Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket to orbit for the first time, marking a milestone for Jeff Bezos
For the first time, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has put a payload in orbit using its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket.
Weeks from homecoming, Boeing Starliner astronauts want to set the record straight
The two astronauts who piloted the Boeing Starliner’s first crewed test flight responded to a claim from President Donald ...
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Apollo Program A Disastrous Beginning
The race to the Moon was filled with triumph and tragedy, from the Apollo 1 disaster to the breathtaking 'Earthrise' captured by Apollo 8. With the powerful Saturn V rocket ready, NASA stood on the ...
February's full moon shines bright tonight. Here's what to expect from the Snow Moon
The moon reached its peak brightness at 8:53 a.m. EST (1353 GMT) on Feb. 12, but local moonrise and moonset times will depend ...
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How the Apollo Spacecraft works: Part 1
The only spacecraft to have delivered astronauts to the moon. In this video, we focus on the Saturn V rocket that launched ...
Following Trump push, launch of NASA's Crew-10 and return of Starliner astronauts moved up
NASA moved up the launch of Crew-10 to March 12 to return the Starliner astronauts home sooner. Crew-10 will now launch on Crew Dragon Endurance, which was originally assigned to the Axiom 4 mission.
NASA-SpaceX capsule switch poised to bring Starliner astronauts home days sooner
NASA on Tuesday swapped out the astronaut capsule it plans to use for an upcoming routine flight to the International Space ...
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SpaceX rocket launches Tuesday on 14th mission thus far this year from Cape Canaveral, Florida
After launch, the SpaceX Falcon 9 first-stage booster settled down for landing on the drone ship Just Read the Instructions ...
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The Otherwise Unremarkable ‘Rock Boxes’ That Brought Pieces of the Moon Back to Earth
Its official name is the Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container No. 1008, but everyone, including Teasel Muir-Harmony, curator ...
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The dream of offshore rocket launches is finally blasting off
Sea-based launches are hitting their stride. That could lead to a lot more space missions with a lot less red tape.
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Astronomers briefly thought Elon Musk’s car was an asteroid. Here’s why that points to a broader problem
The Apollo 12 Saturn V rocket vents a cloud of liquid oxygen, a type of propellant, on November 3, 1969, during a countdown demonstration test on the launchpad. - NASA The University of Hawaii’s ...