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May 28, 2026

Space mail postage: New colorful USPS stamp depicts 'Postcrossing' astronaut

A new United States postage stamp features a colorful graphic of an astronaut carrying a postcard out on a spacewalk. Officially, the stamp celebrates the global hobby of "Postcrossing," but it also offers a welcome nod to the history of space mail.

May 26, 2026

Disney sends NASA's SLS rocket Soarin' Across America for nation's 250th

You can now go "soarin'" with NASA's Space Launch System as part of Disney's celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States. The new Soarin' Across America begins with a front row seat at the SLS liftoff of an Artemis moon mission.


May 22, 2026

John Fabian, NASA astronaut who was first to catch a satellite in orbit, dies at 87

Former NASA astronaut John Fabian, who in 1983 became the first person to deploy and then retrieve a free-flying satellite, has died at the age of 87. Selected as a NASA astronaut candidate in 1978, Fabian flew on two space shuttle missions.


May 19, 2026

Artemis II 'Daydream': Freddy Jones Band remixes song played on moon mission

A song chosen to be played as a wake up call for an astronaut and his crew on their trip to the moon has been re-recorded in celebration of its broadcast into space. The Freddy Jones Band released the "Artemis II Reimagined" version of "In a Daydream."


May 15, 2026

Vintage space gear supplier replicates Mercury capsule 'nose art' shingles

When Gordon Cooper lifted off on the final mission of NASA's first human spaceflight program, Project Mercury, 63 years ago, it marked the last time an astronaut flew with his call sign painted onto his spacecraft. A company is now offering a full-scale replica.
May 24, 2026

China launches Shenzhou 23 crew with first taikonaut from Hong Kong

China's first taikonaut to come from Hong Kong and its first yearlong expedition member are part of the crew now in space. Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying launched aboard Shenzhou 23 to the Tiangong space station.


May 22, 2026

Smithsonian panels on why, what and how of space station preservation

For anyone who is in their mid-twenties or younger, it is just a fact of life: humans do not just visit space, they live there. But a major part of that is coming to an end. The platform with the longest continuous human presence in space is becoming history.


May 16, 2026

Shuttle-era spacewalkers Akers, Tanner enter Astronaut Hall of Fame

Tom Akers and Joe Tanner are finally in the same class together. The space shuttle-era fliers were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Akers and Tanner could have been in the same astronaut group, too, had history played out just a bit differently.


May 13, 2026

Mickey 'wipes' by moon: Disney mouse spotted on NASA Artemis II mission

Oh boy! Mickey Mouse made his first, real-life flight to the moon on NASA's celebrated Artemis II mission. The cultural icon and Walt Disney Company mascot has been spotted on board the Orion spacecraft that flew four astronauts over the lunar surface.

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May 29, 2026
CBS News

Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida


A powerful New Glenn rocket owned by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin exploded in a spectacular fireball Thursday, sending billowing clouds of fire, smoke and flaming debris into the night sky in a tremendous conflagration visible for miles around.

May 29, 2026
Xinhua

Shenzhou-22 return capsule touches down, astronauts all sound


The return capsule of the Shenzhou-22 spaceship, carrying the Shenzhou-21 astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site on Friday.

May 13, 2026
The Canadian Press

A coin and two special flags: PM Carney exchanges gifts with Artemis II crew


The astronauts who captured the world's imagination with their journey to the far side of the moon last month visited Ottawa to talk about the future of space travel Wednesday.

May 12, 2026
Fratello

Here's What Happened To The NASA-Issued Speedmasters!


On April 27th, 1976, NASA made 55 out of 97 of its Omega Speedmaster chronographs available to the National Air & Space Museum (NASM) in Washington, DC. Then and now, these Omega watches were considered a collection with significant artifactual value!

May 7, 2026
B612 Foundation

Nothing Goes to Space by Accident


Spaceflight leaves no room for excess. On missions like the Apollo 9 mission, every ounce was accounted for, every object scrutinized.
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