Mar 02 Watch 22:26 March 2, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, March 2, President Trump delivers his longest speech ever at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule ushers a new era in American space flight, and political instability in Libya becomes… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 4:00 What the SpaceX launch means for America’s space program By PBS NewsHour The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Saturday on its way to the International Space Station. If the mission is successful, NASA astronauts could head into space from American soil later this year for… Continue watching
Mar 02 America’s newest crew capsule rockets toward space station By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press America's newest capsule for astronauts rocketed Saturday toward the International Space Station on a high-stakes test flight by SpaceX. Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: SpaceX tests Dragon capsule for launching humans into space By Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation The launch window opens on Saturday at 2:49 a.m. EST, and is the first time the privately owned capsule, which is designed to carry humans into space, is testing its ability. Continue reading
Feb 22 Israel launches privately funded moon mission on SpaceX rocket By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Israel seeks to become only the fourth country to successfully land on the moon, after Russia, the U.S. and China. Continue reading
Dec 23 SpaceX launches Air Force’s best GPS yet, ends banner year By Associated Press A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday, hoisting the satellite into orbit. Continue reading
May 10 WATCH LIVE: SpaceX to launch Bangabandhu-1 satellite atop Block 5, the most powerful Falcon 9 rocket to date By Nsikan Akpan On Friday, SpaceX is slated to launch Bangabandhu Satellite-1, Bangladesh’s first communications satellite. But Block 5 -- the souped-up SpaceX rocket carrying the satellite -- may be the real headliner. Continue reading
Apr 16 WATCH LIVE: TESS, NASA’s new exoplanet hunter, launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket By Jason Steffen, The Conversation NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will monitor more than 200,000 stars to discover thousands of exoplanets, ranging from Earth-sized to gas giants. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 5:09 Elon Musk wants to go to Mars. His reusable Falcon Heavy rocket is now one leap closer By PBS News Hour SpaceX launched the world’s most powerful rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, a successful liftoff brought to fruition by Elon Musk’s private company. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins John Yang to discuss the historical launch and… Continue watching
Feb 05 WATCH: SpaceX launches the Falcon Heavy, the rocket that could go to Mars By Rashmi Shivni SpaceX's Falcon Heavy has a history-making test launch on February 6. Continue reading