Step outside Sunday night and you’ll be able to catch a glimpse of the total lunar eclipse. Late in the evening, the full moon is slated to pass directly into Earth’s shadow cast by the sun, illuminating the moon a brilliant... Read More
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NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins will be the first Black woman to join the International Space Station crew next year. Watkins will live and work on the space station during a long-term mission. According to NASA, she will launch in... Read More
Get ready, folks. The race to space has resumed and we’ve got exciting news!! On Saturday, Virgin Galactic completed its first human spaceflight from Spaceport America, New Mexico. Michael Colglazier, Chief Executive Officer... Read More
SpaceX officially won a contract from NASA that will have it developing the first ever commercial human lander for the Artemis series of missions. This means that Elon’s space company will be producing the “Starship” human landing system.... Read More
Today, the Mars rover Perseverance landed on the red planet safely…and tweeted about it. Today’s successful mission ended a 203-day expedition (think about that before you complain about a long road trip). And it... Read More
The summer solstice is nearly here, and with it comes a rare celestial phenomenon. The first solar eclipse of the decade promises to create a rare “ring of fire” — just in time to kick off the start of a new season. On June 20-21,... Read More
Space Shuttle Columbia Astronaut, Bob Cenker Shares Stories of Life in Space at FREE Lecture As a part of our continued “Countdown to Apollo at 50” celebration, the Cradle of Aviation Museum is honored to host NASA Shuttle Astronaut Robert... Read More