Dec 04 Trump picks Jared Isaacman, billionaire who performed first private spacewalk, to lead NASA By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump has tapped a tech billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk to lead NASA. Continue reading
Nov 08 WATCH: Returning SpaceX Crew-8 NASA astronauts discuss their 235-day mission in space By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Three NASA astronauts are speaking at a news conference after spending more than seven months in space aboard the International Space Station. Continue reading
Oct 25 Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Hurricane Milton and Boeing capsule issues By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A NASA astronaut was taken to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue after returning from a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton, the space agency said Friday. Continue reading
Oct 14 WATCH: NASA launches Europa Clipper to scour Jupiter moon for life’s ingredients By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life. Continue reading
Oct 07 Spacecraft on its way to investigate asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A spacecraft has blasted off to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. Continue reading
Oct 02 NASA switches off a scientific instrument on Voyager 2 to extend spacecraft’s lifespan By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2's plasma science instrument — designed to measure the flow of charged atoms — was powered down in late September so the spacecraft can keep exploring for as long as possible, expected into… Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 2:15 News Wrap: Vance and Walz campaign in battleground states days before VP debate In our news wrap Saturday, vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz campaigned in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Michigan, two separate Russian drone attacks in northeastern Ukraine killed nearly a dozen people, and SpaceX launched a mission… Continue watching
Sep 28 WATCH: NASA and SpaceX launch mission to retrieve two astronauts stranded on ISS By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 18 WATCH: Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for ‘Hidden Figures’ and other women contributors to NASA By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 4:43 Critical report warns NASA is underfunded and its future is at risk By Geoff Bennett, Kate Tobin, Jackson Hudgins A four-person crew of civilians launched Tuesday morning on a private Space-X rocket for a five-day mission to include the first commercial spacewalk in history. NASA has big plans to send people to the Moon and Mars, but a sweeping… Continue watching