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On this day in space! July 31, 1971: Apollo 15 astronauts drive on the moon for 1st time

On this day in space! July 30, 1610: Galileo sees Saturn's rings for the 1st time

Galaxy cluster's magnetic field reconstructed for 1st time with record-breaking astronomy map

Space medicine breakthrough? Kidney and liver tissue bioprinted off Earth for 1st time ever

Making history! China lands rocket during an orbital launch for 1st time ever (video)

SpaceX's next Starship breathes fire for 1st time in prelaunch test (video)

Menstruation in space will be studied for 1st time with 'Operation Period'

Going supersonic! NASA's X-59 jet breaks sound barrier for the 1st time

NASA's X-59 jet is ready to break the sound barrier for the 1st time this month

SpaceX just launched Starship V3 — its most powerful megarocket yet — into space for the 1st time in spectacular Flight 12 test (video)

Shakeup at JPL? Control over iconic NASA center could change for 1st time in nearly 100 years

SpaceX fuels up Starship V3 megarocket for 1st time ahead of crucial test flight (photos)

James Webb Space Telescope directly studies an exoplanet's surface for the 1st time: 'We see a dark, hot, barren rock'

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off on 1st launch in 18 months

Blue Origin reuses huge New Glenn rocket for 1st time, lands booster at sea — but deploys satellite into wrong orbit (launch video)

Watch Blue Origin launch a reused New Glenn rocket booster for 1st time ever today

SpaceX fires up next-gen 'V3' Starship for 1st time ahead of April launch (photos)

The sun just had no visible sunspots for the 1st time since 2022. Is the end of the current solar cycle near?

The James Webb Space Telescope just mapped auroras on Uranus in 3D for the 1st time, and scientists are thrilled

Europe's most powerful rocket launches for 1st time, carrying 32 Amazon internet satellites to orbit (video)