'Incredible piece of machinery': Former NASA chief looks forward to Blue Origin New Glenn launch
Beachside spectators have monitored the rocket and Launch Complex 36 pre-launch activities on the horizon for weeks, including a Dec. 27 hot-fire test.
Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’
NASA has plans to return humans to the moon with the Artemis mission—but Elon Musk’s preference for Mars could have influence ...
NASA and Firefly’s Bold Lunar Mission: Exploring the Moon’s Gruithuisen Domes
In a significant leap for lunar exploration, NASA has partnered with Firefly Aerospace to send six experiments to the Moon's ...
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SpaceX's Starship to deploy mock satellites in next test
Elon Musk's SpaceX said on Friday its upcoming Starship test flight would include the rocket's first attempt to deploy ...
NASA anticipates lunar findings from next-generation retroreflector
Apollo astronauts set up mirror arrays, or "retroreflectors," on the moon to accurately reflect laser light beamed at them ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survived its closest approach to the sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe skimmed the sun on Christmas Eve and lived to tell the tale. The heat-hardened spacecraft made its closest solar flyby yet at 6:53 a.m. EST on December 24. It came within 6.1 ...
Uncrewed lunar missions and 1st private space station among 2025 space launches
In 2024, the United States returned a spacecraft to the lunar surface, private astronauts accomplished historic firsts and ...
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How a small NASA facility in East Texas builds the largest balloons in the country
In Palestine, mammoth balloons are assembled at a NASA complex nestled off a two-lane country road. These balloons can ...
Scientists wonder if robots can overtake human astronauts in space exploration
Some leading scientists who spoke to the BBC believe the role of humans in space exploration will diminish over time. The ...
What does 2025 hold? A new president, big trials, space flight and a potential TikTok ban
No election, no Eras tour, no eclipse. After a jam-packed 2024, what will we be talking about come 2025? It looks like there ...
The US's biggest moments and upsets in space this year
See the US achieve many firsts in space exploration this year from SpaceX's wild rocket catch to Intuitive Machines' historic ...
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Earth to Space Call: NASA Leaders to Speak with Station Astronauts
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will speak with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and Don Pettit on Monday, Jan. 6, to discuss their mission ...