ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightWatch Live as Boeing’s Starliner Capsule Attempts First ISS DockingThe uncrewed CST-100 Starliner launched yesterday in a critical second test of the troubled commercial crew system.ByGeorge DvorskyYesterday 3:20PMComments (3)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightBoeing's Starliner On Track to Reach ISS Despite Propulsion GlitchTwo thrusters failed to fire as expected during the spacecraft's orbital insertion burn on Thursday evening.ByPassant RabieYesterday 1:40PMComments (5)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA Suspends ISS Spacewalks Because Its Spacesuits Are Leaking WaterThe most recent incident happened in March, when water began to pool inside an astronaut's helmet.ByPassant RabieThursday 4:40PMComments (13)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightHow to Watch Boeing Launch Its Beleaguered Astronaut Capsule to the ISSThe second orbital flight test of Boeing’s Starliner CST-100 is scheduled for takeoff today at 6:54 p.m. EDT.ByGeorge DvorskyThursday 1:13PMComments (16)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightTwo Military Satellites Just Communicated With Each Other Using Space LasersThe DARPA-led project aims to build a constellation of military satellites in low Earth orbit.ByPassant RabieThursday 9:58AMComments (34)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightRocket Launches Could Be Polluting Our Atmosphere in New and Unexpected WaysRocket exhaust could have a "significant cumulative effect" on the atmosphere, the climate, and human health,…ByLauren LefferWednesday 2:10PMComments (13)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightSuspected Debris From Chinese Rocket Falls Onto Three Indian VillagesThis marks the second time in two months that pieces of rocket debris have crashed onto India.ByPassant RabieWednesday 11:01AMSave
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightBillionaires Sent to Space Weren't Expecting to Work So Hard on the ISSThe first private astronauts, who paid $55 million to journey to the ISS, needed some handholding from the regular…ByPassant RabieTuesday 6:31AMComments (102)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNew Video Shows Helicopter Catching Rocket Booster in MidairInspired by SpaceX, the U.S. startup is hoping to reuse its Electron rocket boosters to reduce launch costs.ByPassant RabieMonday 10:45AMComments (9)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA’s Artemis Moon Landing Program: Launches, Timeline, and MoreEverything you need to know about the Artemis missions, which seek to put a man and a woman on the Moon this decade.ByGeorge Dvorsky5/14/22 9:00AMComments (23)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightBoeing Seeks Redemption as It Readies Starliner for Yet Another Launch AttemptThe aerospace company has had a series of embarrassing mishaps, but a successful May 19 launch with NASA could turn…ByGeorge Dvorsky5/13/22 3:30PMComments (18)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightPlants Can Grow in Lunar Soil—but They Hate ItNASA loaned biologists 12 grams of lunar soil, and it was enough to kindle the growth of multiple flowering plants.ByGeorge Dvorsky5/12/22 12:40PMComments (19)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightYour First Look at NASA's Latest Expedition to the ISSThe four-member crew is settling into their new lives in low Earth orbit.ByPassant Rabie5/12/22 10:14AMSave
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightIngenuity Mars Helicopter Went Silent, Leaving Anxious NASA Team in the DarkNASA's Perseverance rover waited and waited for its buddy's signal.ByPassant Rabie5/09/22 4:53PMComments (18)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNo One on Jeopardy! Knew About NASA’s New Moon MissionsThe Artemis program has yet to capture the public’s attention or imagination, if the legendary quiz show is any…ByGeorge Dvorsky5/09/22 12:49PMComments (30)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightWorld's Largest Plane Pulls Off Its Latest Flight TestRoc, the Stratolaunch-built carrier aircraft, flew for nearly five hours above the Mojave desert on Wednesday.ByPassant Rabie5/06/22 4:25PMComments (9)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightAfter Failed Tests, Launch of NASA’s Megarocket Won’t Happen Until at Least August"This is really hard work," a NASA official said. The gigantic SLS rocket is back in the Vehicle Assembly Building…ByGeorge Dvorsky5/06/22 11:35AMComments (19)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightSpace Force’s Mysterious Unit Logos, RankedHere’s a huge collection of the logos, emblems, and uniform insignia that Space Force uses to identify its divisions.ByRhett Jones5/05/22 4:35PMComments (59)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightSenate Votes Down Sanders' Bid to Cut Funding for NASA's Second Moon LanderSanders referred to the proposed funding as a "bailout" for Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos.ByPassant Rabie5/05/22 3:10PMComments (6)Save
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightThis Tiny Moon-Bound Satellite Could Carve a Path For a Lunar Space StationThe NASA-funded CAPSTONE mission will evaluate a unique orbit that could help establish a long-term presence on the…ByGeorge Dvorsky5/05/22 11:30AMSave