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Space Exploration
There Are Now Martini Glasses Designed for Space
By Kevin McSpadden
These 'Vintage' NASA Posters Imagine Travel Beyond the Stars
By Michael D. Lemonick
No More Space 'Race'
By Ariel Bogle
Orion Successfully Completes Space Mission
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By Alexandra Sifferlin
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A History of the Orion Spacecraft
The un-crewed Orion is intended to orbit 3,600 miles above Earth before it finally crashes into the Pacific Ocean. NASA hopes the spacecraft will ultimately take astronauts into new places–maybe even Mars.
By TIME Staff
December 4, 2014
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Time for a victory dance
By Mia Tramz
November 12, 2014
See the Rosetta Spacecraft's Best Photos of Comet 67P
The European Space Agency's Philae probe, which detached from Rosetta, successfully landed on Comet 67p/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on Wednesday
By Mia Tramz and Adam Glanzman
November 12, 2014
See Pictures of Philae Detaching From Rosetta
Space probe landed on a speeding comet for the first time ever
By TIME Staff
November 12, 2014
Pioneers Will Always Pave the Way With Sacrifices
That first human landing on the moon—a small step for mankind—was about taking risks to reap great rewards. Today, more steps are needed
By Buzz Aldrin
November 7, 2014
See the Stunning New Portrait of Mars from India's MOM Spacecraft
India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), which began orbiting the Red Planet on Sept. 23, has already sent back a stunning new portrait of Mars. The image taken Sept. 28 shows the beginnings of a dust...
By Mia Tramz
October 1, 2014
Journey to the Red Planet: MAVEN Approaches Martian Orbit
Ahead of its arrival, take a look back at the spacecraft's evolution
By Mia Tramz
September 19, 2014
Into the Black: Bruce McCandless Floats Free in Space, 1984
LIFE.com celebrates incredible photos of astronaut Bruce McCandless, taken by Space Shuttle Challenger's pilot, during the first "untethered space walk" in history.
By Ben Cosgrove
August 26, 2014
Dancing for Gagarin: The USSR Celebrates the 'First Man in Space'
Victory meant quite different things at different times during the Cold War, a reality that LIFE photographer James Whitmore captured while on assignment in Moscow in the spring of 1961.
By Ben Cosgrove
July 18, 2014
It's Time to Put a Man on Mars
On the 45th anniversary of the moon landing, the U.S. should decide on the necessary steps to explore Mars with the eventual goal of establishing a manned settlement there.
By Buzz Aldrin
July 15, 2014
Watch: Astronauts Aboard ISS Answer Your Questions
What simple pleasures are missing up in space? A nice, warm shower, for starters
By TIME Video
July 9, 2014
Join Us for a Conversation Between TIME and the Space Station
Astronauts flying a million-pound machine 230 miles overhead don't have a lot of time to chat, but Time snagged them for a few minutes. Join us for some live air-to-ground chatter.
By Jeffrey Kluger
July 8, 2014
The International Space Station Is Getting an Espresso Machine
The lattes will be out of this world
By Nolan Feeney
June 15, 2014
SpaceX to Launch on Monday Despite Glitch
A problem in a backup electronics box for the International Space Station’s robotic arm might have forced a delay of the launch of SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship, but NASA mission managers said the crew on board the ISS is in no danger
By Sam Frizell
April 12, 2014
U.S. and Russia Will Stay Space Pals
Even with all the smack talk between Moscow and Washington, space makes good bedfellows
By Jeffrey Kluger
March 11, 2014
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