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On April 20, SpaceX launched its first test flight of Starship, the biggest rocket ever built. The 400-foot-tall, stainless steel ship took off from Starbase, a spaceport in southern Texas. No people were on board for this launch. “I’m not…
It’s official! Astronauts Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Hammock Koch have been selected as the Artemis II crew. The announcement was made on April 3, in Houston, Texas. The four will travel around the moon on board…
Sixty-six years ago, there was one human-built object in Earth’s orbit. It was Sputnik, the world’s first satellite, launched in October 1957. Try to guess how many human-made objects are circling the planet now. Ready? Your answer is wrong, unless…
Four new astronauts arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on March 3. They’ll do six months of research. The crew includes scientists from the United States, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sultan al-Neyadi is just the second…
Astronomers have discovered 12 more moons orbiting Jupiter. The planet’s moon count now stands at 92. That’s more than any other planet in our solar system. The new moons were spotted using telescopes in Hawaii and Chile. It took scientists…
If you enjoy learning about interesting jobs, find this article and more like it on Your Hot Job, TFK's new career-focused website for kids. What does your future hold? Joan Melendez Misner is an aerospace integration engineer at NASA. She’s…
Astronaut Nicole Mann is the first Native American woman in space. Last October, she blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon. Read what she has to say about her life and her experience on…
Nicole Mann, a member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes, treasures the dream catcher her mother gave her when she was a girl. This small hoop with a feather is said to offer protection. Mann believes it helped her when…
NASA’s uncrewed Orion spaceship splashes down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico, on December 11. It was launched on November 16, as part of the Artem…
Vanessa E. Wyche is the director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, in Houston, Texas. She oversees programs that will send astronauts to the moon and Mars. TFK Kid Reporter Shaivi Moparthi spoke with Wyche at the space center. 1. What…
