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The four CHAPEA Mission 2 crew members in black flight suits smile and raise their fists in front of the 3D printed Mars Dune Alpha habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center

After 378 Days on “Mars,” NASA’s CHAPEA Crew Steps Back Into the Sunlight

NASA's CHAPEA Mission 2 crew, led by an Air Force test pilot, spent 378 days in a 3D-printed Mars habitat in Houston. Here's what they learned. ... Read More

Astronaut Dale Gardner, standing on Discovery's robot arm in space, holds up a For Sale sign above the two retrieved satellites in the payload bay during STS 51A in November 1984

This Day in Aviation History: Discovery Launches the First Satellite Rescue Mission

On November 8, 1984, Space Shuttle Discovery launched STS-51A, the mission where astronauts flew jetpacks to catch two stranded satellites and bring them home. ... Read More

Earth above the lunar horizon in Bill Anders’s Apollo 8 photograph from December 24, 1968; archival image, not the proposed Moon Base

NASA’s Moon Base Update Puts Cargo, a Nuclear Rover and Lunar Infrastructure in Focus

Announced at Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 7, NASA’s latest lunar plans connect robotic deliveries, the PROMISE rover, orbital transportation and surface utilities. ... Read More

A U S Air Force B 1B Lancer pilot in a flight suit climbs the airstair of a white HondaJet business jet on the ramp at Abilene Regional Airport, Texas

B-1 Bomber Pilots Log Extra Stick Time in a HondaJet Under New Air Force Training Program

Air Force Global Strike Command's new BSTAR program puts Dyess B-1B pilots in contractor-operated light business jets for extra flying hours in Abilene, Texas. ... Read More