Tag: NASA

Boeing has completed tests on the parachute system of its Starliner spacecraft ahead of possible astronaut trips to the International Space Station next year.

A strange near-Earth object recently spotted turns out to be a visitor from the past: It’s a rocket booster from the 1966 Surveyor 2 mission to the moon.

SpaceX will launch its newly upgraded Cargo Dragon on a mission to the International Space Station today, meaning the ISS will soon have double dragons docked.

The two Voyager probes were launched in the 1970s, but even after more than 40 years of operation, they are still making new discoveries.

Look at that. NASA astronaut Victor Glover blasted into Earth’s orbit aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon craft last week. Soon after, Glover and three other astronauts safely docked to the…

Saturday’s SpaceX launch may be a small step for a company that is making increasingly regular trips into orbit, but the latest mission’s payload represents a giant step for climate…

NASA says it will be unlikely to achieve its hoped-for moon landing by 2024, with funding issues, rising costs, and schedule delays all impacting the mission.

The latest arrivals to the ISS have been answering questions about Sunday’s space trip, as well as life on the orbiting outpost.

As four astronauts began their journey from Earth to the International Space Station on Sunday, an additional crew member made a surprise appearance: Baby Yoda. A plush Baby Yoda toy…

Watch the four Crew-1 astronauts answer some quick-fire questions prior to Saturday’s launch to the ISS aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.