In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad
SpaceX pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms. A jubilant Elon…
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NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper…
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A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A spacecraft blasted off Monday to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft rocketed away on a two-year journey to…
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NASA switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power
NEW YORK — To save power, NASA has switched off another scientific instrument on its long-running Voyager 2 spacecraft. The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2’s plasma science instrument…
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NASA’s Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on the surface of Pluto’s moon
NEW YORK — NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has identified new clues about the surface of Pluto’s largest moon. It detected for the first time traces of carbon dioxide and hydrogen…
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Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that’ll bring them home next year
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday’s arrival of a SpaceX capsule. SpaceX launched the…
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NASA's stuck astronauts welcome the arrival of a SpaceX capsule that'll bring them back to Earth next year
NASA’s stuck astronauts welcome the arrival of a SpaceX capsule that’ll bring them back to Earth next year
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NASA, Boeing describe limited roles despite Titan’s owner touting aerospace ties
OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush said the carbon fiber hull used in an experimental submersible that imploded was developed with help of NASA and aerospace manufacturers, but a NASA official said…
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SpaceX launches rescue mission for two NASA astronauts who are stuck at the International Space Station until next year
SpaceX launches rescue mission for two NASA astronauts who are stuck at the International Space Station until next year
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SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home…
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