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Astronauts

Astronauts in front of Artemis II launch | Illustration: Midjourney/David Woods/Dreamstime/JOEL KOWSKY/UPI/Newscom

Space

Artemis II Launches a New Era of Lunar Exploration

Artemis might return astronauts to the moon, but only after years of delays and a price tag far exceeding the government’s projections.

Natalie Dowzicky | 4.1.2026 6:45 PM

Cost of NASA's Martian Rock Retrieval Mission Is Skyrocketing | Illustration: Lex Villena; Chawalit Banpot

NASA

Price Tag of NASA's Martian Rock Retrieval Mission Is Skyrocketing

The Mars Sample Retrieval program is now estimated to cost double than what was originally projected.

Natalie Dowzicky | 6.26.2023 2:25 PM

book1 | Photo: Perseverance/NASA

Space

The End of Astronauts: Should We Send Robots to Space Instead?

Robots don't get cabin fever, develop cancer from cosmic radiation, miss their families, or go insane.

Mike Riggs | 11.15.2022 8:00 AM

topicslifestyle | Photo: Cameron Smith and his spacesuit in 2014; Holly Andres

Space

NASA's Costly, Delayed Mission To Update Its Spacesuits

NASA has spent more than $420 million on the development of spacesuits with very little to show for it.

Natalie Dowzicky | 11.15.2022 8:00 AM

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Food

Review: Astronauts Don't Really Eat Astronaut Ice Cream

The treats you bought in gift shops are too crumbly to eat in microgravity.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.15.2022 8:00 AM

Politics

What is an Astronaut's Life Worth?: An Interview with Robert Zubrin

Anthony Fisher and Matt Welch | 5.18.2012 11:44 AM

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