Nov 24 Watch 5:26 Can asteroids be veered away from Earth? New NASA spacecraft aims to find out By Miles O'Brien, Ryan Connelly Holmes NASA has launched a satellite into orbit on a mission to smash itself into an asteroid, in a test to see whether it is possible to knock a speeding space rock off course — if one were on a collision… Continue watching
Nov 24 NASA launches spacecraft to test asteroid defense plan By John Antczak, Associated Press The DART spacecraft, short for Double Asteroid Redirection Test, lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in a $330 million project with echoes of the Bruce Willis movie “Armageddon.”… Continue reading
Nov 16 Russia rejects accusations of endangering ISS astronauts By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Russian officials are rejecting accusations that they endangered astronauts aboard the International Space Station by conducting a weapons test that created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk. Continue reading
Nov 12 The cosmos beckons for Snoopy onscreen and in real life By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press A new rocket designed to launch humans to the moon, Mars and beyond will launch next year from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On board will be a familiar fuzzy figure — Snoopy. Continue reading
Nov 11 SpaceX crew launch marks the 600th person in space in 60 years By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station. The flight comes just two days after SpaceX brought four other astronauts home, and lifts the number of people who have reached space past the 600 mark. Continue reading
Nov 10 With ailing astronauts recovered, SpaceX aims for night crew launch By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX is counting down toward a nighttime launch of four astronauts for NASA. The Falcon rocket is scheduled to blast off Wednesday night from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Continue reading
Nov 09 NASA bumps astronaut moon landing to 2025 at earliest By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA plans to launch an uncrewed mission, Artemis I, in early 2022, with the spacecraft flying to the moon and back as a prelude to crewed missions. Continue reading
Oct 31 SpaceX delays astronaut flight due to rough wind, waves By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX has bumped its next astronaut flight for NASA until Wednesday because of rough wind and waves hundreds of miles away. Continue reading
Oct 16 NASA's asteroid hunter Lucy soars into sky with diamonds By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A NASA spacecraft named Lucy rocketed into the sky with diamonds Saturday morning on a 12-year quest to explore eight asteroids. Seven of the mysterious space rocks are among swarms of asteroids sharing Jupiter’s orbit, thought to be the pristine… Continue reading
Oct 14 NASA set to launch a robot to explore asteroids near Jupiter By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A plaque attached to the spacecraft includes lines from songs the Beatles wrote, along with quotes from other luminaries. From a John Lennon single: We all shine on . . . like the moon and the stars and the sun. Continue reading