May 21 WATCH: NASA holds presser on upcoming SpaceX flight test By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press For the first time in nearly a decade, U.S. astronauts are about to blast into orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil. And for the first time in the history of human spaceflight, a private company is running the… Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: NASA holds news conference on SpaceX launch By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press It will be the first time a private company, rather than a national government, sends astronauts into orbit. Continue reading
May 01 NASA urges spectators for astronaut launch to please stay home By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press It will be the first launch of astronauts from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in nine years, and the first anywhere by a private company. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine says it saddens him to keep people away, but the priority is… Continue reading
Mar 07 SpaceX launches station supplies, nails 50th rocket landing By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The Falcon rocket blasted off with 4,300 pounds of equipment and experiments for the International Space Station. Just minutes later, the spent first-stage booster made a dramatic midnight landing back at Cape Canaveral, its return accompanied by sonic booms. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 5:00 SpaceX and OneWeb face off in quest for internet domination In what has already been a busy year in space, the London-based telecommunications company, OneWeb, on Friday launched a second round of satellites into orbit in a bid to expand global internet coverage. The launch followed the return of NASA… Continue watching
Jan 23 First space-baked cookies took 2 hours in experimental oven By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press "Overall, I think it's a pretty awesome first experiment.”… Continue reading
Jan 19 SpaceX launches, destroys rocket in astronaut escape test By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX completed the last big test of its crew capsule before launching astronauts in as little as two months, mimicking an emergency escape shortly after liftoff Sunday. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 7:09 SpaceX plans launch of 12,000 satellites into Earth’s orbit By PBS NewsHour Elon Musk's company, SpaceX, recently launched 60 internet satellites into Earth's orbit, with a plan to release 12,000 more satellites in the coming years. The venture, called Starlink, promises to increase internet access around the globe. But scientists are worried… Continue watching
May 04 SpaceX launches supplies to space station after power delays By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX launched a load of supplies to the International Space Station on Saturday following a pair of unusual power delays. Continue reading
Mar 03 WATCH: SpaceX’s new crew capsule aces space station docking By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX’s new crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, acing its second milestone in just over a day. Continue reading