Science May 02 SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth; rare night splashdown SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot.
Science Apr 26 WATCH: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts answer media questions NASA and SpaceX are promising more Coast Guard patrols and fewer pleasure boaters for this week's splashdown by four astronauts.
Science Apr 23 SpaceX successfully uses recycled parts to launch third crew into orbit The astronauts from the U.S., Japan and France should reach the International Space Station early Saturday morning, following a 23-hour ride in the same Dragon capsule used by SpaceX’s debut crew last May.
Science Apr 22 NASA’s Mars helicopter soars higher, longer on 2nd flight "It sounds simple, but there are many unknowns regarding how to fly a helicopter on Mars," Ingenuity's chief pilot, Havard Grip, said from JPL in a statement. "That's why we're here — to make these unknowns known."…
Science Apr 19 NASA helicopter Ingenuity successfully flies on Mars It was a brief hop — just 39 seconds — but accomplished major milestones and was hailed as a Wright Brothers moment.
Politics Mar 19 Biden picks former senator who flew in space to lead NASA President Joe Biden has chosen a former senator from Florida who flew on the space shuttle to lead NASA.
Science Mar 05 Spacewalkers finish solar panel prep for station power boost NASA's Kate Rubins and Japan's Soichi Noguchi successfully installed mounting brackets and struts Friday for the solar wings due to arrive in June.
Science Feb 25 Mars rover’s giant parachute carried secret message The huge parachute used by NASA's Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message.
Science Feb 22 WATCH: NASA’s Perseverance rover sends new video and images of Mars NASA equipped the spacecraft with a record 25 cameras and two microphones, many of which were turned on during last week's descent.
Science Feb 19 WATCH: Mars landing team ‘awestruck’ by photo of descending rover NASA equipped the spacecraft with a record 25 cameras, many of which were turned on during Thursday's descent. Perseverance can be seen just 6 1/2 feet off the ground, being lowered by cables attached to an overhead sky crane.