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Senator grills Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief, about Elon Musk's involvement in his job interview (video)

By Mike Wall published 10 April 25

Sen. Ed Markey asked Jared Isaacman multiple times whether Elon Musk was in the room during his interview with Donald Trump, but Isaacman declined to answer directly.

Trump's pick for NASA chief tells Senate he's aiming for the Red Planet. 'We will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars'

By Mike Wall published 9 April 25

Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, Donald Trump's pick to be the next NASA chief, shares the president's ambitious Mars goals.

SpaceX fires up used Super Heavy booster ahead of 9th Starship test flight (photos, videos)

By Mike Wall published 3 April 25

SpaceX is gearing up for the ninth test flight of its Starship megarocket, which will be the first to reuse the vehicle's Super Heavy first stage.

Déjà vu: President Trump nominates Greg Autry again to be NASA's financial chief

By Mike Wall published 1 April 25

President Trump has nominated space policy expert Greg Autry to be NASA's chief financial officer, as he did back in 2020 to no avail.

FAA closes investigation into SpaceX Starship Flight 7 explosion

By Mike Wall published 31 March 25

The FAA has closed its investigation into the SpaceX Starship Flight 7 mishap, accepting the company's findings and verifying its corrective actions.

US Space Force celebrates return of 1st Guardian to launch to space (photos)

By Julian Dossett published 25 March 25

U.S. Space Force Col. Nick Hague is back on Earth after living on the International Space Station for the last five-plus months.

Mysterious blue spiral spotted over European skies. What was it? (photos)

By Robert Lea published 25 March 25

A strange blue spiral lit up the sky over Europe on Monday night (March 24), with residents of the UK and other countries speculating on its true nature on social media.

Mars madness! Perfect NCAA tournament bracket wins you a trip to the Red Planet on SpaceX's Starship

By Mike Wall published 19 March 25

If you have an otherworldly knack for picking the winners of college basketball games, you could get a free ride to Mars on SpaceX's Starship megarocket.

Dolphins welcome SpaceX's Crew-9 astronauts home after splashdown (video)

By Mike Wall published 19 March 25

A pod of dolphins gave the four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-9 mission a warm welcome after their capsule splashed down in the ocean on Tuesday afternoon (March 18).

Never-‘stuck’ Starliner astronauts return to Earth at last with Crew-9 duo in Spacex Dragon splashdown

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 18 March 25

The first astronauts to fly on two different commercial spacecraft during a single mission, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, returned to Earth with ISS crewmates Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov.