Science Sep 28 WATCH: NASA and SpaceX launch mission to retrieve two astronauts stranded on ISS SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home next February.
Science Sep 15 SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn crew returns to Earth after completing first private spacewalk A tech entrepreneur, two SpaceX engineers and a former Air Force Thunderbird pilot returned to Earth on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers.
Science Sep 12 First private spacewalk pulled off high above Earth It was a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional astronauts — until now. Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman teamed up with SpaceX to test the company’s brand new spacesuits on his chartered flight.
Science Sep 06 Boeing Starliner returns to Earth without anyone aboard, leaving crew at space station Six hours after departing the International Space Station, Starliner parachuted into New Mexico’s White Sands Missile Range, descending on autopilot through the desert darkness.
Nation Sep 04 Boeing’s troubled Starliner capsule will return to Earth this week with empty seats, leaving 2 astronauts at ISS Boeing will attempt to return its problem-plagued capsule from the International Space Station later this week — with empty seats.
Science Aug 28 FAA grounds SpaceX after one of its rockets falls over in flames during landing The Federal Aviation Administration grounded SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets and ordered an investigation following the predawn accident off the Florida coast. No injuries or public damage were reported.
Science Aug 24 NASA decides 2 astronauts will stay in space until 2025, nixing return on Boeing capsule NASA decided Saturday it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they'll have to wait until next year for a ride home with SpaceX. What should have been a weeklong test flight for the…
Science Aug 15 4 months of lunar spectacles start with August’s supermoon The first of four supermoons this year is about to rise. Stargazers can catch the first act Monday as the full moon inches a little closer than usual.
Science Aug 14 LISTEN: NASA still deciding whether 2 Starliner astronauts will stay at ISS until 2025 Rather than flying Boeing’s Starliner back to Earth, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams would catch a ride on SpaceX’s next flight. That option would keep them at the space station until next February.
Science Aug 12 An ocean’s worth of water may be hiding beneath Mars’ dusty surface, new study suggests Just because water still may be sloshing around inside Mars does not mean it holds life.