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Archive for April, 2025

China’s Shenzhou 19 astronauts return to Earth after 6 months aboard Tiangong space station (photos)

April 30th, 2025 by me

China’s three-person Shenzhou 19 mission came home on Wednesday (April 30) after six months in orbit.

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See photos snapped in space by Europe’s 1st private reentry capsule

April 30th, 2025 by me

A European reentry capsule notched some important milestones on its first-ever spaceflight last week — and took some photos to commemorate the trip.

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Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket fails during launch, falls into the sea near Antarctica

April 30th, 2025 by me

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket suffered an anomaly during its sixth-ever launch today (April 29), resulting in the loss of its payload, a Lockheed Martin technology demonstration.

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NASA engineer Ed Smylie, who led carbon dioxide fix on Apollo 13, dies at 95

April 30th, 2025 by me

It was about one in the morning, four hours after an explosion tore through the Apollo 13 spacecraft, when Ed Smylie realized they had to do something about the carbon dioxide.

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New record! 6 rockets launch in less than 24 hours

April 30th, 2025 by me

Six different rockets launched toward orbit during an approximately 17.5-hour stretch, topping by two the previous record for most liftoffs in a 24-hour span.

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Next private astronaut mission to the ISS will launch on May 29 with Axiom Space

April 30th, 2025 by me

Houston company Axiom Space announced on Tuesday (April 29) that it’s targeting May 29 for the launch of its fourth astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

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Amateur astronomer captures detailed photos of Croc’s Eye and Whirlpool galaxies from backyard observatory

April 30th, 2025 by me

Amateur astrophotographer Dr. Michele Hernandez Baylisshas captured incredible views of the Croc’s Eye and Whirlpool galaxies from her Vermont-based backyard observatory.

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Tank for 1st Artemis touchdown on the moon | Space photo of the day for April 29, 2025

April 30th, 2025 by me

At NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, the liquid hydrogen tank for the Artemis 3 Space Launch System rocket was moved into the factory’s final assembly area on April 22, 2025.

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