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The "Candy Cosmos" float features larger-than-life gummi candies and a rocket, joined by a giant balloon of Haribo's mascot Goldbear. It is the German confectioner's first time in the parade on Thursday (Nov. 28), but a <a href="news/news-112824a-candy-cosmos-haribo-gummi-goldbear-macys-thanksgiving-parade.html">return to space for Haribo gummies</a>, which have a history of flying as space food and astronaut playthings.</p></div><BR><BR> <div style="line-height:0px;"><h1><a name="1121241200">November 21, 2024</a></h1> <h2>/ <a href="./archive/archive-1124.html#1121241200" title="Suit case" rel="bookmark">12:00 p.m. CT</a> (1800 GMT)<BR></h2> <center><IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><br> <a href="news/news-112124a-axiom-ax1-lopez-alegria-flight-suit-kennedy-space-center.html"><img src="images/feature112124b.jpg" width="338" height="140" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0"></a><BR> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></CENTER> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><a href="news/news-112124a-axiom-ax1-lopez-alegria-flight-suit-kennedy-space-center.html"><img src="images/update040822a.jpg" width="83" height="71" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"></a> <h3>Suit case</h3><p>: NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is again inviting its guests to "Discover Something Real" with the debut of Michael Lopez-Alegria's <a href="news/news-112124a-axiom-ax1-lopez-alegria-flight-suit-kennedy-space-center.html">Axiom Mission-1 (Ax-1) flight suit</a> on Thursday (Nov. 21). The black and blue uniform, which is now on display alongside space shuttle Atlantis, was worn by Lopez-Alegria when he became the first NASA astronaut to revisit the International Space Station on a privately-funded mission two years ago.</p></div><BR><BR> <div style="line-height:0px;"><h1><a name="1119240900">November 19, 2024</a></h1> <h2>/ <a href="./archive/archive-1124.html#1119240900" title="Defying gravity" rel="bookmark">9:00 a.m. CT</a> (1500 GMT)<BR></h2> <center><IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><br> <a href="news/news-111924a-not-so-wicked-wizard-of-oz-moon-for-all-mankind.html"><img src="images/feature111924a.jpg" width="338" height="140" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0"></a><BR> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></CENTER> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><a href="news/news-111924a-not-so-wicked-wizard-of-oz-moon-for-all-mankind.html"><img src="images/update111924a.jpg" width="83" height="71" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"></a> <h3>Defying gravity</h3><p>: At the end of the Yellow Brick Road, somewhere over the rainbow, you will find... the moon. With "The Wizard of Oz" celebrating its 85th anniversary and "Wicked" being released into movie theaters, collectSPACE spoke with actor Patrick Labyorteaux to discover the <a href="news/news-111924a-not-so-wicked-wizard-of-oz-moon-for-all-mankind.html">link between the Emerald City and Tranquility Base</a>. Hint: You needn't a brain, a heart or courage to see this is going to be a tenuous link, but it is "for all mankind."</p></div><BR><BR> <div style="line-height:0px;"><h1><a name="1113241400">November 13, 2024</a></h1> <h2>/ <a href="./archive/archive-1124.html#1113241400" title="Lunar Quilt challenge" rel="bookmark">2:00 p.m. CT</a> (2000 GMT)<BR></h2> <center><IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><br> <a href="news/news-111324a-lunar-quilt-challenge-astronaut-karen-nyberg.html"><img src="images/feature111324a.jpg" width="338" height="140" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0"></a><BR> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></CENTER> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><a href="news/news-111324a-lunar-quilt-challenge-astronaut-karen-nyberg.html"><img src="images/update111324a.jpg" width="83" height="71" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"></a> <h3>Lunar Quilt challenge</h3><p>: The moon, as sewn together by students and crafters in all 50 United States, will go on display at the Earth to Space festival at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington in 2025, and your lunar-themed square could be part of it! Organized by the National Quilt Museum together with Karen Nyberg, the first quilter in space, the <a href="news/news-111324a-lunar-quilt-challenge-astronaut-karen-nyberg.html">Lunar Quilt Challenge is open</a> for submissions themed around humanity's return to the moon.</p></div><BR><BR> <div style="line-height:0px;"><h1><a name="1110240700">November 10, 2024</a></h1> <h2>/ <a href="./archive/archive-1124.html#1110240700" title="60 years down, 440 to go" rel="bookmark">7:00 a.m. CT</a> (1200 GMT)<BR></h2> <center><IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><br> <a href="news/news-111024a-project-mercury-monument-time-capsule-60-years.html"><img src="images/feature111024a.jpg" width="338" height="140" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0"></a><BR> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></CENTER> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><a href="news/news-111024a-project-mercury-monument-time-capsule-60-years.html"><img src="images/update111024a.jpg" width="83" height="71" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"></a> <h3>60 years down, 440 to go</h3><p>: Though the steel installation was in part a tribute to them, only two of the seven original astronauts attended the Nov. 10, 1964, dedication of the <a href="news/news-111024a-project-mercury-monument-time-capsule-60-years.html">Project Mercury Monument at Launch Complex-14</a> in Cape Canaveral. Gus Grissom and Wally Schirra joined NASA, Air Force and government officials to celebrate the success of the first U.S. human space program. Encased in the landmark is a time capsule not to be opened until 2464.</p></div><BR><BR> <div style="line-height:0px;"><h1><a name="1105241725">November 5, 2024</a></h1> <h2>/ <a href="./archive/archive-1124.html#1105241725" title="Go Centaur!" rel="bookmark">5:25 p.m. CT</a> (2225 GMT)<BR></h2> <center><IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><br> <a href="news/news-110524a-centaur-exhibit-space-systems-command-los-angeles-afb.html"><img src="images/feature110524a.jpg" width="338" height="140" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0"></a><BR> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></CENTER> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><a href="news/news-110524a-centaur-exhibit-space-systems-command-los-angeles-afb.html"><img src="images/update110524a.jpg" width="83" height="71" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"></a> <h3>Go Centaur!</h3><p> On Monday (Nov. 4), the U.S. Space Force released the details of its new exhibit of a <a href="news/news-110524a-centaur-exhibit-space-systems-command-los-angeles-afb.html">Centaur III propellant tank and RL-10 engine</a> outside of the headquarters of Space Systems Command at Los Angeles Air Force Base in California. The upper stage components were dedicated at an Oct. 18 ceremony, which hailed the donation by United Launch Alliance and the Centaur's role in launching both U.S. military and civilian space missions.</p></div><BR> </TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table></CENTER> </td> <td valign="top" width="362"> <CENTER><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="338"><TR><TD> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"> </TR></TD></TABLE> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="342"><TR><TD> <div style="line-height:0px;"><h1><a name="1122240955">November 22, 2024</a></h1> <h2>/ <a href="./archive/archive-1124.html#1122240955" title="100th woman in space" rel="bookmark">9:55 a.m. CT</a> (1555 GMT)<BR></h2> <center><IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><br> <a href="news/news-112224a-blue-origin-ns28-100th-woman-space.html"><img src="images/feature112224b.jpg" width="338" height="140" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0"></a><BR> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></CENTER> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><a href="news/news-112224a-blue-origin-ns28-100th-woman-space.html"><img src="images/update112224a.jpg" width="83" height="71" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"></a> <h3>100 women in space</h3><p>: Blue Origin's NS-28 mission lifted off and landed in West Texas on Friday (Nov. 23), sending six passengers aboard New Shepard on a suborbital flight. Among the crew members was Emily "The Space Gal" Calandrelli, who became the <a href="news/news-112224a-blue-origin-ns28-100th-woman-space.html">100th woman to fly into space</a>. An MIT engineer, TV host and best-selling author, Calandrelli said she plans to use her experience to further inspire children to see themselves in science fields.</p></div><BR><BR> <div style="line-height:0px;"><h1><a name="1119242100">November 19, 2024</a></h1> <h2>/ <a href="./archive/archive-1124.html#1119242100" title="(For Scale)" rel="bookmark">9:00 p.m. CT</a> (0300 GMT Nov 20)<BR></h2> <center><IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><br> <a href="news/news-111924a-spacex-starship-test-flight-six-banana.html"><img src="images/feature111924b.jpg" width="338" height="140" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0"></a><BR> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></CENTER> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><a href="news/news-111924b-spacex-starship-test-flight-six-banana.html"><img src="images/update111924b.jpg" width="83" height="71" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"></a> <h3>(For Scale)</h3><p>: SpaceX launched its sixth test flight of its Starship heavy-lift rocket Tuesday (Nov. 19), including its first physical payload: a toy banana. The full-size-but-fake fruit was not only "for scale," but also <a href="news/news-111924a-spacex-starship-test-flight-six-banana.html">Starship's first zero-gravity indicator</a>. Bananas also adorned the outside of the vehicle, with pixelated cartoon bananas holding actual size examples. A typical 8-inch banana measures 1/247th the height of the towering Starship and Super Heavy stack.</p></div><BR><BR> <div style="line-height:0px;"><h1><a name="1115240800">November 15, 2024</a></h1> <h2>/ <a href="./archive/archive-1124.html#1115240800" title="The 'Spacewoman'" rel="bookmark">8:00 a.m. CT</a> (1300 GMT)<BR></h2> <center><IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><br> <a href="news/news-111524a-spacewoman-documentary-astronaut-eileen-collins-director-interview.html"><img src="images/feature111524a.jpg" width="338" height="140" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0"></a><BR> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></CENTER> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><a href="news/news-111524a-spacewoman-documentary-astronaut-eileen-collins-director-interview.html"><img src="images/update020624a.jpg" width="83" height="71" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"></a> <h3>The 'Spacewoman'</h3><p>: In the 1990s, Eileen Collins broke through the "glass ceiling to the stars" as NASA's first female astronaut to pilot and command the space shuttle. Now she is <a href="news/news-111524a-spacewoman-documentary-astronaut-eileen-collins-director-interview.html">launching onto the silver screen</a>. "Spacewoman," a Haviland Digital and Tigerlily Productions documentary directed by Hannah Berryman, is premiering on Saturday (Nov. 16) at the Doc NYC festival. Collins and Berryman spoke to collectSPACE about the film's themes.</p></div><BR><BR> <div style="line-height:0px;"><h1><a name="1111241215">November 11, 2024</a></h1> <h2>/ <a href="./archive/archive-1124.html#1111241215" title="Open Gateway" rel="bookmark">12:15 p.m. CT</a> (1815 GMT)<BR></h2> <center><IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><br> <a href="news/news-111124a_artemis-gateway-habitat-mockup-northrop-grumman-space-center-houston.html"><img src="images/feature111124a.jpg" width="338" height="140" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0"></a><BR> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></CENTER> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><a href="news/news-111124a_artemis-gateway-habitat-mockup-northrop-grumman-space-center-houston.html"><img src="images/update100824a.jpg" width="83" height="71" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"></a> <h3>Open Gateway</h3><p>: Space Center has opened its new Artemis Gateway exhibit featuring a walkthrough <a href="news/news-111124a_artemis-gateway-habitat-mockup-northrop-grumman-space-center-houston.html">mockup of a lunar orbit habitat</a>. Designed by Northrop Grumman and used by NASA to assess the best configuration for the Gateway's Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO), the full-size module is outfitted with science racks, docking ports and astronaut crew quarters. The mockup is one of the first artifacts of the Gateway platform to go on display.</p></div><BR><BR> <div style="line-height:0px;"><h1><a name="1107241100">November 7, 2024</a></h1> <h2>/ <a href="./archive/archive-1124.html#1107241100" title="Moon RACER" rel="bookmark">11:00 a.m. CT</a> (1600 GMT)<BR></h2> <center><IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><br> <a href="news/news-110724a-intuitive-machines-racer-lunar-terrain-vehicle-reveal.html"><img src="images/feature110724a.jpg" width="338" height="140" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0"></a><BR> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></CENTER> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><a href="news/news-110724a-intuitive-machines-racer-lunar-terrain-vehicle-reveal.html"><img src="images/update110724a.jpg" width="83" height="71" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"></a> <h3>Moon RACER</h3><p>: A parking lot stood in for the moon on Thursday (Nov. 7), as a lunar rover took its first public drive. Intuitive Machines <a href="news/news-110724a-intuitive-machines-racer-lunar-terrain-vehicle-reveal.html">revealed its lunar terrain vehicle</a> for NASA's Artemis program at Space Center Houston. Moon RACER (Reusable Autonomous Crewed Exploration Rover) features a Roush chassis, satellite relay and direct communications, Michelin tires and the sign off (literally) by two of the six Apollo astronauts to drive a car on the moon.</p></div><BR><BR> <div style="line-height:0px;"><h1><a name="1102242100">November 2, 2024</a></h1> <h2>/ <a href="./archive/archive-1124.html#1102242100" title="NASA 'cake-ball'" rel="bookmark">9:00 p.m. CT</a> (0200 GMT Nov 3)<BR></h2> <center><IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><br> <a href="news/news-110224a-taste-space-duff-goldman-moon-landing-55th-cake.html"><img src="images/feature110224a.jpg" width="338" height="140" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0"></a><BR> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></CENTER> <IMG SRC="images/blank.gif" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><a href="news/news-110224a-taste-space-duff-goldman-moon-landing-55th-cake.html"><img src="images/update110224a.jpg" width="83" height="71" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" align="left"></a> <h3>NASA 'cake-ball'</h3><p>: A large, spinning NASA logo outside of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex <a href="news/news-110224a-taste-space-duff-goldman-moon-landing-55th-cake.html">inspired the cake for this year's "Taste of Space"</a> culinary evening on Saturday (Nov. 2). Duff Goldman and his team at Charm City Cakes made the half-NASA "cake-ball" so the opposite side of the sphere resembled the moon for the 55th anniversary of the lunar landing. 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