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NASA's first orbital spaceflight was conducted by John Glenn on February 20, 1962, in the Friendship 7, making three full orbits before reentering. Glenn had to fly parts of his final two orbits manually due to …

16 hours ago · On this episode we hear from three Iowans who were involved in the historic Artemis II mission that was completed on April 11. Madison Tuttle of West Des Moines, Jack Sieleman of …

1 day ago · NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be unveiled as the agency prepares to launch the observatory into the cosmos potentially in 2026.

13 hours ago · NASA unveiled a new telescope on Tuesday to scan vast swaths of the universe for planets outside our solar system and probe the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.

2 days ago · NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be unveiled as the agency prepares to launch the observatory into the cosmos potentially in 2026.

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1 day ago · The largest section of the space rocket that will launch the next moon mission has been shipped to the Kennedy Space Center.

Apr 2, 2026 · Students at Horizon Science Academy in Des Moines are coding drones to simulate NASA's Artemis II mission, connecting computer science and space exploration.