Success! NASA tests Orion launch abort system
Hundreds of people watched as NASA successfully proved the Orion capsule’s launch abort system can outrun a rocket and pull astronauts to safety if there is an emergency during lift-off.
The room that landed men on the moon is being restored
It’s a snapshot of American achievement, one that deserves to be preserved. Houston’s Mission Control is being restored to its former glory.
Night light: SpaceX launches hefty rocket with 24 satellites
SpaceX launched its heftiest rocket with 24 research satellites Tuesday, a middle-of-the-night rideshare featuring a deep space atomic clock, solar sail, a clean and green rocket fuel testbed, and even human ashes.
Blue Origin's big plans for Space Coast
Blue Origin, founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, wants to be the biggest player on Space Coast.
NASA chooses companies to create moon landers
NASA has selected three companies to deliver science and technology payloads to the lunar surface on robotic landers over the next few years.
SpaceX launches supplies to space station after power delays
SpaceX launched a load of supplies to the International Space Station on Saturday following a pair of unusual power delays.
Mars lander records what is likely the first audio of a 'marsquake'
For the first time, NASA's Mars InSight lander has successfully measured and recorded what seems to be a temblor on the red planet.
Despite test 'anomaly,' SpaceX cargo mission still on track -- for now
SpaceX has suffered a serious setback in its effort to launch NASA astronauts into orbit this year, with the fiery loss of its first crew capsule.
SpaceX capsule suffers 'anomaly,' smoke seen for miles
Officials say SpaceX's new capsule for astronauts suffered an "anomaly" during a routine engine test firing in Florida, causing smoke to be seen for miles.
DeSantis continues push for Space Force base
Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials aren’t aborting pursuit of the operational command of President Donald Trump’s Space Force, despite a report Florida isn’t on the U.S. Air Force’s short list of potential bases.
SpaceX's first commercial Falcon Heavy mission complete
The world’s most powerful rocket blasted off Thursday evening for only its second flight ever. And while there was no ‘Starman’ or red roadster atop the Falcon Heavy this time, the communications satellite riding into space still represented an important payload for SpaceX.
SpaceX astronaut capsule test flight set for March
A milestone SpaceX test flight could be just a month away. NASA announced this morning that the company is targeting March 2 for an uncrewed first flight of its Dragon crew capsule.
Apollo 1's crew: A Mercury astronaut, spacewalker and rookie
The three astronauts killed in the first U.S. space tragedy represented NASA's finest: the second American to fly in space, the first U.S. spacewalker and the trusted rookie.
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 Iridium Communications satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 Iridium Communications satellites has blasted off from California. The rocket lifted off at 7:31 a.m. PT Friday at Vandenberg Air Force Base and arced over the Pacific Ocean west of Los Angeles. SpaceX landed the Falcon's first stage on an autonomous vessel floating in the ocean.
SpaceX rocket launch scrubbed with Vice President Mike Pence in attendance
Vice-President Mike Pence spoke at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on Tuesday as the U.S. Air Force tried to launch the first of a new generation of GPS satellites.
SpaceX rocket hoists cargo to space station ahead of unexpected splashdown
Three days and 3,000 miles apart, SpaceX accomplished its second successful rocket launch of the week Wednesday, sending cargo to the International Space Station. But this launch came with a little added drama: An unexpected splashdown by the returning rocket just offshore.
From weddings to rockets, photographer lives the dream
For many people, being a part of the space program is something you could only dream. But one young man is living his dream -- and he has the pictures to prove it.
Early sunrise: Mission to 'touch' the sun blasts off from Florida
This is one hot flight: The first NASA mission to ‘touch’ our sun is underway after a dramatic early morning launch. The Parker Solar Probe is now racing through space on a path that will eventually bring it within 4 million miles of the sun’s surface.
Astronauts picked for SpaceX, Boeing capsule test flights
NASA on Friday assigned the astronauts who will ride the first commercial capsules into orbit next year and bring crew launches back to the U.S.
SpaceX delivers ice cream, mice, AI robot to space station
A SpaceX shipment has arrived at the International Space Station, bearing berries and ice cream, mice and the first orbiting robot with artificial intelligence.