Nation Dec 05 Stuck Starliner astronauts hit 6 months in space with 2 more to go until they can return By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Jul 15 A recently discovered cave on the moon could mean housing for future astronauts Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago… By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science May 04 Boeing is launching astronauts into space in its Starliner capsule. Here’s what to know After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, in the first flight of the company's Starliner capsule with a crew on board. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Dec 19 NASA features orange tabby cat in first video sent by laser from deep space The 15-second ultra high-definition video was beamed to Earth from NASA's Psyche spacecraft, 19 million miles away. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Mar 30 Watch 4:45 Blue Origin’s latest mission takes a professor and entrepreneur to the edge of space American astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth Wednesday from the International Space Station along with two fellow Russian cosmonauts. He was in space for 355 straight days, longer than any American yet. But attention will return to private efforts… By Miles O'Brien, Courtney Norris
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
Oct 04 Actor William Shatner of Star Trek fame is actually going to space By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press At age 90, Shatner will become the oldest person in space. He'll join three others — two of them paying customers — aboard a Blue Origin capsule. It will be the company's second launch with a crew. Continue reading
Jul 29 Russian lab module docks with space station after 8-day trip By Associated Press The 22-ton Nauka module, also called the Multipurpose Laboratory Module, docked with the orbiting outpost in an automatic mode after a long journey and a series of maneuvers. 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
Oct 19 WATCH: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to collect sample from asteroid Bennu By Elizabeth Cantwell, The Conversation OSIRIS-REx will touch down on asteroid Bennu, collect a sample of the dust and begin its journey back to Earth, where scientists will study it, hoping to learn secrets of the solar system's origin. Continue reading