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Astronauts dodge hurricane as they head for homecoming in SpaceX Dragon capsule

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule pulled away from the International Space Station today to begin the homeward flight for NASA astronauts… Read More

Liftoff! NASA’s Perseverance rover begins odyssey to seek out traces of life on Mars

With the fiery flash of a rocket launch, NASA’s Perseverance rover headed out today for what’s expected to be a… Read More

NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover mission serves as ultimate test for working from home (planet)

The launch of NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover marks the start of a seven-month-long journey involving tens of millions of miles… Read More

NASA funds small-business ideas ranging from AI medicine to plumbing for the moon

NASA says it’ll fund more than 400 ideas from small businesses, aimed at creating technologies ranging from plumbing fixtures suitable… Read More

NASA lays out a plan to qualify suborbital spacecraft for its astronauts and scientists

NASA says it’ll formulate a plan to assess the safety of suborbital spacecraft — such as Blue Origin’s New Shepard… Read More

Virgin Galactic and NASA make a deal on services for private orbital astronauts

Virgin Galactic says it has signed an agreement with NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas to develop a new readiness… Read More

NASA gets set to put astronauts on Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic suborbital flights

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine signaled today that astronauts would soon be cleared to take suborbital spaceflights aboard the commercial rocket… Read More

NASA’s new head of human spaceflight says SpaceX’s Dragon is in good shape

NASA’s newly named associate administrator for human exploration and operations, Kathy Lueders, says that SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule “has been… Read More

Perseverance rover will go to Mars with a monument to COVID-19 medical teams

When NASA’s Perseverance rover lands in Mars’ Jezero Crater next February, it’ll be carrying a tribute to the medical community… Read More

Rocket Lab’s 12th launch sends satellites into space for NRO, NASA and Australia

Rocket Lab’s low-cost Electron rocket lofted a bevy of small satellites into orbit tonight for the National Reconnaissance Office, NASA… Read More

NASA picks Astrobotic to deliver its VIPER rover to lunar south pole for nearly $200M

NASA has awarded a $199.5 million contract to Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic to deliver its VIPER rover to the moon’s south pole… Read More

After sparking consternation at NASA, Trump campaign pulls ad featuring SpaceX launch

An online advertisement that plays off last weekend’s historic crewed SpaceX launch to boost President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign drew… Read More

NASA’s Dragon riders capture the flag, nine years after it was left on the space station

A day after arriving at the International Space Station on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob… Read More

Closer than humanly possible: New launch pad photos capture historic SpaceX liftoff in all its glory

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are now safely aboard the International Space Station… Read More

‘Dragon arriving’: For first time, astronauts reach the space station in SpaceX capsule

For the first time in nearly nine years, astronauts have arrived at the International Space Station in a spaceship that… Read More

Crew Dragon’s astronauts give their SpaceX spaceship a storied name: Endeavour

The two NASA astronauts who rode SpaceX’s first crew-carrying Dragon capsule to orbit today named their spacecraft, continuing a tradition… Read More

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‘Light this candle!’ SpaceX sends NASA astronauts on historic trip to space station in Dragon capsule

SpaceX launched two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station today, becoming the first company to send humans to orbit… Read More

Weather concerns complicate plans for SpaceX’s next attempt to launch NASA astronauts

NASA and SpaceX are keeping a close eye on the weather in Florida and beyond as they get set for… Read More

Weather forces delay for SpaceX’s historic launch of NASA’s first Dragon riders to the space station

The countdown for SpaceX’s first crewed launch to the International Space Station ran down to less than 17 minutes, but… Read More

NASA signs off on historic SpaceX crewed launch, leaving weather as final uncertainty

Mission managers have cleared the final paperwork for SpaceX’s first-ever crewed launch, aimed at sending two NASA astronauts to the… Read More

NASA and SpaceX rehearse for big launch day, complete with a Tesla ride to the pad

NASA and SpaceX put astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken and the rest of the team at Kennedy Space Center… Read More

NASA gives crucial thumbs-up to SpaceX’s historic crewed flight to space station

NASA today signed off on the first launch to send a crew into orbit from U.S. soil in nearly nine… Read More

Astronauts arrive in Florida to set new NASA traditions for crewed spaceflight

Two NASA astronauts landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida today to go through a set of pre-launch traditions… Read More

NASA names future WFIRST space telescope after Nancy Grace Roman, the ‘Mother of Hubble’

The telescope formerly known as WFIRST has a new name that honors Nancy Grace Roman, who served as NASA’s first… Read More

Days before landmark launch, NASA’s head of human spaceflight quits due to ‘mistake’

NASA’s top executive concentrating on human spaceflight, Doug Loverro, has resigned just a week before the scheduled start of a… Read More

T-Mobile, Intel, NASA unveil 5G Open Innovation Lab in Seattle to help startups tap potential of 5G

A new program led by T-Mobile, Intel, and NASA aims to help entrepreneurs take advantage of 5G technology and write… Read More

NASA lays out the ‘Artemis Accords’ for international cooperation on moon trips

NASA today unveiled a list of 10 principles for a set of bilateral international agreements for participation in the moon… Read More

University of Washington wins NASA grant to create spacey contest for Artemis Student Challenges

NASA has awarded the University of Washington a $499,864 grant to develop a competition that calls on students to turn… Read More

Tethers Unlimited and Rocket Propulsion Systems win NASA grants for space tech

Two Seattle-area space ventures — Tethers Unlimited and Rocket Propulsion Systems — are among 124 businesses receiving $750,000 Phase II… Read More

A boon for Boeing? Virgin Galactic strikes deal with NASA to work on supersonic rocket travel

Virgin Galactic says it’s signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA to collaborate on the development of supersonic vehicles for… Read More