Europe and Russia Have ExoMars Parachute Problems. It Could Threaten the 2020 Mars Launch By Leonard David The mission, which is scheduled to launch in July 2020, has suffered failures in two recent parachute tests.
A NASA Spacecraft Will Snatch Samples of Asteroid Bennu in 2020. Here's 4 Places It May Land By Meghan Bartels When NASA makes its move to grab a piece of space rock, will its spacecraft snatch at a sample of a dark, sandy Nightingale or of a very wet Kingfisher?
Space Launch Calendar 2019: Sky Events, Missions & More By Hanneke Weitering Here's a guide to SpaceX's launch schedule, other rocket missions, astronomical events of the next year, as well as milestones for spacecraft already in travel.
SpaceX's Elon Musk Endorses Democratic Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang By Mike Wall SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk voiced his support over the weekend for Yang, a 44-year-old entrepreneur who's seeking to become the Democratic Party's candidate in the 2020 presidential election.
SpaceX Now Has a 2nd Boat to Catch Rocket Payload Fairings Falling from Space By Mike Wall GO Ms. Tree now has a companion — GO Ms. Chief.
SpaceX's Starship Prototype Could Make Its Biggest Hop Yet This Weekend By Mike Wall Starhopper could get 650 feet up.
'Mad' Flat-Earther's Steam Rocket Launch Grounded by Bad Water Heater Bought on Craigslist By Chelsea Gohd "Mad" Mike Hughes will have to wait until this weekend to launch after having issues with the water heater for his steam-powered rocket.
Before He Was a Rocket Engineer for Nazi Germany, Von Braun Was a Student Experimenting on Mice By Meghan Bartels Today, Wernher von Braun is remembered as a rocket engineer who spent his career singlemindedly focused on enabling human spaceflight, first for Nazi Germany and then for the U.S.
The Rocket Engine for NASA's New Orion Spacecraft Just Aced a Critical Test (Video) By Chelsea Gohd On Aug. 5, 2019, the Orion spacecraft's main engine successfully completed a critical propulsion test.
'Mad' Flat-Earther to Launch Himself 5,000 Feet Up on a Homemade Steam Rocket Sunday By Chelsea Gohd This weekend, flat-Earther and amateur rocketeer "Mad" Mike Hughes will attempt to launch himself 5,000 feet into the air.
Hail Félicette! French Space Cat Memorial Beginning to Take Shape By Hanneke Weitering Fifty-six years after a cat named Félicette became the first feline to launch into space, plans to build the cosmic cat's first proper memorial are beginning to take shape.
Martian Merlot? How a Red Wine Compound May Help Us Cope with Mars' Gravity By Doris Elin Salazar Researchers recently studied the effects that a plant compound found in grapes and wine could have to preserve the density and mass of muscles in rats placed under Martian-like conditions.
Steam-Powered Cubesats Dance in Space as One NASA Spacecraft Commands Its Twin By Elizabeth Howell Using old-fashioned steam power, two cubesats executed the first coordinated maneuver in low-Earth orbit.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe Is Beaming Back Extra Data as it Buzzes the Sun By Meghan Bartels NASA's Parker Solar Probe has already completed two daring dives into the sun's atmosphere, and now scientists have realized that they'll be able to gather more data than expected from the mission.
SpaceX's Mars-Colonizing 'Starship' Prototype Coming Together in Texas (Photos) By Mike Wall The first orbital prototype of SpaceX's Mars-colonizing Starship vehicle should be ready to fly soon, company founder and CEO Elon Musk said.
Space Radiation Will Damage Mars Astronauts' Brains By Mike Wall Space radiation will take a toll on astronauts' brains during the long journey to Mars, a new study suggests.
Atlas V Rocket Launches Advanced Communications Satellite for US Military By Amy Thompson A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket took to the skies early this morning (Aug. 8), delivering a highly advanced communications satellite into space for the U.S. Air Force.
Here's How to Watch an Atlas V Rocket Launch a US Military Satellite Today By Hanneke Weitering A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch a military communications satellite together with an experimental cubesat Thursday morning (Aug. 8), and you can watch the mission live online.
See China's Cool New Rocket Fins in Action! By Elizabeth Howell They may look like waffle-makers, but China's new rocket fins are cooking up something even more special: the ability to guide rockets to a safe zone after launch.
