ALT Northrop Grumman's NG-25 Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft has been named the S.S. James A. Lovell. (NASA/Northrop Grumman/Thales Alenia / montage by collectSPACE.com)

ALT A mockup of an astronaut on a spacewalk welcomes visitors into "At Home in Space," the last of the space-themed galleries to open at the renovated National Air and Space Museum. (Smithsonian)

ALT Anil Menon, Expedition 75 flight engineer, marked his 100th day in space on Oct. 22, 2026, a week before he and Josh Kutryk made the 100th U.S. EVA from the International Space Station. (NASA)

ALT Virgin Galactic's Spaceship Apeiron makes its first captive-carry flight under the carrier aircraft Eve, Oct. 28, 2026. (Virgin Galactic)

ALT The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) experience as part of the Kent Kresa Space Gallery showcases decades of robotic space exploration in California Science Center's new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, opening on Nov. 13.

ALT "Earthrise," the dramatic, high-stakes account of Artemis II, the first human journey to the moon in 50 years, told from the perspective of astronaut Jeremy Hansen to John Larsen. (HarperCollins)

ALT The inclusion of astronaut William "Bill" Thornton's autograph on this STS-8 flown envelope (cover) made the difference of it selling for a few hundred to thousands of dollars. (RR Auction)

ALT A large model of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that took 158 hours to build out of 13,184 pieces is among the displays in "Artemis Adventure with LEGO Bricks," now at The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, Michigan. (Flying Fish)

ALT A cross-section of a former giant sequoia tree that was grown from a seed carried on NASA's Artemis I mission around the moon is among Mini Museum's Artemis Moon Tree offerings. (Mini Museum)

ALT A 2026 "Enduring Liberty" half-dollar coin floats in front of a window aboard the International Space Station. The coin was one of eight sent into orbit for the nation's semiquincentennial. (NASA/US Mint)

ALT Vast's Haven Demo Artifact display includes a segment cut from the structural panels left over from the manufacturing of the commercial space station testbed. (Vast)

ALT Milt Windler, "Maroon Flight," seated at the flight director's console in NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston, Texas. (NASA)

ALT An artificial intelligence (AI)-generated image of a crocheted golden dragon based on astronaut Jessica Watkins' description of "Lucky," the Crew-13 zero-gravity indicator. A photo or video of the doll has yet to be seen from the mission, now underway. (collectSPACE)

ALT Two consignments, two lots, one artifact: The jacket and trousers for Neil Armstrong's training (or spare) inflight coverall garment are up for auction, benefiting the American Space Museum. (ASM)

ALT Stills from "Inside Outer Space," a 1963 episode of "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" featuring Professor Ludwig von Drake as the "famous authority on outer space." (The Walt Disney Company)

ALT A special Astronaut Pikachu plush is seen aboard the International Space Station as part of a new collaboration between ESA and The Pokémon Company International. (ESA/NASA/Sophie Adenot)

ALT A 1976 art print captured the newly-named connection between Star Trek and NASA's space shuttle program. (NASA/Paramount)

ALT Two NASA T-38 astronaut training jets perform the first-ever flyover of a professional football field at the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers versus Atlanta Falcons game on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. The demo was part of NASA's new NFL Inspiration Tour. (NASA/FOX/NFL)

ALT Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman (left) and pilot Victor Glover, seen here in March 2026, have become NASA's first astronauts to join its emeritus program, than retire outright. (NASA/Kim Shiflett)