Science May 30 SpaceX rocket ship blasts off into orbit with 2 Americans A rocket ship built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans on Saturday, ushering in a new era of commercial space travel and putting NASA back in the business of launching astronauts from U.S. soil…
Science May 27 Bad weather postpones SpaceX launch of NASA astronauts from Florida The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit was called off with 16 minutes to go in the countdown Wednesday because of thunderclouds and the danger of lightning.
Science May 25 How SpaceX’s Dragon is a sleek, new take on a retro-style capsule The Dragon’s clean lines and minimalist interior, with touchscreens instead of a mess of switches and knobs, make even the space shuttles seem yesteryear.
Science May 21 WATCH: NASA holds presser on upcoming SpaceX flight test For the first time in nearly a decade, U.S. astronauts are about to blast into orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil. And for the first time in the history of human spaceflight, a private company is running the…
Science May 20 WATCH: NASA holds news conference on SpaceX launch It will be the first time a private company, rather than a national government, sends astronauts into orbit.
Science May 17 U.S. military’s mystery space plane rockets back toward orbit It’s the sixth flight of an X-37B, a solar-powered plane that's flown by remote control without a crew. Officials aren't saying how long the spacecraft will remain in orbit this time or the purpose of the mission.
Nation May 01 NASA urges spectators for astronaut launch to please stay home It will be the first launch of astronauts from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in nine years, and the first anywhere by a private company. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine says it saddens him to keep people away, but the priority is…
Science Apr 30 NASA goes private for 1st astronaut lunar landers in decades NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Thursday the three companies that will develop and build lunar landers, with the goal of returning astronauts to the moon by 2024, and ultimately on to Mars.
Science Apr 10 After months in space, astronauts returning to a changed world Two NASA astronauts said they expect it will be tough returning to such a drastically changed world next week, after more than half a year at the International Space Station.
Arts Apr 09 Apollo 13’s most famous quotes originated in Hollywood Apollo 13's best known quotes originated not in space or Mission Control, but in Hollywood.