Axiom Space mission to ISS planned for Friday
Axiom Space and SpaceX are preparing to send the first all-private mission to the International Space Station.
Artemis wet dress rehearsal delayed again
A massive wet dress rehearsal for a rocket and spacecraft that could return astronauts to the moon was scrubbed again Monday for issues unrelated to Sunday's delay.
NASA's mega moon rocket rolls launchpad
Since the fall, the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft have been stacked inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, awaiting the Artemis-1 mission launch. For the first time, the Artemis-1 vehicle made the 4-mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to launchpad 39B.
Space junk on collision course with the moon
The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers. The leftover rocket will smash into the far side of the moon at 5,800 mph (9,300 kph) on Friday, away from telescopes’ prying eyes. It may take weeks, even months, to confirm the impact through satellite images.
GOES-T weather satellite ready for liftoff on Tuesday
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is poised for liftoff on March 1 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Astra's first Space Coast mission fails
Space company Astra is hoping to grab a big share of the growing small satellite launch market.
Space Station to retire in 2031, NASA says
NASA says it plans to extend operations of the International Space Station until 2030 after which it plans to retire the station and crash it into a remote region of the Pacific Ocean commonly known as Point Nemo.
Asteroid passes by Earth
Astronomers tracked a large and "potentially hazardous" asteroid as it made a relatively close pass by the Earth on Tuesday.
How you can score a ticket to space, expert explains
Depending on where you shop, prices for a ticket to space can reportedly range from $125,000 to $55 million.
Volusia County native training to become astronaut
NASA on Monday announced the 10 new astronauts, half of them military pilots, as it looks ahead to the moon and Mars. Luke Delaney, 42, who grew up in Volusia County, holds degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering and was a distinguished naval aviator.
After multiple delays, ULA launches Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral
When the launch does happen, the rocket will reportedly carry a laser communications demonstration project into space.
New astronaut grew up in Central Florida
For the first time in four years, NASA is training a new class of astronauts and one of them grew up in Central Florida . Luke Delaney, 42, from DeBary, is a retired Marine Corps major and most recently served as a research pilot for NASA. Delaney says he was surprised to hear that he was accepted as a candidate and explained that he had to first ask his wife before he made the decision.
Construction of orbital launch pad for Starship begins in Cape Canaveral
A new launch pad is under construction along the Space Coast. SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Friday that construction of Starship orbital launch pad at the Cape has begun.
NASA's DART mission could help make our planet safer
NASA and several partners are exploring how to prevent an asteroid from slamming into the earth. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test, known as DART, will travel for nearly a year to reach the asteroid and attempt to knock it off course.
Longest partial lunar eclipse in 580 years happens this Friday: How to see it
Skygazers will soon be able to witness a rare partial lunar eclipse — one of most awe-inspiring celestial events of the year.
SpaceX Crew-2 give update after returning back to Earth last week
This comes about a week after SpaceX Crew-2 splashed down off the coast of Florida and days after Crew-3 blasted off into space.
NASA, SpaceX’s Crew-3 launches into orbit, bound for space station
The SpaceX Crew-3 launch had been postponed multiple times, due to weather and then health issues, but a Falcon 9 rocket finally lifted off from Kennedy Space Center just after 9 p.m. Wednesday evening. The astronauts will head to the International Space Station (ISS) and plan to complete scientific experiments while there.
NASA: Asteroid the size of Empire State Building to whiz close by Earth in coming days
Several massive asteroids have closely passed by Earth in October, and NASA says more are coming.
NASA SpaceX Crew-2 splashes down near Pensacola
The astronauts from the U.S., France, and Japan should have been back Monday morning, but high wind in the recovery zone delayed their homecoming.
SpaceX Crew-2 undocks, begins return to Earth
SpaceX Crew-2 is on its way back to Earth. SpaceX said that the astronauts departed the International Space Station on Monday afternoon. They aim to splash down off the coast of Florida.