May 27 Bad weather postpones SpaceX launch of NASA astronauts from Florida By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
May 27 Trump scraps plan to speak at space center after launch postponed By Kevin Freking, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press With just 16 minutes to go in the countdown, the launch was scrubbed because of the danger of lightning. Continue reading
May 26 Watch 6:44 How Elon Musk’s SpaceX is changing American space flight By Miles O'Brien It has been nearly a decade since an American space crew last lifted off from U.S. soil in a spacecraft built here. That's expected to change Wednesday afternoon with the relaunch of manned space flight. But the occasion will be… Continue watching
May 25 WATCH: SpaceX and NASA successfully launch historic flight with U.S. astronauts By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas SpaceX became the first private company ever to launch humans into Earth's orbit when its Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule took off from Kennedy Space Center on Saturday carrying two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. Continue reading
May 25 How SpaceX’s Dragon is a sleek, new take on a retro-style capsule By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
May 23 Trump to attend Wednesday’s NASA astronaut launch in Florida By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump plans to be on the Florida coast Wednesday to watch American astronauts blast into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center for the first time in nearly a decade. Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: NASA holds presser on upcoming SpaceX flight test By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: NASA holds news conference on SpaceX launch By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press It will be the first time a private company, rather than a national government, sends astronauts into orbit. Continue reading
May 19 WATCH: Pence previews next week’s U.S. return to space By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence hosted a preview of the U.S. program that will launch next week to return astronauts to space. Continue reading
May 17 U.S. military’s mystery space plane rockets back toward orbit By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press 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. Continue reading