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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 …

Apr 10, 2026 · Floating in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, the four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission had achieved more than just a historic return to human spaceflight around the moon. “From the …

4 days ago · Madison Tuttle, an Iowa State graduate and NASA public affairs officer, played a role in the Artemis mission, including astronaut recovery off the California coast.

Apr 10, 2026 · NASA's historic 10-day mission around the moon came to an end on Friday, as the Artemis II astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft made their final descent into the Pacific Ocean. …

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2 days ago · NASA says, "Near-Earth asteroid Apophis is a potentially hazardous asteroid that will safely pass close to Earth on April 13, 2029," marking "the closest approach to Earth by an asteroid of this ...

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