Marcia Dunn

AP Aerospace Writer
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Each week, our editors discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing and their implications for the industry. 
June 19, 2026
This image provided by the NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU from the Psyche mission spacecraft shows Mars on Sunday, May 3, 2026.
Aerospace
NASA's Psyche Spacecraft Buzzing Mars on Its Way to a Rare Metal Asteroid
It will slingshot past the red planet at 12,333 mph on Friday.
May 14, 2026
This photo provided by NASA shows the exterior of the Orion spacecraft Integrity during the Artemis II mission en route to the moon on Friday, April 3, 2026.
Aerospace
Artemis II Toilet Acts Up Again
Engineers suspect ice may be blocking the line.
April 6, 2026
NASA's Artemis II moon rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Aerospace
Artemis II Bound for Moon on NASA's First Lunar Voyage in Decades
It's the leadoff toward a landing in two years.
April 2, 2026
NASA's Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft set for the Artemis 2 mission is seen on Launch Complex 39B at sunrise at the Kennedy Space Center, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Aerospace
Apollo vs. Artemis: What to Know About NASA's Return to the Moon
It will take three to four days for the capsule to reach the moon.
March 30, 2026
The NASA Artemis II rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard leaves the Vehicle Assembly Building moving slowly to pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, March 20, 2026.
Aerospace
NASA's Repaired Moon Rocket Heading Back to the Launch Pad
It could blast off as early at April 1.
March 20, 2026
NASA's Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) moon rocket with the Orion spacecraft slowly rolls back towards the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Aerospace
NASA Clears its Artemis Moon Rocket for an April Launch
Or will it be delayed again?
March 13, 2026
This image provided by NASA shows an ilustration of the identical Van Allen Probes.
Aerospace
Old NASA Science Satellite Plunges Back to Earth
The space agency put the risk of bodily harm at 1-in-4,200.
March 12, 2026
This image provided by NASA shows NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left, walking at the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.
Aerospace
NASA's Moon Rocket Returns to Hangar for More Repairs
Another problem cropped up while testing a different fix.
February 23, 2026
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Aerospace
NASA Boss Blasts Boeing for Starliner's Botched Astronaut Flight
He also blamed NASA managers for failing to intervene.
February 20, 2026
This photo provided by NASA shows the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Aerospace
NASA Rocket Fueling Test Will Decide When Artemis Astronauts Head to the Moon
The soonest the astronauts could soar is March 6.
February 20, 2026
In this image from video provided by NASA, France’s Sophie Adenot, Russia’s Andrei Fedyaev and Americans Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway greet colleagues as they enter the International Space Station after arriving on a SpaceX Dragon capsule on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.
Aerospace
New Astronauts Arrive at the International Space Station to Replace Evacuated Crew
Last month's medical evacuation was NASA's first in 65 years.
February 16, 2026
The NASA Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft is seen at Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Aerospace
NASA Delays Astronauts' Lunar Trip Until March After Hydrogen Leaks
It's the same problem that delayed the rocket's debut three years ago.
February 3, 2026
NASA's new moon rocket, Artemis II, makes its way from the Vehicle Assembly Building to pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Aerospace
NASA's New Moon Rocket Moves to the Pad Ahead of Astronaut Launch as Early as February
It will be the first lunar fly-around in more than half a century.
January 19, 2026
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“I never really thought that going on a spaceflight would be a real option for me..."
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