SpaceX "Starship" reaches orbit but ends in explosive splashdown
SpaceX's "Starship" rocket reached orbit despite an engine shutdown shortly after launch, but the spacecraft returned to Earth hours ahead of schedule.
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SpaceX's "Starship" rocket reached orbit despite an engine shutdown shortly after launch, but the spacecraft returned to Earth hours ahead of schedule.
The Artemis III mission will stay closer to home than the Artemis II mission, intending to orbit Earth inside the Orion spacecraft by 2027.
The four astronauts said that they left Earth as friends, but came back as "best friends."
NASA's Artemis II astronauts returned to Earth with a splashdown landing in the Pacific Ocean after making a high-speed reentry through the atmosphere.
The Artemis II crew's nine-day moon mission set a record for the farthest any human has ever traveled from Earth. Here's a look at the key moments.
The astronauts are taking part in various studies to help scientists gather more information about how exposure to outer space impacts humans.
NASA released the first photos of the far side of the moon, taken by the Artemis II astronauts.
In their mission around the moon, Artemis II will temporarily lose contact with NASA when they reach the far side of the moon.
NASA's Artemis II astronauts launched on a nine-and-a-half-day mission around the moon and back.
The Artemis II launch on Wednesday will mark the first human flight to the moon in over 50 years.
Christina Koch will make history as the first woman ever to venture to the moon as a part of NASA's Artemis II mission.
Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams joined Crew 9 commander Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov for their long-awaited return to Earth.
WBZ-TV's Terry Eliasen spoke with Ray Allensworth of the Firefly mission about what experiments they plan to conduct with the equipment on the moon.
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.
By switching the next space station crew to a different ferry ship, the Starliner astronauts will get home a bit earlier than planned.
Starliner astronaut Sunita Williams says she and crewmate Butch Wilmore have not been "abandoned" in space, as NASA considers plans to speed their return.
A Cape Cod, Massachusetts woman will honor her father's lifelong obsession with outer space by sending his ashes into orbit around the earth this spring.
A Cape Cod woman will honor her father's lifelong obsession with outer space by sending his ashes into orbit around the earth this spring. WBZ-TV's Mike Sullivan reports.
NASA is launching the Europa Clipper to look for signs of life on one of Jupiter's moons.
What's behind the brilliant northern lights displays this year? Shawn Dahl, a forecaster with the Space Weather Prediction Center, explains the recent the solar activity with WBZ-TV executive weather producer Terry Eliasen.
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is making its closest pass to the sun in its 80,000 year-long orbit.
The Starliner slammed into the discernible atmosphere 400,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean before descending to a parachute-and-airbag assisted touchdown.
Needham astronaut Sunita Williams and her commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore were expected to spend just over a week in space, but will instead stay for almost nine months.
The Starliner's two-person crew now will stay in space until next February and return to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
After months of testing and debate, NASA is poised to decide whether or not to bring two astronauts home aboard Boeing's Starliner.
