World's 1st female spacewalking team makes history
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World's 1st female spacewalking team makes history

NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir exited the International Space Station on Friday, the first time in a half-century of spacewalking that a woman floated out without a male crewmate. Their job is to fix a broken part of the station's solar power network.

NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir exited the International Space Station on Friday, the first time in a half-century of spacewalking that a woman floated out without a male crewmate. Their job is to fix a broken part of the station's solar power network.

America still relying on Russians for rides to ISS
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America still relying on Russians for rides to ISS

For the foreseeable future, putting American astronauts on the International Space Station must still involve the Russians.

For the foreseeable future, putting American astronauts on the International Space Station must still involve the Russians.

Unique launch this week at Cape Canaveral
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Unique launch this week at Cape Canaveral

NASA?s Ionospheric Connection Explorer ( ICON) satellite is scheduled to launch Wednesday, Oct. 9, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. ICON will be air-launched from a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket, carried by the company?s L-1011 aircraft, Stargazer.

NASA?s Ionospheric Connection Explorer ( ICON) satellite is scheduled to launch Wednesday, Oct. 9, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. ICON will be air-launched from a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket, carried by the company?s L-1011 aircraft, Stargazer.

Elon Musk shows off Starship
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Elon Musk shows off Starship

SpaceX has unveiled the 'Starship,' a rocket that will take crews and cargo to Mars and back.

SpaceX has unveiled the 'Starship,' a rocket that will take crews and cargo to Mars and back.

NASA manager casts doubt on 2024 moon landing
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NASA manager casts doubt on 2024 moon landing

A top NASA manager cast doubt Wednesday on the space agency's ability to land astronauts on the moon by 2024. Kenneth Bowersox, acting associate administrator for human exploration and operations, told a Congressional subcommittee that NASA is doing its best to meet the White House-imposed deadline. But he noted: "I wouldn't bet my oldest child's upcoming birthday present or anything like that."

A top NASA manager cast doubt Wednesday on the space agency's ability to land astronauts on the moon by 2024. Kenneth Bowersox, acting associate administrator for human exploration and operations, told a Congressional subcommittee that NASA is doing its best to meet the White House-imposed deadline. But he noted: "I wouldn't bet my oldest child's upcoming birthday present or anything like that."