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            <title>Artemis II astronauts proposed for Congressional Gold Medal for moon trip</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The first astronauts to fly by the moon in more than 50 years could receive an honor previously only bestowed to the first crew to land there, if a former space shuttle commander's Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal Act is passed by Congress.]]></description>
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            <title>Astronaut Danny Olivas reacts to, ranks space shuttle Endeavour's new display</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Danny Olivas did not launch on Endeavour, but as a space shuttle astronaut he was thrilled to be among the first people to see the orbiter on vertical display. Olivas joined members of the media for an first look at the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.]]></description>
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            <title>First look: November launch set for space shuttle Endeavour's towering display</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[There are some sights that photographs cannot do justice. A new one debuts on Nov. 13, as the California Science Center in Los Angeles at long last reveals the space shuttle Endeavour inside the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.]]></description>
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            <title>Interkosmos cosmonaut Abdul Ahad Momand, first Afghan in space, dies at 67</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Abdul Ahad Momand, the first citizen of Afghanistan to fly into space, has died at the age of 67. Momand's death was due to cancer, according to his family. In 1988, he flew on a nine-day Interkosmos mission to the Mir space station.]]></description>
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            <title>Artemis II and ISS astronauts take the ball for 2026 FIFA World Cup</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover once again found themselves in the vicinity of a worldwide-recognizable orb, as thousands, if not millions of people watched on live. The Artemis II crewmates delivered the ball before a FIFA World Cup match.]]></description>
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            <title>Obama Presidential Center opens with NASA astronaut jacket on display</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Among the artifacts now on display in the newly-opened Barack Obama Presidential Center is a jacket that was only worn for a few minutes. The blue coat is of the type that astronauts wear but this one has a tag that reads "President of the United States."]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:48 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Cosmonaut Aleksandr Samokutyaev, 56, is first former ISS crew member to die</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Aleksandr Samokutyaev, a cosmonaut who served twice as a crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS), including during the final U.S. space shuttle mission in 2011, has died. He was 56. Samokutyaev was the first ISS expedition member to die.]]></description>
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            <title>Towers for California space shuttle launches demolished for SpaceX Falcon rockets</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[One of the United States' most-storied space launch sites has been cleared of its towers, making way for modern rockets to use the pad. Space Launch Complex-6 (SLC-6) is arguably more famous for what did not lift off from there then what did.]]></description>
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            <title>Gone public, have a mission patch: SpaceX celebrates IPO with new collectibles</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[How does a spaceflight company celebrate going public? With a mission patch and a (rocket engine) bell, of course. SpaceX (SPCX on Nasdaq) debuted the collectibles on the same day that its IPO (initial public offering) became the largest ever in history.]]></description>
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