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ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet from France began Alpha - his second mission to the International Space Station - on 23 April 2021. Launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA, on the second operational flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon, he has now spent around six months in orbit on mission Alpha. In addition to science experiments, he has taken part in four spacewalks and countless scientific investigations. On 4 October Thomas became the fourth European International Space Station Commander. He is now the ESA astronaut with the most total time spent in space and on spacewalks.

A Moscow-based automotive and industrial designer has come up with a novel, new way of navigating the lunar surface.

With a number of upcoming Star Wars TV shows heading your way soon, the Force will be with you. Always.

Facebook Connect will take place on Oct. 28 and a new Oculus VR headset may have been leaked.

Here are our top five picks for who we think will play the next Doctor Who.

These are the best cameras you can buy for photography or videography, for beginners or professionals.

Solar eclipses are one of nature's most spectacular events.

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek movies dared to go boldly go where 'some men' had gone before.

Watch the Star Wars movies in chronological order and completely immerse yourself in a galaxy far, far away.

When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 in 1957, it represented humanity’s first significant foray into the cosmos.

Lucy's handlers have been working hard to diagnose and fix the problem, but it remains unsolved at present.

Astra's next mission had two potential launch windows: one that runs from Oct. 27 to Oct. 31, and another that's open from Nov. 5 to Nov. 12. Range issues have now closed that first window.

When it comes to their environmental impacts, not all rocket fuels are equal. Which are the industry's 'dirty secrets' and which technologies might satisfy even Greta Thunberg?

Image: Lunar Lander in Dubai

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A Soyuz rocket lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with the Progress MS-18 supply ship. Credit: Roscosmos

A Russian Progress cargo freighter loaded with more than 5,000 pounds of crew supplies, fuel, water, and air lifted off Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and rode a Soyuz launcher into orbit, the first leg of a two-day trip to the International Space Station.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, which will ferry NASA's next group of astronauts to space has rolled to the pad.