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“I wasn’t destined to be an astronaut. I had to turn myself into one.” -Chris Hadfield Many of us dream of becoming astronauts as a child, but give up on that dream for a number of reasons — the seemingly impossible odds, the demands of daily life, the rigors of preparation — and never even apply. But for a great many, that dream remains alive; the last time NASA had open applications, over 6,000 people threw their hat in the ring, with eight selected.

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – Soon, she’s headed to the moon, but on Tuesday, an astronaut from Eastern North Carolina shared her experience with students from her home county. It’s part of Onslow County Schools Cognicon summer camp. White Oak High School and NC State graduate, Christina Koch taught students how to never give up on […]

Philip J. Cunningham has been a regular visitor to China since 1983, working variously as a tour guide, TV producer, freelance writer, independent scholar and teacher. He has conducted media research in China as a Knight Fellow and Fulbright Scholar and was the recipient of a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard. He is the author of Tiananmen Moon, a first-hand account of the 1989 protests in Beijing.

PetaPixel spoke with NASA Scientific Photographer Josh Valcarcel to learn about his eye-catching Artemis II portraits.

NASA's successful Artemis 1 Moon mission paved the way for Artemis 2 — the second of three missions to land humans on the Moon again. The Artemis 2 crew will not step foot on the lunar surface. But they will be the first humans to fly close to the Moon in over 50 years. On April 3, 2023, NASA officials announced the four astronauts selected to helm the historic mission.