Technology
Far above the Earth, NASA’s Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — America’s most daring, extraordinary feat — landing astronauts on the moon — remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone…
Tag: spacecraft
Technology
Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to…
Technology
NASA moves its Artemis II moon rocket off launch pad for more repairs
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA moved its grounded Artemis moon rocket from the launch pad back to its hangar Wednesday for more repairs.…
Technology
NASA will return its moon rocket to the hangar for more repairs before astronauts strap in
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Grounded until at least April, NASA’s giant moon rocket is headed back to the hangar this week for more…
Technology
NASA moon rocket hit by new problem expected to bump astronauts’ lunar trip into April
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s new moon rocket suffered another setback Saturday, almost certain to bump astronauts’ first lunar trip in decades into…
Technology
NASA targets March for Artemis moon mission after fueling test success
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA aims to send astronauts to the moon in March after acing the latest rocket fueling test. Administrator Jared…
Technology
NASA conducts 2nd rocket fueling test that decides when astronauts head to moon
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA took another crack at fueling its giant moon rocket Thursday after leaks halted the initial dress rehearsal and…
Technology
NASA hopes fuel leaks are fixed as it launches another countdown test
[ad_1] This photo provided by NASA shows a full moon shining over NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher at…
Technology
Four new astronauts arrive at the ISS to replace NASA’s evacuated crew
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The International Space Station returned to full strength with Saturday’s arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues who…
Technology
New astronauts launch to the International Space Station after medical evacuation
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A new crew rocketed toward the International Space Station on Friday to replace the astronauts who returned to Earth…
Breaking News
Elon Musk combines his rocket and AI businesses before an expected IPO this year
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Elon Musk is joining his space exploration and artificial intelligence ventures into a single company before what’s expected to be…
Technology
NASA fuels moon rocket in crucial test to decide when Artemis astronauts will launch
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA fueled its new moon rocket in one final make-or-break test Monday, with hopes of sending astronauts on a…
Technology
NASA begins practice countdown for first moonshot with astronauts in over 50 years
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA began a two-day practice countdown Saturday leading up to the fueling of its new moon rocket, a crucial…
Technology
NASA delays first Artemis moonshot with astronauts due to extreme cold at launch site
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has delayed astronauts’ upcoming trip to the moon because of near-freezing temperatures expected at the launch site. The…
Technology
NASA and families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of space shuttle Challenger accident
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident gathered back at the launch site Thursday to…
Technology
NASA’s new moon rocket heads to pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s giant new moon rocket headed to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in…
Technology
The moon and sun figure big in the new year’s lineup of cosmic wonders
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing…
Technology
NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade
[ad_1] This combination of ultraviolet spectrum images provided by NASA shows atmospheric features of the planet Mars in July 2022, left, during the southern…
Technology
US-Russian crew of 3 blasts off to the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft
[ad_1] In this photo taken from video released by Roscosmos space corporation, the Soyuz-2.1 rocket booster with Soyuz MS-28 space ship carrying NASA astronaut…
Gadgets
Boeing’s Next Starliner Flight Will Only Be Allowed to Carry Cargo
[ad_1] The US space agency ended months of speculation about the next flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, confirming that the vehicle will carry only…