SpaceX snags $102 million contract to rocket military supplies and humanitarian aid around the world: report By Chelsea Gohd published 27 January 22 SpaceX has won a contract, worth over $102 million, to transport military supplies and humanitarian aid around the world using a rocket.
China's second launch of the year puts radar satellite in orbit By Andrew Jones published 27 January 22 China launched the first of a pair of radar satellites that will provide important geological data following earthquakes and landslides.
SpaceX now aims to launch an Earth-observation satellite for Italy on Friday (yes, you can watch it live) By Mike Wall published 27 January 22 A two-stage SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with the CSG-2 radar satellite is scheduled to lift off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Friday (Jan. 28) at 6:11 p.m. EST (2311 GMT).
Animals in space By Elizabeth Dohrer published 27 January 22 The first animals reached space in 1947, but it wasn't until 1960 that animals orbited Earth and landed safely.
New NASA video honors fallen astronauts of Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia By Elizabeth Howell published 27 January 22 NASA released a new video today (Jan. 27) to remember the three crews and other fallen astronauts who lost their lives in the pursuit of space exploration.
Spacecraft anomaly stalls Astroscale space debris cleanup test By Mike Wall published 27 January 22 Astroscale has suspended its ELSA-d demonstration mission in Earth orbit after detecting "anomalous spacecraft conditions," the Japanese startup announced on Twitter Wednesday (Jan. 26).
NASA's Lucy asteroid spacecraft still has a wonky solar array as it flies through space By Meghan Bartels published 27 January 22 Three months after launch, a new NASA asteroid spacecraft is still getting settled into its life beyond Earth.
On This Day in Space! Jan. 27, 1967: Apollo 1 fire kills NASA astronauts By Hanneke Weitering published 27 January 22 On January 27, 1967, NASA's Apollo 1 were killed during a routine test at the Kennedy Space Center. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.
55 years after Apollo 1 fire, NASA's lessons live on as Orion aims for the moon By Elizabeth Howell published 27 January 22 On the 55th anniversary of NASA's fatal Apollo 1 fire, the agency's lessons learned live on as Orion aims for the moon.
Chinese space plane company targets suborbital tourism, point-to-point travel by 2025 By Andrew Jones published 27 January 22 The Chinese company Space Transportation is developing a "rocket with wings" for space tourism and point-to-point travel.
NASA honors fallen astronauts with Day of Remembrance By Elizabeth Howell published 27 January 22 This year's edition includes a live panel on safety practices.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage will slam into the moon on March 4 By Mike Wall published 26 January 22 The upper stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that launched the DSCOVR satellite in 2015 will arrive violently on the lunar surface just five weeks from now.
Could a spacecraft 'catch up' to interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua in just 26 years? By Chelsea Gohd published 26 January 22 Could we send a spacecraft to the giant, cigar-shaped interstellar interloper 'Oumuamua? Should we?
Perseverance rover does the 'twist' on Mars to shake loose stuck rocks By Samantha Mathewson published 26 January 22 NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has shaken loose the last two pebbles clogging its sampling system.
Astra test-fires rocket ahead of 1st Florida launch (video) By Mike Wall published 26 January 22 Astra performed a "static fire" test with its Rocket 3.3 vehicle Saturday (Jan. 22), briefly igniting the launcher's first-stage engines while keeping it anchored to the pad.
NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission explained in photos By Elizabeth Howell published 26 January 22 The spacecraft will fly around the moon in 2022 to get ready for future astronaut missions.
NASA's Artemis 1 lunar mission finishes countdown test By Elizabeth Howell published 25 January 22 The agency hopes to send the uncrewed mission around the moon later this year, in preparation for future astronaut missions.
In photos: Michael Strahan's launch into space on Blue Origin's New Shepard By Elizabeth Howell published 25 January 22 See the 'Good Morning America' host and former football star touch down after a spaceflight.
Mars' suspected underground lake could be just volcanic rock, new study finds By Elizabeth Howell published 25 January 22 A suspected Martian underground lake is probably volcanic rock masquerading as water, according to a new study.
Axiom Space plans to build a movie studio module for the International Space Station by 2024 By Scott Snowden published 25 January 22 Film crosses the final frontier as movies set in space could be filmed in orbit by 2024.
