60th anniversary of first American in space: Bezos, Musk, Branson are new liftoff leaders
Sixty years to the day that NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space aboard the Freedom 7 rocket, U.S. business leaders are continuing to help the country make major strides in space exploration.
SpaceX, NASA delay astronauts' return to Earth until Sunday
Astronauts on SpaceX's Crew-1 Dragon capsule are now scheduled to return to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday before 3 a.m. EST.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to begin selling seats on New Shepard
Blue Origin announced Thursday that it would soon begin to sell tickets for a chance to ride on the reusable suborbital rocket New Shepard.
NASA's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, achieves fastest, farthest flight to date
According to NASA, Ingenuity took off at 1:31 a.m. eastern time, or 12:33 p.m. local Mars time, rising 16 feet (5 meters) off the ground, the same altitude as its previous flight. The helicopter then zipped downrange 164 feet (50 meters), almost half the length of a football field, reaching a top speed of 6.6 feet per second (2 meters per second).
SpaceX Crew-1 successfully launches en route to ISS
The SpaceX Crew-1 successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center en route to the International Space Station Sunday night.
NASA's next Mars rover lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida
Phil Keating reports from the scene as the Perseverance rover blasts into space for a 7-month mission.
SpaceX launch postponed because of inclement weather
Kristin Fisher explains how common scrubbed missions actually are.
Astronaut Rex Walheim on uncertainty of launch dates
SpaceX launch scrubbed due to weather; NASA astronaut Rex Walhein weighs in.
NASA's solar orbiter begins historic mission to the sun
The joint mission between NASA and the European Space Agency is expected to produce the first images of the sun's north and south poles.
NASA accurately calculates Milky Way’s weight
NASA has accurately calculated the Milky Way’s weight using Gaia and Hubble telescopes.
NASA's Hubble spots stunning 'pinwheeling' galaxy
SEE IT: NASA's Hubble telescope’s image of a 'pinwheeling' galaxy
NASA reveals two new spacesuits for lunar exploration
NASA is moving one step closer to another moon mission; Phil Keating reports on the details.