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National Space Day Competition

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Astronauts Complete ISS Solar Array on 101st Spacewalk

By Jeff Gardner | November 5, 2026

On a seven-hour spacewalk Thursday, astronauts reached a milestone that will benefit space stations now and in the future. NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk installed the station’s eighth and final International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA). The mission also marked the 101st U.S. spacewalk. The installation completed a…

Martian Sample-Return Mission Launches

By Jeff Gardner | October 19, 2026

NASA is playing a key role in a JAXA mission that could return a sample from the Mars system for the first time in history. The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission launched October 20 from Japan. It is scheduled to arrive near the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos in August 2027. The spacecraft will collect…

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Astronauts Complete ISS Solar Array on 101st Spacewalk

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