Virgin Galactic announces new steps toward offering thrill rides to space

New Mexico officials have eagerly anticipated the arrival of space tourism by Virgin Galactic for more than a decade

• May 10, 2019

SpaceX cargo ship reaches space station

SpaceX delivers 5,500 pounds of equipment and supplies to the space station

• May 6, 2019

SpaceX launches unpiloted cargo ship to space station

The Dragon is loaded with nearly 5,500 pounds of equipment

• May 4, 2019

SpaceX confirms crew spacecraft destroyed in test mishap

Crew Dragon spacecraft was being prepared for in-flight test of emergency abort system when something went terribly wrong

• May 2, 2019

Blue Origin launches rocket with NASA payloads

Company founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos aims to send private citizens and scientists into space

• May 2, 2019

SpaceX launch delayed by space station glitch

Faulty electronics box on the space station will be replaced using the lab's robot arm

• Apr 30, 2019

NASA troubleshoots space station power glitch

Upcoming SpaceX cargo launch could be delayed if space station power glitch isn't quickly resolved

• Apr 29, 2019

NASA just detected the first "marsquake"

For the first time since its mission began, NASA's InSight lander has detected what scientists believe to be a marsquake

• Apr 23, 2019

"Marfa Martians" sending their science experiment to space

The team, made up of 10 and 11-year-olds, want to find a way to kill bacteria in space

• Apr 22, 2019

SpaceX suffers Crew Dragon engine test anomaly

SpaceX suffers engine "anomaly" in Crew Dragon test vehicle during Cape Canaveral engine test

• Apr 20, 2019

Evidence found for first molecule in the universe

"This molecule was lurking out there, but we needed the right instruments," a top NASA scientist said

• Apr 17, 2019

Rocket launches with cargo for space station

Loaded with 3.8 tons of supplies and equipment, the Cygnus cargo ship will need two days to reach the space station

• Apr 17, 2019

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket thunders into space

The second flight of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy is carrying a Saudi communications satellite into orbit

• Apr 11, 2019

Meet the 29-year-old who helped create the black hole image

Dr. Katie Bouman led the creation of a new algorithm to produce the first-ever image of a black hole

• Apr 11, 2019

Astronaut twins study reveals impact of space travel

Studies of twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly, one in space and one on the ground, finds no major obstacles to long-term space missions

• Apr 11, 2019

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