Nation May 22 First Black astronaut candidate on making it to space after 63-year wait By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant
Science Mar 18 Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled moon, dies at 88 As command module pilot, Worden remained in lunar orbit while Scott and Irwin descended to the surface with the Apollo program's first moon buggy. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Nation Dec 28 US astronaut Christina Koch sets record for longest spaceflight by a woman A U.S. astronaut set a record Saturday for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, breaking the old mark of 288 days with about two months left in her mission. By Associated Press
Science Dec 22 Watch 4:42 What a reusable rocket means for the future of spaceflight A SpaceX rocket made a historic landing Monday night. After taking off from Cape Canaveral, the rocket booster landed gently back on Earth, suggesting a possible future for reusable rockets. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the… By PBS News Hour
Science Dec 03 Photos: NASA prepares Orion to send humans to Mars It will take a big rocket to get to Mars, and a big space capsule to protect humans during the months-long journey. It also takes decades of testing and development to plan a mission that will take humans… By Travis Daub and Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy
May 22 Watch SpaceX Blasts Into ‘Uncharted Territory,’ Hoping to Make Space Cheaper SpaceX Blasts Into 'Uncharted Territory,' Hoping to Make Space Cheaper… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch Budget Cuts Launch Debate on NASA’s Future Rather than send a man back to the moon, President Obama's proposed budget calls for a far less expensive plan of encouraging private companies to build spacecrafts for NASA to rent. But veterans of the space agency's golden years fear… Continue watching