NASA's 2 stuck astronauts face more time in space with return delayed until at least late March
NASA’s 2 stuck astronauts face more time in space with return delayed until at least late March
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NASA’s 2 stuck astronauts face more time in space with return delayed until at least late March
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s two stuck astronauts just got their space mission extended again. That means they won’t be back on Earth until spring, 10 months after rocketing into…
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Japanese space startup aborts 2nd satellite launch attempt minutes after liftoff
TOKYO — A Japanese space startup said its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after liftoff Wednesday and destroyed itself again, nine…
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SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket, but passes up catching it with mechanical arms
SpaceX on Tuesday launched another Starship rocket, but passed up catching the booster with giant mechanical arms. Unlike last month’s success, the booster was directed to a splashdown in the…
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Elon Musk says he and Trump have ‘mandate to delete’ regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role
In picking billionaire Elon Musk to be “our cost cutter” for the U.S. government, President-elect Donald Trump won’t be the first American president to empower a business tycoon to look…
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NASA astronauts won’t say which one of them got sick after almost eight months in space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space station mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month declined to say Friday which one of them was…
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China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space
BEIJING — Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Monday after a six-month stay on China’s Tiangong space station. A parachute slowed their capsule’s nighttime descent to a remote landing…
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China launches new crew to its space station as it seeks to expand exploration
JIUQUAN, China — China launched a new three-person crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer space with missions to…
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China launches a new crew to its orbiting space station as it seeks a major role in space exploration
China launches a new crew to its orbiting space station as it seeks a major role in space exploration
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‘Halloween comet’ breaks apart after flying close to the sun
A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls. NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft captured…
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