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: The 25th Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft (and third XL) to deliver supplies to the International Space Station will launch under the name of a late Apollo astronaut, the company announced. James Lovell flew four times into space, twice on Gemini missions, once on the first flight to orbit the moon and, on his last mission, as Apollo 13 commander. The S.S. James A. Lovell will fly cargo for the station's Expedition 75 crew.
: NASA is now recruiting for its next class of astronauts who could help build a moon base. The agency is accepting applications through Dec. 3, 2026. Those selected in late 2027 will be members of the 25th class of trainees. Since the "original" Mercury 7, NASA has recruited 370 men and women. Today, the corps includes 32 active members and 10 candidates who are on track to graduate from two years of basic training next year.
: "So no flag collection is complete without a rock from the moon, so here we have one," says historian (and flag collector) John Monsky during the second act of "We Chose to Go to the Moon," the living documentary filmed at Carnegie Hall and premiering Tuesday (Nov. 10) on PBS. The rock and flags are part of the production, which also features Broadway vocalists, a 45-piece orchestra and band and archival NASA imagery.
: As if creating the world's only display of an all-authentic space shuttle was not enough, the California Science Center added two experiences that are not to be missed. When the doors to the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center open on Friday (Nov. 13), guests will be able to rise above Endeavour to a glass observation platform and experience a return to Earth while sliding through a simulated reentry in 15 seconds.
