On This Day in Space! Dec. 8, 1990: Jupiter-Bound Galileo Probe Flies by Earth By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell On Dec. 8, 1990, NASA's Galileo spacecraft flew by Earth on its way to Jupiter. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!
SpaceX to Launch Critical Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test No Earlier Than Jan. 4 By Tariq Malik The private spaceflight company SpaceX will launch a critical launch escape system test for its Crew Dragon spaceship to no earlier than Jan. 4, NASA announced Friday (Dec. 6).
NASA Spacewalk Schedule Squeeze May Delay Repairs on $2 Billion Cosmic Ray Detector By Elizabeth Howell With limited crew time available, NASA's fourth spacewalk to fix an ailing dark-matter experiment may have to wait.
Space Photos: The Most Amazing Images This Week! By Doris Elin Urrutia Here are our picks for the most amazing space photos of the week.
Boeing's 1st Starliner Test Launch Now Set for Dec. 20 After SpaceX Dragon Delay By Meghan Bartels Boeing, United Launch Alliance and NASA have completed a key test as the Starliner capsule approaches its first flight, which is now scheduled for Dec. 20.
Watch SpaceX Test-Fire Its Crew Dragon Abort Engines in This Up Close Video By Elizabeth Howell As SpaceX prepares for a crucial Crew Dragon abort flight this month, you can watch the results of another recent spacecraft test in a video. Just remember to turn on the volume first.
Boeing in Space By Space.com Staff See the latest Boeing Starliner images, videos and other Boeing space news here.
In Photos: NASA Practices Emergency Astronaut Recovery with SpaceX, Boeing By Christine Lunsford In 2019, NASA practiced ways to extract astronauts from SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Boeing's Starliner space capsules. See photos of those very different emergency services here.
Russian Cargo Craft Launches Toward Space Station By Mike Wall The liftoff came less than 24 hours after SpaceX's Dragon freighter began its own journey to the station.
Rocket Lab Launches 7 Satellites, Guides Booster Down toward Earth By Mike Wall Rocket Lab just launched seven satellites to orbit, and learned a thing or two about bringing boosters back down to Earth for reuse.
New, Emotionally Intelligent Robot CIMON 2 Heads to Space Station By Mike Wall The little droid can assess astronauts' emotional states.
SpaceX Launches Dragon Cargo Ship to Space Station for NASA, Sticks Rocket Landing By Amy Thompson SpaceX successfully launched an uncrewed Dragon spacecraft for NASA today (Dec. 5) on the company's final cargo mission of the year. They aced a rocket landing, too!
Webcast Replay: SpaceX Launches Dragon Cargo Capsule toward Space Station By Space.com Staff SpaceX launched its Dragon CRS-19 cargo ship from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Dec. 5 at 12:29 p.m. EST (1229 GMT). Watch it again here.
ESA Gets Its Biggest Budget Ever, Supports Reusable Spaceship and ISS Extension By Chelsea Gohd The ESA announced its largest budget ever — $15.9 billion (14.4 billion-euro).
Apollo 16 Moonwalker is First Astronaut to be Named Texan of the Year By Robert Z. Pearlman Charles Duke has been named the 2020 Texan of the Year by the Texas Legislative Conference.
Soyuz Space Capsule That Flew Emergency Abort Lands on Display in Moscow By Robert Z. Pearlman A Russian space capsule that carried its crew to a landing after the rocket it was atop broke apart mid-flight has touched down in Moscow as a monument to mission safety.
SpaceX Delays Dragon Cargo Launch for NASA Due to High Winds By Amy Thompson SpaceX postponed the launch of a Dragon cargo ship filled with NASA supplies Wednesday (Dec. 4) due to high winds in the upper atmosphere, as well as at sea.
NASA's New Human Spaceflight Chief Optimistic for Moon 2024 Goals By Hanneke Weitering NASA just appointed a new leader for its human spaceflight program, and he’s dead set on making sure the agency puts astronauts on the moon in 2024.
SpaceX to Launch Beer Experiment, 'Mighty Mice' and More for NASA Today. How to Watch By Chelsea Gohd SpaceX is about to launch beer, "mighty mice" and much, much more to the International Space Station.
