Tag: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA’s new chief big on climate, hedges on 2024 moon landing
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s new administrator is big on tackling climate and diversifying the agency's workforce, but hedging on whether the U.S. can...
60 years since 1st American in space: Tourists lining up
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Sixty years after Alan Shepard became the first American in space, everyday people are on the verge of following in...
SpaceX launches, lands Starship in 1st successful flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched and successfully landed its futuristic Starship on Wednesday, finally nailing a test flight of the rocketship that Elon...
SpaceX capsule departs station with 4 astronauts, heads home
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts departed the International Space Station late Saturday, aiming for a rare nighttime splashdown to...
SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth; rare night splashdown
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since...
Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground
MEXICO CITY — Mars missions, astronauts coming and going at the International Space Station, China’s increasingly ambitious space program. Space-related news is flowing, and...
SpaceX making 1st US crew splashdown in dark since Apollo 8
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX this weekend will attempt the first U.S. splashdown of returning astronauts in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot in...
Senate confirms former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson to lead NASA
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who once flew on the space shuttle, to be the next NASA administrator.
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More patrols, fewer boaters for SpaceX splashdown Wednesday
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The astronauts flying SpaceX back to Earth this week urged boaters to stay safe by staying away from their capsule's...
Old SpaceX capsule delivers new crew to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A recycled SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, the third high-flying taxi ride...