Crew-8 launch scheduled for tonight
The crew-8 launch is slated to happen Saturday night and officials said there's a 40% chance it'll happen.
Odysseus lunar lander update: NASA, Intuitive Machines space experiment lands tilted on the moon
The IM-1 mission launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 15 and successfully landed on the moon on Feb. 22.
NASA's historic moon mission ending early as lander loses power, ability to communicate
NASA’s mission to the moon ended on Tuesday. The lander is running out of power, so communication from the moon to Earth won’t be possible.
Odysseus lunar lander: Spacecraft on its side on moon's surface with some antennas covered
A private U.S. lunar lander tipped over at touchdown and ended up on its side near the moon's south pole, hampering communications, company officials said Friday.
Odysseus moon lander: Lunar lander successfully transmitting from moon's surface, NASA says
A lunar lander with a half-dozen NASA science experiments landed on the moon's south polar region Thursday evening – a week after it launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at Kennedy Space Center.
'Martians wanted': NASA seeking applicants to live in year-long Mars simulator
This mission will be the second of three Mars living simulations Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, or CHAPEA.
SpaceX launches 'Odysseus' lunar lander, aiming for historic US moon mission
SpaceX launched Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander on Thursday. The U.S. hasn't returned to the moon's surface in more than 50 years. Here’s when the touchdown attempt is planned.
40 years ago, he became the first one-man spacecraft
Astronaut Bruce McCandless drifted away from the space shuttle and into history. The photo of his untethered spacewalk became one of the most iconic images of the decade.
Skyscraper-size asteroid expected to pass by Earth Friday
There’s no risk of it hitting our planet since it will pass seven times the distance from Earth to the moon.
The only other time a space shuttle was stacked in California
When the space shuttle program was initially developed, NASA expected to fly dozens of missions per year, not just from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but also from a launch site on the West Coast.
NASA's fallen astronauts honored during Titusville memorial ceremony
Sunday saw a tribute in Titusville to some of America’s heroes: 17 astronauts – 16 Americans, and one Israeli – who were killed while working on the space program.
Space Shuttle Challenger: It's been 38 years since explosion claimed the lives of its entire crew
It's been 38 years since NASA's space shuttle Challenger went up in flames within two minutes of launching – killing an entire crew.
NASA's Webb telescope finds glowing surprise on brown dwarf
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to study brown dwarfs were surprised to find glowing methane resembling aurora lights on a cold brown dwarf.
NASA unveils super quiet X-59 supersonic jet
NASA has unveiled the X-59 aircraft designed and built by Lockheed Martin to produce quiet supersonic air travel and eventually make supersonic flights available commercially.
ULA launches new Vulcan rocket from Florida, sending science to the moon
ULA made history on Monday morning, successfully launching its new Vulcan rocket from Florida's Space Coast.
Central Florida family sending loved ones ashes to final resting place in space
It’s not just science heading to space. Families are also sending their loved ones ashes to a final resting place among the stars.
Astrobotic aims for first commercial Moon landing with launch Monday carrying NASA science
NASA is heading back to the Moon as soon as this Monday, but this time, the agency is flying commercial with Astrobotic, a Pittsburgh-based company aiming to become the first private business to land on the Moon.
How you can go to the Moon on NASA's first-ever robotic lunar rover without ever leaving Earth
NASA is inviting people to send their names to the Moon aboard its first-ever robotic lunar rover, VIPER. Here's how you can get involved.
'Remarkable new data': NASA launching new PACE satellite to collect more precise weather, climate data
NASA is gearing up for its upcoming mission focused on tracking the climate and even helping save sea cows.
NASA gearing up to launch new satellite
NASA is preparing to launch its new PACE satellite after taking nearly two decades to perfect.