NASA Launches Long-Delayed ICON Space Weather Satellite to Study Earth's Ionosphere By Amy Thompson NASA's long-awaited ICON mission has finally taken off after years of delays.
SpaceX Could Launch NASA Astronauts Into Space in Early 2020 By Mike Wall Crew Dragon could carry astronauts to the International Space Station in the first quarter of next year, if testing continues to go well.
Northrop Grumman Cargo Ship Launch to Space Station Delayed to November By Chelsea Gohd An Antares rocket originally scheduled to launch on October 21 from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia will now launch after November 2.
Scottish Spaceport to Begin Construction Soon By Tereza Pultarova Construction on a low-cost vertical spaceport in the north of Scotland may commence within a year, pending the approval of a planning application by a local authority.
NASA Tests Mars 2020 Rover's Sky Crane Landing Tech By Samantha Mathewson NASA's Mars 2020 rover mission has reached another milestone with a successful separation test of the descent stage that will deliver the six-wheeled robot to the surface of the Red Planet.
NASA's Long-Delayed Space Weather Mission Just Got Delayed Again By Meghan Bartels NASA's long-awaited space weather mission is making scientists wait again — ironically, due to terrestrial weather.
NASA Slammed a Rocket Body Into the Moon for Science 10 Years Ago Today By Mike Wall Ten years ago today (Oct. 9), NASA slammed a hunk of space junk into the moon, forever changing our perception of Earth's nearest neighbor.
First-of-Its-Kind Satellite Servicing Spacecraft Launches on Russian Rocket By Mike Wall Northrop Grumman's Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) launched today (Oct. 9) from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, kicking off a first-of-its-kind commercial-servicing mission.
Starship and Super Heavy: SpaceX's Mars-Colonizing Transportation System By Mike Wall How Elon Musk plans to help settle the Red Planet.
NASA Wants to Encourage Private Space Stations By Meghan Bartels NASA is continuing to take steps to encourage companies to explore space station developments, both on the International Space Station and beyond.
Could Elon Musk's Starship Threaten Alien Life? By Samantha Rolfe Elon Musk's bold plan to send a crewed Starship to Mars and beyond has potential dire consequences for alien life.
Moon 2024: NASA Wants Ideas for Lunar Spacesuit Tech By Elizabeth Howell NASA is looking to the private sector to help mature and manufacture the spacesuit it will need for its future moon missions, the first of which is targeted for 2024.
SpaceX May Launch Crucial Crew Dragon Abort Test Next Month, Elon Musk Says By Mike Wall A key safety test of SpaceX's Crew Dragon astronaut taxi could occur as early as next month, Elon Musk said.
You Can Watch a Plane Drop a Rocket to Launch a NASA's ICON Space Weather Mission Tonight By Meghan Bartels NASA hopes that the long-delayed launch of a space weather mission called ICON will finally occur tonight (Oct. 9) — but terrestrial weather concerns may scrub the flight.
Boeing to Invest $20 Million in Virgin Galactic By Mike Wall An aerospace titan is putting some money into one of the leading lights of the nascent space tourism industry.
Meat Grown in Space for the First Time Ever By Chelsea Gohd For the first time ever, meat was created in space — but no animals were harmed in the making of this 3D bioprinted "space beef."
No Place Like Home: Astronaut Luca Parmitano Reminds Us How 'Precious' Earth Is By Samantha Mathewson Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano sent the United Nations an important message about climate change and the need to protect the future of our planet, in a new video from the space station.
'Glad You Asked': New Web Series Tackles Mars Terraforming (Exclusive Clip) By Elizabeth Howell A new Vox YouTube series discusses all sorts of puzzling science questions, including how to make Mars more habitable.
Astronaut Reveals First Playmobil Figures in Space — And They Look Like Him By Robert Z. Pearlman Playmobil's astronaut is just adorable.
Why NASA's Annoyed About Elon Musk's Giant Rocket By Rafi Letzter SpaceX has never flown a person into space in its first spacecraft, the Crew Dragon. But already Musk is showing off his big, shiny Starship — and NASA is bristling.
