Vice President Kamala Harris meets with NASA astronauts Shannon Walker and Joe Acaba at Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a tour on Aug. 29, 2022. Bill Ingalls / NASA President Joe Biden is seeki...
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SpaceX launches NASA Crew-6 mission
A long-exposure photograph shows SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew-6 mission in the company’s Joel Kowsky / NASA SpaceX launched four people to the International Space Station fro...
SpaceX Rocket Launches Crew Of Four To International Space Station
Topline SpaceX launched a crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station early on Thursday, the company’s sixth operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew program, after a techni...
Here’s Why Space Agencies Want To Standardize Moon’s Set Time
Topline It’s about time the Moon got its own time zone, the European Space Agency said on Monday, part of an international push to standardize lunar operations and overcome a fundamental challenge of ...
After United Airlines win, Boeing is involved in ‘more big orders,’ CEO says
Boeing Co., which recently clinched a major deal with United Airlines Holdings Inc. for hundreds of its jets, also has some other big deals, according to CEO Dave Calhoun. “We’re involved in more big ...
First Rocket Lab U.S. launch is a success after NASA delays
The company’s Electron rocket lifts off from LC-2 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Jan. 24, 2023. Brady Kenniston / Rocket Lab Rocket Lab‘s first U.S. launch got off ...
2022 was one of the 10 hottest years: NASA and NOAA
Electrical transmission towers at a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) electrical substation during a heatwave in Vacaville, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. California narrowly avoided bla...
Like Polar Vortex, Atmospheric Rivers Are Being Mischaracterized
Atmospheric river interacting with a low pressure system and impacting the U.S. West Coast NASA Earth Facebook Page/NOAA A series of “atmospheric rivers” have been impacting California over the past w...
NASA Crash-Tested An EVTOL Cabin Structure Which Failed In An Unexpected Way
An eVTOL cabin mock-up designed by NASA Langley engineers about to be released in a recent drop … [+] crash test. NASA As Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) concepts creep toward reality, NASA is devel...
NASA completes Artemis I moon mission with Orion capsule splash down
The Orion capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean on December 11, 2022. NASA TV NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico on Sunday, ...
NASA’s Orion Capsule Splashes Down Into Pacific After Orbiting Moon
Topline NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down into the Pacific Ocean on Sunday after launching from Earth and orbiting the moon, marking the completion of the Artemis I mission, which intends to return a...
NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Passes Within 80 Miles Of Moon’s Surface — Here’s What’s Next For Its Lunar Orbit
Topline NASA’s Orion spacecraft reached within 80 miles of the moon’s surface Monday before beginning its lunar orbit, as the capsule is set to break the space agency’s record for distance traveled by...
NASA Plans For Humans To Live On The Moon ‘This Decade,’ Official Tells BBC
Topline A senior NASA official told the BBC the space organization has not only set a goal of getting humans back to the moon in the coming years but has plans to have people live there, marking a his...
NASA’s Artemis 1 Mission Finally Takes Off Towards Moon—Another Small Step For Humankind Returning To Lunar Surface
Topline NASA’s Artemis 1 mission finally took flight early Wednesday morning, launching a new era of human exploration after months of delays and marking a major milestone on the road to returning ast...
With The SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch A Success, Can You Invest In Elon Musk’s Mission To Mars?
Key Takeaways SpaceX completed a successful launch of the most powerful rocket in the world, the Falcon Heavy. It’s just the latest successful launch for the rocket, which is expected to help land NAS...
NASA annual economic output is triple its budget: Study
Astronauts flying on SpaceX’s Crew-5 mission for NASA stand in front of the agency’s worm logo during a countdown dress rehearsal on Oct. 2, 2022, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Space...
NASA’s James Webb Telescope Captures Stunning ‘Pillars Of Creation’
Topline NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured the most in-depth images of the so-called “Pillars of Creation,” a dense cloud of gas and stars 6,500 lightyears from Earth—the latest stunning image...
NASA astronauts return to Earth
[The webcast is scheduled to begin at 11:15 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see the video player above.] SpaceX is set to return its fourth operational crew mission from the Internation...
NASA aims for mid-November launch of Artemis I moon mission
NASA’s next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with its Orion crew capsule perched on top, as it stands on launch pad 39B in preparation for the unmanned Artemis 1 mission at...
NASA Successfully Deflected Harmless Asteroid In Test For Doomsday Scenario
Topline NASA confirmed Tuesday it successfully changed the orbit of a small asteroid 7 million miles from Earth, two weeks after the agency rammed an uncrewed spacecraft into the asteroid to test whet...
NASA, SpaceX Sending First Native American Woman To Orbit
Topline NASA and SpaceX will launch their fifth joint spacecraft to the International Space Station on Wednesday, sending the first Native American woman into Earth’s orbit as NASA plans for its histo...
Two space stocks to keep an eye on as NASA completes mission to defend earth from asteroids
September 26, 2022, will go down in history as a NASA spacecraft crashed head-on into an asteroid the size of a soccer stadium as part of a test to defend Earth from a doomsday scenario where an aster...
NASA Successfully Crashes Spacecraft Into Asteroid To Practice Protecting Earth
Topline An unmanned spacecraft built for NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully slammed into the Dimorphos asteroid Monday evening, aiming to test a technique that scientists hope...
NASA repairing hydrogen leak to launch Artemis 1 mission in late Sept
NASA’s Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center on September 02, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images NASA said Thursday that it is working to fi...
Engineers Battle Fuel Leak On Artemis Rocket Ahead Of Launch
Topline NASA was working Saturday morning to troubleshoot a liquid hydrogen leak that was detected during fueling of its Artemis 1 rocket hours ahead of a second attempt to launch the uncrewed vessel ...
Former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine joins Phase Four board
Jim Bridenstine, administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, speaks during a Senate hearing on Sept. 30, 2020. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former NASA Administrator Ji...
SpaceX wins $1.4 billion NASA contract for 5 more astronaut missions
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken in the Crew Dragon capsule, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Saturday, May 30, 2020. The SpaceX Demo-2 mission ...
Pakistan Devastated After ‘Monsoon On Steroids’ And Deadly Flooding
Topline Months of heavy monsoon rains have triggered widespread flooding in Pakistan, some of the worst in the country’s history, leaving large parts of the nation underwater and displacing millions a...
NASA Artemis 1 moon mission update: Saturday launch attempt
NASA’s next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with its Orion crew capsule perched on top, as it stands on launch pad 39B in preparation for the unmanned Artemis 1 mission at...