SpaceX boss Elon Musk says Starship will land humans on moon ‘probably sooner’ than 2024
SpaceX founder Elon Musk sounded optimistic Saturday night when asked about the progress of the company’s Starship lunar lander project for NASA.
Musk defends Starship capabilities as Blue Origin continues to dispute SpaceX's NASA moon lander contract
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Wednesday to defend the capabilities of the aerospace company's Starship spacecraft as Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin continues to dispute NASA's decision to award one moon lander contract for its Human Landing System (HLS) program.
Boeing, NASA, United Launch Alliance scrub Starliner launch due to technical issue
Boeing's second attempt at an uncrewed orbital flight test of its CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has been postponed for the second time on Tuesday after engineers found "unexpected valve position indications" in the vehicle's propulsion systems.
How NASA scientists use satellite data to help farmers
NASA is using satellite data to help develop tools to support farmers and assist in the scientific study of soil loss.
Jeff Bezos offers NASA billions for Blue Origin favor
Jeff Bezos has sent an open letter to NASA administrator Bill Nelson offering to help the agency cover over $2 billion in costs in exchange for awarding a second Human Landing System (HLS) contract to Blue Origin.
Blue Origin swipes at Virgin Galactic ahead of historic flight
Blue Origin took shots at competitor Virgin Galactic on Twitter Friday night, comparing offerings to customers using a recent Aerospace Research Central study.
Tropical Storm Elsa delays SpaceX Dragon undocking from International Space Station
The planned undocking of SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station has been delayed due to Tropical Storm Elsa.
GAO urges NASA to step up cybersecurity efforts
NASA's Office of the Inspector General warned in a May report that "attempts to steal critical information are increasing in both complexity and severity," with phishing attempts against NASA doubling and malware attacks increasing "exponentially" during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virgin Galactic reveals new flight date after setback
Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic announced Thursday morning that the next rocket-powered test flight of SpaceShipTwo "Unity" is targeted for Saturday.
NASA successfully launches rocket meant to study energy transport in space
NASA's KiNet-X mission is designed to study how energy and momentum are transported between different regions of space that are magnetically connected.
Bezos, Musk had ‘friendly’ meetings about space before Blue Origin, SpaceX ‘budding rivalry’: new book
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk had “friendly” meetings discussing space exploration before a rivalry formed.
'Elon’ would lead humans on Mars, legendary rocket scientist Wernher von Braun predicted in 1953 book
Dr. Wernher von Braun, the German rocket scientist who went from developing Nazi weapons to helping get NASA off the ground for the U.S., wrote a novel in the years after World War II speculating about life on Mars – and how human society there would be led by “Elon.”
60th anniversary of first American in space: Bezos, Musk, Branson are new liftoff leaders
Sixty years to the day that NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space aboard the Freedom 7 rocket, U.S. business leaders are continuing to help the country make major strides in space exploration.
SpaceX, NASA delay astronauts' return to Earth until Sunday
Astronauts on SpaceX's Crew-1 Dragon capsule are now scheduled to return to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday before 3 a.m. EST.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to begin selling seats on New Shepard
Blue Origin announced Thursday that it would soon begin to sell tickets for a chance to ride on the reusable suborbital rocket New Shepard.
NASA's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, achieves fastest, farthest flight to date
According to NASA, Ingenuity took off at 1:31 a.m. eastern time, or 12:33 p.m. local Mars time, rising 16 feet (5 meters) off the ground, the same altitude as its previous flight. The helicopter then zipped downrange 164 feet (50 meters), almost half the length of a football field, reaching a top speed of 6.6 feet per second (2 meters per second).
SpaceX Crew-1 successfully launches en route to ISS
The SpaceX Crew-1 successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center en route to the International Space Station Sunday night.
NASA's next Mars rover lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida
Phil Keating reports from the scene as the Perseverance rover blasts into space for a 7-month mission.
SpaceX launch postponed because of inclement weather
Kristin Fisher explains how common scrubbed missions actually are.
Astronaut Rex Walheim on uncertainty of launch dates
SpaceX launch scrubbed due to weather; NASA astronaut Rex Walhein weighs in.



















