Jan 28 One former NASA astronaut’s view on what is next in space exploration By Nicole Ellis "It's a good time to be a human being because, you know, these things are starting to open up and everybody is going to be able, or more people at least are going to be able to see what it's… Continue reading
Dec 29 China says SpaceX satellites nearly collided with its three-member crew space station By Associated Press China is urging the United States to protect a Chinese space station and its three-member crew after Beijing complained that satellites launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX nearly struck the station. Continue reading
Dec 21 WATCH: SpaceX launches rocket with cargo of Christmas presents, supplies to station By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX launched Christmas gifts, goodies and supplies to the International Space Station on Tuesday and got a present in return: the company’s 100th successful rocket landing. Continue reading
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
Nov 10 With ailing astronauts recovered, SpaceX aims for night crew launch By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX is counting down toward a nighttime launch of four astronauts for NASA. The Falcon rocket is scheduled to blast off Wednesday night from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Continue reading
Nov 09 SpaceX returns four astronauts to Earth, ending 200-day flight By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Four astronauts are back on Earth after a 200-day space station mission. They rode home Monday in a SpaceX capsule, parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico near Pensacola, Florida, in darkness. Continue reading
Oct 31 SpaceX delays astronaut flight due to rough wind, waves By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX has bumped its next astronaut flight for NASA until Wednesday because of rough wind and waves hundreds of miles away. Continue reading
May 02 SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth; rare night splashdown By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot. Continue reading
Apr 26 WATCH: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts answer media questions By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA and SpaceX are promising more Coast Guard patrols and fewer pleasure boaters for this week's splashdown by four astronauts. Continue reading
Apr 23 SpaceX successfully uses recycled parts to launch third crew into orbit By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The astronauts from the U.S., Japan and France should reach the International Space Station early Saturday morning, following a 23-hour ride in the same Dragon capsule used by SpaceX’s debut crew last May. Continue reading