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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off in this time exposure from Launch Complex 39A Friday, April 23, 2021, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Four astronauts will fly on the SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
SpaceX launches 3rd crew with recycled rocket and capsule

By Marcia Dunn Apr. 23, 2021 05:52 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019, file photo, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley, left, and Bob Behnken work with teams from NASA and SpaceX to rehearse crew extraction from SpaceX's Crew Dragon, which will be used to carry humans to the International Space Station, at the Trident Basin in Cape Canaveral, Fla. For the first time in nearly a decade, the two astronauts blasted towards orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil on May 30 2020, a first for a private company. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP, File)
World's space achievements a bright spot in stressful 2020

By Marcia Dunn Dec. 16, 2020 11:36 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Dec. 12, 2020 11:05 AM EST
Recent editorials of regional and national interest from New England’s newspapers: CONNECTICUT: Dead pool at Hartford...

The SpaceX Falcon 9, with Dragon crew capsule on top of the rocket, sits on Launch Pad 39-A, Friday, May 29, 2020, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Two astronauts will fly on the SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station scheduled for launch on Saturday, May 30. For the first time in nearly a decade, astronauts will blast into orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil, a first for a private company. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
'Back in the game': SpaceX ship blasts off with 2 astronauts

By Marcia Dunn May. 30, 2020 09:17 AM EDT

In this April 10, 1970 photo made available by NASA, Apollo 13 astronauts, from left, Fred Haise, Jack Swigert and Jim Lovell gather for a photo on the day before launch. (NASA via AP)
'Houston, we’ve had a problem’: Remembering Apollo 13 at 50

By Marcia Dunn Apr. 09, 2020 01:06 AM EDT

NRL's 'Project Apollo' aims to provide smooth landing in Oz

By John Pye Apr. 03, 2020 02:48 AM EDT
It has been dubbed the Project Apollo, a think tank tasked with giving Australia’s National Rugby League a smooth landing when the season resumes following a...