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Newly discovered photos show astronauts after Gemini 8 emergency

Lawrence Journal World 22 Mar 2026
Quick thinking saved Armstrong and fellow astronaut David Scott, who ended the mission early with a splashdown off Okinawa, Japan ... The astronauts separated from the other spacecraft but the spinning got worse.
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Newly discovered photos show astronaut Neil Armstrong after near-fatal Gemini 8 emergency

New York Post 22 Mar 2026
Quick thinking saved Armstrong and fellow astronaut David Scott, who ended the mission early with a splashdown off Okinawa, Japan ... The astronauts separated from the other spacecraft but the spinning got worse.
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Astronauts try blasting off to moon after earlier problems

Princeton Daily Clarion 21 Mar 2026
NASA’s Artemis II rocket is preparing to blast off to the moon ... .
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Brunswick kids talk to astronauts as they orbit Earth

The Brunswick Times Record 21 Mar 2026
" data-image-caption=". Fiana Montegut, center, listens while fifth graders from Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary in Brunswick ask questions to astronauts Dr ... .
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Retired NASA astronaut and Air Force Col. Eileen Collins on breaking barriers in space

CBS News 21 Mar 2026
Retired NASA astronaut and Air Force Col. Eileen Collins joins "CBS Saturday Morning" to discuss her groundbreaking journey to become the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first to command a Space Shuttle mission ... .
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Artemis II Rocket Rolls Out to Launch Pad at Kennedy Space Center, Astronaut Crew Enters Quarantine

Space Coast Daily 21 Mar 2026
EDT ... As part of a Golden Age of innovation and exploration, Artemis II is another step toward new U.S.-crewed missions to the Moon’s surface, leading to a sustained presence on the Moon that will help the agency prepare to send astronauts to Mars. .
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Study highlights value of physician-astronauts and their role in space exploration

Dawn 21 Mar 2026
Since then, there have been dozens of physicians who became astronauts from around the world ... It also presents the world’s first comprehensive database of physician-astronauts, listing all physician-astronauts, past and present, from around the world.
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NASA’s new astronaut class gets a name

The Daily Item 20 Mar 2026
ORLANDO, Fla.NASA’s newest class of astronaut candidates just found out what people will call them ....
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Artemis II nears launch after delays; astronauts start preflight isolation

WCPO 20 Mar 2026
The astronauts began a two-week prelaunch quarantine Wednesday ... While Artemis I was uncrewed, Artemis II will carry four astronauts on a lunar flyby ... The last time NASA sent astronauts to the moon was Apollo 17 in 1972.
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'Challenger' OTT release: Kristen Stewart starrer astronaut series to stream on this platform

The Times of India 20 Mar 2026
Kristen Stewart led astronaut series titled 'Challenger' has finally received a greenlight from the OTT platform Amazon, reported Deadline. The Twilight star is set to play an astronaut and physicist, Sally Ride, the first US woman to fly in space.
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Meet the Platypi: NASA’s Newest Astronaut Candidate Class 

NASA 19 Mar 2026
Ten explorers are currently training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to become flight-eligible astronauts.  NASA home page.
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Kristen Stewart Astronaut Limited Series ‘The Challenger’ Set For Lift-Off At Prime Video

Empire 19 Mar 2026
Kristen Stewart Astronaut Limited Series ‘The Challenger’ Set For Lift-Off At Prime Video ... Bagby's The New Guys — which chronicles the never-before-told story of NASA's 1978 astronaut class — has been picked up at Prime Video.
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Artemis 2 astronauts in quarantine. When will they come to Florida?

Florida Today 19 Mar 2026
The four astronauts who are due to fly around the moon in NASA's historic Artemis 2 lunar mission are back in isolation ahead of a potential April launch ... NASA Artemis 2 astronauts enter quarantine in Houston.
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