Passengers watch Boeing Starliner launch from airplane windows
Xavier Cummings works with rockets every day in his job as a NASA contractor, but he's never seen a launch like this.
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Boeing's Starliner won't reach space station on uncrewed test
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft failed to put itself on the correct course during an uncrewed test flight on Friday and will not reach the International Space Station during this mission.
Boeing to launch Starliner capsule on final uncrewed test flight
A spacecraft built by Boeing will launch a milestone test flight Friday in what could be the last major step in a long-running mission to once again launch humans from US soil.
Rosie the Riveter test dummy to be first to fly on Boeing's Starliner
Rosie the Riveter has inspired generations of women and now a test dummy named after her is breaking new barriers.
Cyclone size of Texas discovered on Jupiter by NASA's Juno mission
NASA's Juno mission spotted a new cyclone the size of Texas during a close flyby of Jupiter in November.
Water found 1 in. beneath Martian surface could help future astronauts
When the first astronauts land on Mars, they won't be able to take everything they need with them. The logistics and weight of transporting so much material on one spacecraft, along with a crew, defies current technology. While scientists at NASA have discussed missions to deliver materials to the Red Planet ahead of a manned mission, there may be resources on Mars that can be used.
Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin launches 12th test flight
Blue Origin, the stealthy company founded by Amazon's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos, just launched another test flight of its tourism rocket as it steadily inches toward sending paying customers into space.
NASA says moon rocket could cost as much as $1.6B per launch
After nearly a decade of funneling money into a project to build a gargantuan rocket that NASA hopes will return astronauts to the moon, the launch vehicle is finally assembled and ready for testing.
Friendly floating robot CIMON-2 sent to International Space Station
On Sunday, SpaceX's Dragon capsule docked at the International Space Station, bringing supplies, experiments including "mighty mice" -- oh, and a friendly robot to keep the astronauts company for the next three years.
SpaceX Dragon delivers 'mighty mice' and a space robot
SpaceX's Dragon capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station early Sunday morning, NASA said.
NASA mission catches asteroid ejecting material into space
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission arrived at near-Earth asteroid Bennu a year ago, and the spinning top-shaped space rock has been full of surprises. The latest findings now classify it as an active asteroid with observable events happening on the surface.
SpaceX to launch genetically enhanced 'mighty mice' to ISS
Elon Musk's rocket company, SpaceX, launched a spacecraft loaded with 5,700 pounds of supplies — including a group of genetically enhanced 'mighty mice' — to the International Space Station on Thursday.
Europe gets $15.9 billion funding boost for space exploration plans
The European Space Agency has received a 14.4 billion-euro ($15.9 billion) funding boost from its 22 member states as it seeks to launch new missions and safeguard its role in space exploration and research.
China conducts successful test of Mars lander
China has completed its first public test of a Mars lander, keeping the country on track for an unmanned exploration mission to the red planet in 2020.
The Mars 2020 rover lands February 2021
When the Mars 2020 rover lands on the Red Planet in February 2021, it will touch down in Jezero Crater, the site of a lake that existed 3.5 billion years ago. Now, two research teams have identified areas in Jezero Crater where the rover might find signs of ancient life.
Adidas partners with International Space Station to test products
Adidas is going above and beyond the confines of Earth and looking to the stars to push the boundaries of innovation.
NASA's Curiosity rover snaps image of Mars horizon
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is still traversing the Red Planet on its own, searching for evidence of past life there.
Out of this world dessert: Cookie dough, oven headed to space station
Will they be fat and fluffy? Chewy or crunchy? Who cares! They will be chocolate chip space cookies!
Macy's just tested out its new Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons
It's officially November, which means if you're not talking Thanksgiving Day Parade, we're not interested.
How you can watch the International Space Station fly by
The International Space Station orbits the Earth 16 times a day, giving space gawkers several chances to wave to their neighbors in the thermosphere. Because of its relatively close proximity to Earth, it can be viewed with few resources and the right timing.
NASA's new lunar rover will hunt for water on the Moon
NASA will send a mobile robot to the South Pole of the Moon to hunt for water, the US space agency has announced.
Curiosity rover snaps new selfie while conducting experiment
In between conducting scientific experiments on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover paused to take a selfie.
Apollo astronaut investigates massive landslide on Mars
About 47 years ago, Harrison Schmitt became the only scientist to ever walk on the moon. Now, the geologist and professor is studying an extensive landslide on Mars, almost 250 miles wide, that formed about 400 million years ago.
After an historic all-female spacewalk, astronaut has moon dream
In her high school yearbook, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir wrote "go for a spacewalk" on the list of her plans for the future, Meir said Monday during a news conference from the International Space Station.
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