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MARS SAMPLES: NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colo., to build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small, lightweight r...

PENCILS: In honor of the students returning to their desks for the 2021-22 school year, we have found a list of facts, courtesy of https://everyfactev...

ASTRONAUTS: Students in Georgia and California will each have an opportunity this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station....

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket took wing on Nov. 15 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, launching the Crew Dragon capsule into the annals of history. ...

PACKING FOR THE MOON: While advancing its Artemis program – which includes sending the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 – NASA wa...

ASTRONAUTS: Looking for adventure? NASA is now accepting applications for future astronauts for the first time in four years. This round of explorers ...

SPACE RACE : Fifty years ago, Bradfordians joined the world in watching the heavens as the human race stretched its Earth-given limits by setting foot...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — Walking on the moon or traveling to Mars are the types of adventures often written up as science fiction. But to astronaut Dr. James ...

OLYMPICS: The first international Special Olympics Summer Games was held this day in 1968. Today is recognized as the 50th anniversary of the Special ...

MOONWALK: Today is the 45th anniversary of the last day man has walked on the moon. But it may not be long until we return. According to the Associate...

PERSPECTIVE: “You can’t look at the Earth and not be changed,” said NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik. “You realize every experience you’ve ever had and ev...