Science Sep 03 Fuel leak disrupts NASA’s 2nd attempt at Artemis launch NASA’s new moon rocket sprang another hazardous leak Saturday, as the launch team began fueling it for liftoff on a test flight that must go well before astronauts climb aboard. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Nation Sep 02 Watch 8:22 Years late and billions over budget, NASA’s most powerful rocket finally set for takeoff If all goes as planned, NASA will launch a rocket to return to the moon Saturday afternoon. This first phase will send an unmanned capsule to lunar orbit and back, but NASA wants humans to land on the moon in… By Miles O'Brien
Politics Jul 26 Watch 5:07 International Space Station’s future in doubt after Russia announces withdrawal Russia says it will officially withdraw by 2024 from participating in the International Space Station. The country's space chief says Moscow will focus instead on building its own orbiting outpost, spurring concerns. The announcement Tuesday was expected, amid tensions between…
Science Jul 12 Watch 5:32 NASA’s Webb Space Telescope offers a window into the cosmos NASA shared new revelations Tuesday from the James Webb Telescope, the largest space observatory ever made. The new images capture distant galaxies, new stars and planets, and the furthest look into the birth of the cosmos ever recorded. Science correspondent… By Miles O'Brien, Dorothy Hastings
Oct 04 Russia film crew set to blast off to make 1st movie in space By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The project has been hailed by Russia's space chief as a chance to raise the prestige of the nation’s space program. Continue reading
Jun 07 Jeff Bezos plans to go to space in July aboard Blue Origin flight By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press In an Instagram post early Monday, Bezos said he, his brother, and the winner of an ongoing auction, will be aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft when it launches on July 20. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 6:43 NASA sets ambitious goals for latest mission to Mars By Miles O'Brien If all goes according to plan, the United States will land its most advanced rover ever on Mars on Thursday, nearly 300-million miles from where it lifted off last year. It is a daunting task, one that will set up… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 4:24 News Wrap: Barr breaks with Trump on claims of election fraud, U.S. hacking In our news wrap Monday, U.S. Attorney General William Barr broke with President Trump over election fraud claims and assertions that China may have hacked U.S. agencies, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he has a confession that state agents… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 2:49 How these 2 astronauts took a giant leap for womankind By William Brangham NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch conducted the first all-female spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Friday. The occasion represented a momentous milestone for the space program, which long disregarded women. Meir and Koch held a news conference… Continue watching