Pence vows to make space program great again

Vice President Mike Pence promised Kennedy Space Center workers the Trump administration will take space exploration to new heights

• Jul 6, 2017

SpaceX finally launches Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Intelsat communications satellite blasted off Wednesday after back-to-back delays Sunday and Monday

• Jul 5, 2017

NASA's Mars rover concept vehicle merges science and science fiction

The giant rover seats four and was designed by the Parker brothers, who made their names building the futuristic motorcycles in the movie "Tron"

• Jun 3, 2017

Storms delay launch of "used" SpaceX cargo ship

A refurbished cargo ship will deliver 6,000 pounds of supplies to the space station in SpaceX's first flight of a "used" Dragon

• Jun 1, 2017

SpaceX launch aborted at last second

Launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center was aborted at the last second by a technical glitch

• Feb 18, 2017

SpaceX poised for historic launch

SpaceX is readying a Falcon 9 rocket for launch Saturday from the same pad that once sent Apollo moonships and shuttles on their way

• Feb 17, 2017

SpaceX gears up for launch from historic pad

SpaceX is gearing up to launch a Falcon 9 rocket off historic pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center

• Feb 9, 2017

Apollo 1 crew honored, 50 years after fatal fire

"They did not die in vain": NASA memorial for three Apollo astronauts killed in a launch pad fire 50 years ago

• Jan 27, 2017

Kennedy Space Center "dodged a bullet" from Hurricane Matthew

After a tense night hunkered down in the storm, NASA officials are planning a detailed inspection of the damage

• Oct 7, 2016

Kennedy Space Center braces for Hurricane Matthew

A NASA "rideout" team will keep critical systems operating while Florida's Space Coast evacuates ahead of the killer storm

• Oct 6, 2016

SpaceX pinpoints cause of rocket explosion

The private space company says it's figured out what caused the launch-pad blast and hopes to resume flights later this fall

• Sep 23, 2016

Cloaked in secrecy, spy satellite launches into space

A powerful Atlas 5 rocket boosted a classified National Reconnaissance Office spy satellite into orbit Thursday

• Jul 28, 2016

Air Force's secret space plane nears 1 year in orbit

The U.S. military's robotic X-37B space plane approaches a milestone on its classified mission

• May 12, 2016

Christa McAuliffe still inspires her former students

30 years after Challenger disaster, the first teacher in space is remembered by students who followed in her footsteps

• Jan 27, 2016

Emotional responses to Challenger, Columbia exhibit

NASA's first display of debris from the Challenger and Columbia space shuttles has powerful impact

• Aug 3, 2015