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Nasa unveils astronaut crew for Artemis III mission – video
The Guardian | 2026-06-09, 20:23
Nasa revealed the crew for its Artemis III mission in Houston on Tuesday, the next step in the US space agency’s plan to eventually land astronauts on the moon. The announcement came two months after Artemis II’s record-breaking trip around the moon that
Thought of the day from novelist and essayist Annie Dillard: “How we spend our days ...
SpaceDaily | 2026-06-09, 20:21
The line comes from a book about writing, of all things. In The Writing Life, Annie Dillard writes: “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing.” It gets quoted on its
NASA Introduces Artemis III Crew
The Epoch Times | 2026-06-09, 20:09
NASA’s next batch of astronauts tasked with taking humanity back to the moon was unveiled to the world on June 9. NASA
Meet the NASA Astronauts in the Artemis III 4-Person Crew
New York Times | 2026-06-09, 20:02
NASA’s next mission in its effort to return humans to the moon will be led by an all-male crew. Three of them have extensive experience in space, while the other was a backup on Artemis II. ...
Air Force, Space Force seek to hire thousands of civilian employees
Stars and Stripes | 2026-06-09, 19:46
(Tribune News Service) — The Air Force fiscal year 2027 budget request funds an increase of 4,115 civilian “full time equivalents” job positions, while the Space Force FY27 budget request funds about 1,912 additional civilian positions, a spokeswoman for the
Why Does NASA Need To Use Atomic Clocks In Space?
BGR | 2026-06-09, 19:42
When it comes to navigation in outer space, keeping precise time is incredibly important, that's why NASA needs to use high-precision time keeping. ...
Do galaxies have a 'kill switch' that makes them stop growing?
Space | 2026-06-09, 19:23
Above a certain threshold, galaxies stop growing , no matter how much raw material they have on hand. The question is: what flips the switch? ...
‘Earth’s first starfleet’: Nasa reveals Artemis III crew and project’s next steps
The Guardian | 2026-06-09, 19:17
Luca Parmitano to pilot all-male crew of four paving way for planned first human landing on Artemis IV in 2028
Artemis III crew: Nasa names four astronauts for next test flight
The Independent | 2026-06-09, 19:13
The crew was unveiled two months after Nasa sent astronauts on a record-setting lunar flyby
Artemis III NASA announcement highlights : Luca Parmitano assigned as pilot
European Space Agency | 2026-06-09, 18:56
Video: 00:07:18 On 9 June, NASA announced the crew for the Artemis III mission, which includes ESA astronaut
Thought by Carl Sagan: “All of human history happened on a mote of dust suspended ...
SpaceDaily | 2026-06-09, 18:53
Everyone you love lives on less than a pixel There is a photograph people reach for whenever they have just lost an argument, a job, or their nerve. It shows the Earth from about six billion kilometres away, and it is not much to look at. A single pale speck,
NASA’s moon-base plans are off to a slow start.
New York Times | 2026-06-09, 18:50
From left, Carlos García-Galán, NASA’s moon base program executive; Jared Isaacman, the NASA administrator; and Lori Glaze, exploration systems development mission administrator, discussing a moon base last month at NASA headquarters. ...
How Will the Artemis III Astronauts Train?
New York Times | 2026-06-09, 18:50
The Artemis III astronauts who were announced today will have had less mission training time than their Artemis II counterparts. ...
Can NASA Really Land Astronauts on the Moon by 2028?
New York Times | 2026-06-09, 18:50
Experts have been hopeful, but say the agency’s lunar aspirations are largely at the whims of two billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. ...
NASA Marches Toward Artemis III Mission in 2027, Names Crew Members
NASA | 2026-06-09, 18:36
Taking another step toward one of the most complex human spaceflight missions in recent history, NASA on Tuesday provided new Artemis III details and NASA home page
NASA reveals Artemis 3 astronaut crew
Space | 2026-06-09, 18:28
NASA named the astronauts who will launch on its Artemis 3 mission next year to test docking procedures in Earth orbit ahead of a planned moon landing in 2028. ...
Don't miss the moon and Saturn put on a spectacular show before sunrise June 10
Space | 2026-06-09, 18:28
Set your alarm for June 10 as Saturn shines beside a bright crescent moon in the predawn sky. ...
Astronaut who nearly drowned in space selected for Artemis III crew
Popular Science | 2026-06-09, 18:27
Today, NASA announced the four Artemis III astronauts and one backup crew member for the 2027 test flight. NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik will serve as the commander, alongside mission specialists Andre Douglas and Frank Rubio (also with NASA). European Space
New-age FTAs shrinking India’s policy space, dictating domestic rules: GTRI
Business Line | 2026-06-09, 18:24
As trade deficits
"Earth's First Starfleet": NASA Announces The Crew Of Artemis III, The Astronauts Who Will Also Not Go Around The Moon
IFL Science | 2026-06-09, 18:12
NASA has announced the crew for Artemis III, the next stage of the US space program's attempt to deliver humans back to the surface of the Moon. Whilst Artemis III was originally slated to land on the Moon's south pole, that is no longer the case.
Magnetic Fields Help Binary Stars Form and Black Holes Merge
Universe Today | 2026-06-09, 18:05
New simulations show that interactions with a magnetic
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano joins NASA’s Artemis III mission as pilot
European Space Agency | 2026-06-09, 17:45
NASA has announced the crew for the Artemis III
Luca Parmitano on Artemis III selection
European Space Agency | 2026-06-09, 17:45
Video: 00:03:53 ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano talks about his assignment as the test pilot
Apple-sized rocks four kilometres below the central Pacific Ocean contain more cobalt and manganese than ...
SpaceDaily | 2026-06-09, 17:40
The region is called the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. It is approximately six million square kilometres of abyssal plain stretching between Mexico and Hawaii, roughly the width of the continental United States, with an average depth of around 5,000 metres. The
Artemis III Astronauts to Wear Prada Spacesuits
New York Times | 2026-06-09, 17:36
Prada and Axiom Space unveiled the bodysuit that will go to the moon. ...
The Artemis II mission transfixed the nation.
New York Times | 2026-06-09, 17:36
Astronaut Victor Glover during the flyby of the moon during the Artemis II mission in April. ...
Prada is taking luxury design to the moon. See the spacesuit
Usatoday | 2026-06-09, 17:22
NASA astronauts to suit up in Prada for Artemis IV moon mission NASA astronauts will wear Prada-designed spacesuits on the Artemis IV moon mission. The suits feature advanced ventilation and backup cooling. Prada is helping take humans back to the moon. On
Space telescopes are now overwhelmed by satellite trails
Phys Dot Org | 2026-06-09, 17:21
Unfortunately, there's more bad news to report on the clear
Facebook's infamous 2012 IPO offers a preview of what could go wrong for SpaceX
Business Insider | 2026-06-09, 17:05
EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImagesHype is building ahead of SpaceX's IPO pricing on Thursday.Facebook's turbulent debut back in 2012 is an example of what can go wrong with a major tech IPO.Here's what happened then, and what has some market pros worried ahead of
IN-SPACe invites private sector interest for transfer of ISRO’s LVM3 rocket technology
Business Line | 2026-06-09, 16:57
ISRO’s support is