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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — A SpaceX rocket lifted off on Wednesday night from a launchpad here, carrying four Americans on an adventure to orbit the Earth for three days that will be like no other.None of the crew works for NASA. The mission, known as Inspiration4, is the first orbital trip where not one…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Have you ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut — or traveling to outer space? What’s so appealing about leaving Earth?How realistic are such aspirations?One “ordinary citizen” was recently chosen to be a passenger aboard the SpaceX Falcon…

“Getting there is half the fun” — or so the idiom claims.Has this ever been true for you when taking a trip? Do you enjoy riding the rails or flying the friendly skies? Have you ever taken a dune buggy for a spin, set sail on a catamaran, hopped on a pogo stick, or enjoyed…

Find all our Student Opinion questions here. Recent events, including the activist Greta Thunberg’s impassioned speech to the United Nations and the global strike on September 20, have kept the climate crisis prominently in the spotlight. For some who wrestle with the impact that their carbon footprint has on the planet, climate change has turned…

So, in this Student Opinion question, we invited them to read about the things Times employees do to take care of themselves, and then share their own. Here are some of their tips for preserving and improving their mental, physical and emotional health: Draw Whenever I get stressed out, I draw. I know, I know,…

What story does this image inspire for you? Tell us about a memory from your own life that this picture makes you think of — or use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by what you see. Tell us in the comments, then read the related article to…