Jan 31 Artemis II highlights a shift in U.S. space strategy since Apollo and contrasts with China's closed program By Michelle L.D. Hanlon, The Conversation China’s program is centrally directed and tightly controlled by the state, while the U.S. approach is intentionally open and designed so partners can operate within a shared framework. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 5:24 Miles O'Brien joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the Challenger disaster on 'Settle In' By Geoff Bennett, Maea Lenei Buhre Forty years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on live television just 73 seconds after lifting off. All seven astronauts aboard died, plunging the nation into mourning. On our video podcast “Settle In,” Geoff Bennett and Miles O’Brien discussed that… Continue watching
Jan 21 WATCH: Returned astronauts say ultrasound machine 'really helped' during medical crisis By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press During their first public appearance since returning to Earth, the four astronauts refused Wednesday to say which one of them needed medical attention and for what reason. It was NASA's first medical evacuation in 65 years of human spaceflight. Continue reading
Jan 15 Ailing astronaut returns to Earth from space station early in NASA's first medical evacuation By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press It was an unexpected finish to a mission that began in August and left the International Space Station with only one American and two Russians on board. Continue reading
Jan 14 NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press An astronaut in need of doctors' care departed the International Space Station with three crewmates on Wednesday in NASA's first medical evacuation. Continue reading
Jan 08 NASA cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The space agency said Thursday the U.S.-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned. Continue reading
Dec 10 NASA loses contact with Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA said this week that it was working fine before it went behind the red planet. When it appeared again, there was only silence. Continue reading
Dec 09 Bundle up, leave the city and put away the phones. Here's how to watch the Geminids, one of the year's best meteor showers By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The Geminids peak this weekend and are visible through mid-December. Continue reading
Dec 03 WATCH: Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman back before Senate seeking NASA's top job By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Isaacman appeared before the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Wednesday, eight months after his first nomination hearing. Continue reading
Nov 26 Scientists detect crackling on Mars believed to be lightning By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover. Continue reading