space shuttle missions in 1984...

With 'Grace': Astronauts name SpaceX's final Dragon crew capsule The last Dragon spacecraft that SpaceX plans to build entered orbit for the first time with

First there was "Endeavour." Next came, "Resilience," "Endurance" and "Freedom." And now there is "Grace."

Axiom 4 launch sees first Indian, Pole and Hungarian enter space in 40+ years Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary have embarked on a two-week mission, marking a

More than 40 years ago, Poland, Hungary and India sent their first countrymen into space as part of the former Soviet Union's Interkosmos program. Now, all three nations have sent citizens into orbit again, this time together on a commercial mission to the International Space Station...

Pixar and the probe: NASA's spacecraft in new animated movie 'Elio' On July 21, 2023, NASA's Voyager 2 interstellar probe stopped communicating with Earth. Although the spacecraft was more than 12.3 billion miles away, the event hit close to home for the Disney-Pixar ...

In a movie where one of the main characters is a green and purple fireproof slug-like alien, it might be surprising to see a picture-perfect rendering of a NASA spacecraft.

That is the case though, in "Elio," the new Disney-Pixar film out in theaters now...

Space Force reopens Cape Canaveral history center after renovations A museum described as the

After six weeks of renovations, the Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum reopened the Sands Space History Center.

Sally Ride's flight diaries among auction of first US woman in space estate Items that belonged to America's first woman to fly into space are being sold to the public for the first time. Los Angeles-based Nate D. Sanders Auctions has announced its sale of the Sally Ride Esta...

Nate D. Sanders Auctions in Los Angeles has opened bidding on the Sally Ride Estate Collection, the first public offering of items once belonging to the first American woman in space.

Estes launches ULA's Vulcan booster as new flying model rocket kit United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan rocket is ready to fly again (and again) from your local large yard, empty lot or community park. Estes Industries has partnered with ULA to produce a 1:100 scale...

Estes Industries and United Launch Alliance (ULA) have partnered on a new 1:100 scale model of the Vulcan rocket.

Marc Garneau, first Canadian astronaut to fly into space, dies at 76 Astronaut Marc Garneau, who in 1984 became the first Canadian to fly into space, has died at the age of 76. Garneau flew on three U.S. space shuttle missions, was president of the Canadian Space Agenc...

Marc Garneau became the first Canadian astronaut to fly in space in 1984. On Wednesday (June 4), he died at the age of 76 after a short illness.