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Robert Goddard's historic rocket recreated as flying model kit 100 years later You can now celebrate the 100th anniversary of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket launch by flying a replica -- powered by a solid-fuel motor. That minor bit of irony aside, Estes Rockets has rele...

Estes, the world's leader in model rockets, is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first liquid-fueled liftoff with a replica of Robert Goddard's 1926 rocket. Once assembled, the 1:5 scale model stands two feet tall and with a solid-fuel motor, can reach heights up to six times of the original.

SpaceX Crew-12 tethers to Earth with crocheted 'Planet Gaia' zero-g indicator As NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and her three crewmates entered low Earth orbit, they became temporary satellites around the planet, each bringing their individual motivations to their shared eight mon...

The four members of SpaceX's Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station, who lifted off Friday (Feb. 13), opted to represent themselves and what tethers them to Earth by choosing a crocheted world and its four moons as their "zero-gravity indicator."

Astrolab FLIP lunar rover to carry US flag smuggled to the moon on Apollo 15 A small American flag that in 1971 was smuggled to the surface of the moon is now set to return there, this time in an official, albeit one-way, capacity. The flag's new flight has the endorsement of ...

Astrolab will carry to the moon an American flag that previously spent 67 hours on the lunar surface...

Apollo moon meals and more: Artist's Etsy shop offers replica space food Fifty-year-old freeze-dried spaghetti with meat sauce never looked so good. Ryan Nagata, an artist known for his replica spacesuits, has launched an Etsy shop to offer a full menu of Apollo and early ...

f you know Ryan Nagata's name, then you are likely familiar with with his high-fidelity replicas of Apollo spacesuits. Now he is adding space food to his repute...

NASA stage show explores 'outer' outer space with Henson's Fraggles Move over Snoopy... NASA has a new character helping to promote its exploration plans. His name is... Uncle Traveling Matt.

Given the choice to send any Fraggle into (outer) outer space for real, John Tartaglia told collectSPACE he would pick Uncle Traveling Matt (despite that he performs Gobo). "I guess in the world of our show, the one that makes sense would be Uncle Matt...

NASA delays Artemis II moon mission to March after rocket test runs into a leak NASA has delayed the launch of its first astronauts to fly to the moon in more than 50 years. The Artemis II crew now have at least a month before they lift off on a 10-day mission to fly by and beyon...

After a hydrogen leak and other issues cropped up during a test of the mission's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, NASA delayed the liftoff of Artemis II, its first crewed flight to the moon in over 50 years.

Smithsonian Air and Space Museum to celebrate 50 years with new exhibits, events The National Air and Space Museum will count down to its 50th birthday this summer by showcasing artifacts from each of the 50 U.S. states before debuting five galleries. The museum is nearing the com...

An artifact countdown, a returning lecture series, movie screenings and more will usher in the 50th anniversary of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum this summer.

Tim Hortons to celebrate first Canadian to fly to moon with 'Moonbits' Tim Hortons is offering a sweet send off for the first Canadian astronaut to fly to the moon. The Canada-based coffeehouse has announced a limited-edition Moonbits box that will be available only in A...

Tim Hortons is set to temporarily rebrand its famous Timbits as "Moonbits" in celebration of Jeremy Hansen becoming the first Canadian to launch to the moon...

Attached to tragedy: Tracing Challenger 'Remove Before Flight' tags 40 years on Forty years ago, a stack of bright red vinyl tags shared a physical connection to what would develop into NASA's first space shuttle disaster. The banners, though, were collected before the ill-fated ...

This is the story of 18 "Remove Before Flight" tags that were detached before NASA's first space shuttle tragedy...

Artemis II crew wears 'Freedom 250' patch for America's semiquincentennial The next astronauts to fly to the moon are now wearing their pride for America's history on their sleeves. NASA revealed the Freedom 250 commemorative patch and announced the Artemis II crew will wear...

The Artemis II crew have added an additional embroidered patch to the pressure suits they will wear to launch to the moon...

From earth (soil) to the moon (flag): NASA to fly artifacts, mementos on Artemis II NASA's first astronauts to launch to the moon in more than 50 years will pay tribute to the lunar and space exploration missions that preceded them, as well as aviation and American history, by flying...

An American flag that finally caught a ride to the moon; a piece of fabric from the Wright Flyer that already has circled Earth; and 850 holographic seals are among the contents of the Official Flight Kit (OFK) launching on NASA's Artemis II mission to the moon.

'For All Mankind' to launch into long-awaited Season 5 on Apple TV this March As NASA prepares to return astronauts to the moon, Apple TV is ready to take us all back to Mars.

Apple TV has announced Friday, March 27, for the return of "For All Mankind," its critically-acclaimed alternate space history series.

NASA rolls out Artemis II rocket to launch pad for astronauts' flight to the moon NASA is now four miles closer to returning astronauts to the moon. The agency rolled out its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft in preparation for the Artemis II mission to launch a...

For the first time in 57 years, a rocket that will carry astronauts to the moon stands atop Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...

'The Ascent of Rauschenberg' to highlight artist's space works at Smithsonian Robert Rauschenberg, a mixed-medium painter who was a member of NASA's Art Program and who joined an effort to sneak artwork to the moon, will be the first artist celebrated in a newly-renovated galle...

One of the the two exhibitions debuting with the newly-renovated Flight and the Arts Center at the National Air and Space Museum this July is devoted to one of the first artists to smuggle art to the moon...

Crew splashes down safely after medical issue cuts ISS stay short The first medically-driven early end to a U.S. space mission has now been safely completed. Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, Kimiya Yui and Oleg Platonov returned to Earth from the International Space Stati...

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour is back on Earth, having left the International Space Station a few weeks earlier than planned to bring a medically-compromised crew member home.

Astronaut Hall of Fame to honor veteran spacewalkers Akers and Tanner in May Two veteran NASA spacewalkers are being honored with their induction into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Tom Akers and Joe Tanner, who each launched on four space shuttle missions, will be recognize...

The 2026 class of U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees will increase the ranks to 113 when honored at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on May 16.

NASA to topple towers used to test Saturn V rocket, space shuttle Two historic NASA facilities that were used to test the Saturn V and space shuttle launch vehicles are set to be demolished after towering over the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama sin...

Two large structures that once were key to NASA's successes in orbit and at the moon will soon fall back to "earth" as they are toppled at the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama.

NASA moon rockets projected full size onto Washington Monument for America's 250th The towering image of a full-size Saturn V moon rocket returned to the face of the Washington Monument, this time to mark 250 years since the founding of the United States. The booster was projected a...

Once again, rockets have given "proof through the night" that the United States knows how to celebrate its existence...

Crayola space-themed kits and toys star in new 'Planet McDonald's' Happy Meal Crayola and McDonald's are blasting off into the new year with a Happy Meal designed to send kids' imaginations into orbit. The crayon brand and fast food chain have teamed together for the first time...

Children around the world will discover a colorful side to space exploration with their next Happy Meal...

NASA rewraps Boeing Starliner Astrovan II for Artemis II crew ride to launch pad Artemis II, meet Astrovan II. NASA's first astronauts who will fly by the moon in more than 50 years participated in a practice launch countdown, including taking their first trip on a transport vehic...

NASA's Artemis II crew rehearsed their launch day activities at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday (Dec. 20), and in doing so revealed their ride to their rocket — again.

Private astronaut Jared Isaacman sworn in as NASA Administrator NASA has a new chief, just in time for the new year. Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur who self-financed two history-making spaceflights, was sworn into office the day after the Senate voted ...

Jared "Rook" Isaacman was sworn in as NASA's head on Thursday (Dec. 18). He is NASA's fourth administrator to have flown into space and is the first chief to be born during the space shuttle program.

Astronaut's space shuttle-flown Santa hat on display for the season A red and white conical cap that circled the world one Christmas Eve -- not atop a jolly old man riding a reindeer-guided sled, but rather on a NASA astronaut aboard a space shuttle -- has gone on dis...

On Christmas Eve 1999, seven Santa hats circled the planet. Now more than quarter century later, one of those red and white caps is on display, but only for the holiday season.

US Postal Service returns to Webb Space Telescope for 2026 Priority Mail stamps Given its latest pair of Priority Mail stamps revealed for the new year, maybe the U.S. Postal Service should consider relabeling its expedited deliveries as

For the third year in a row, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will feature deep space images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope on its Priority Mail postage stamps for 2026.

Artemis adornment: NASA paints program logo on launch gantry white room NASA's

The "white room" that the next moon-bound astronauts will use to enter their spacecraft on the launch pad has been painted to display the Artemis program logo...

Lunar Outpost rover to study lunar dust alongside Artemis astronauts on moon B-9 had Will Robinson. Twiki had Buck Rogers. And, of course, C-3PO and R2-D2 had Luke Skywalker. Now, in a scenario straight out of science fiction, MAPP will have whoever NASA names to the crew of t...

NASA's Artemis IV crew will land with and deploy a small, four-wheel rover, becoming the first astronauts to work alongside a robot on a celestial body other than Earth.

NASA reveals 'America 250' logo on rocket launching astronauts to the moon Astronaut Reid Wiseman, commander of NASA's upcoming Artemis II mission to the moon, recently remarked that flying during the United States' 250th anniversary has definitely got him and his crew

The pair of twin rocket boosters that will power the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on NASA's Artemis II mission to the moon can now properly serve as candles for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and founding of the United States.

LEGO announces new NASA Artemis SLS rocket set to lift off (literally!) in 2026 How do you top a highly-detailed scale model of NASA's new moon-bound rocket and its support tower? If you are LEGO, you make it so it can actually lift off. The NASA Artemis Space Launch System Rocke...

The newly-announced NASA Artemis Space Launch System Rocket from LEGO does something that no prior LEGO set of the moon-bound vehicle has done before: launch!

Soyuz MS-28 crew makes Thanksgiving Day arrival at International Space Station The first-ever space crew to launch on Thanksgiving Day has made it official: you cannot escape holiday traffic, even if you are in orbit. For the first time, there was only one available parking spot...

Soyuz MS-28 arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday (Nov. 27), bringing three new crew members just in time for a Thanksgiving Day feast...

Launch your cares away, Fraggles coming to NASA for 'Space-y' play Uncle Traveling Matt is finally going to discover that

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and The Jim Henson Company are bringing Gobo, Red and Uncle Traveling Matt to Florida for a new stage show...

Russia's Soyuz made by Estes into highly-detailed flying model rocket The world's most flown rocket is about to see its flight rate increase, albeit at a small scale. Russia's Soyuz has been made into a detailed collector's model capable of flight. Released by Estes, th...

Estes Rockets' latest flying model reproduces Russia's Soyuz in museum-quality detail. The $130 kit includes more than 100 parts that were formed using various molding methods, as well as the first 3D-printed resin component in an Estes product.