SpaceX completes successful abort test launch of Dragon crew capsule
The launch is an important one for SpaceX and NASA as the commercial crew program continues into the phase that many officials describe as “the final dress rehearsal.”
PHOTOS: Abort test launch of SpaceX Dragon crew capsule
Many flocked to Cape Canaveral on Sunday to watch the launch.
Elon Musk says it is probable that the first crewed launch occurs in the second quarter of 2020
"We think that it appears probable that the first crewed launch will occur in the second quarter," Musk said.
Officials warn beachgoers to look out for debris following successful SpaceX abort test launch
Following the SpaceX abort test, Brevard County Emergency Management Office tweeted that beachgoers should look out debris.
U.S. Space Force showing off new uniforms
The U.S. Space Force has shared an image of the branch's new uniforms and patches.
Florida’s aerospace agency targets Space Force
The Space Florida Board of Directors on Thursday approved $200,000 for Satellite Beach-based GTOPS, Inc., a veteran-owned business that provides facilities-support services, to further showcase how military bases and businesses in the state are capable of training and equipping President Donald Trump’s new military branch.
SpaceX to test Dragon Crew capsule abort system
SpaceX and NASA will destroy a rocket in flight to test the Dragon Crew capsule's abort system.
Clearwater facility to build electronics for Orion spacecraft
Mankind's return to the moon and eventually to Mars will be made possible in part by equipment made right here in the Bay Area.
Researchers discover potential super-Earth orbiting star closest to our sun
Proxima c appears to be at least 5.8 times as big as Earth.
Astronaut completes spacewalk without helmet camera, lights
The women were just getting started on battery replacements when Koch’s camera and light unit came loose and they couldn’t get it back on her helmet.
Boeing's Starliner capsule returns to Space Coast for analysis
Four weeks ago, Boeing tried to send the Starliner capsule to the International Space Station, but it had a technical issue shortly after launch and never made it to the right orbital path. Now, it's back in Florida for data collection and analysis.
Mystery drone sightings in Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming prompt theories
Dan Carlson says drones have flown after dark near his Nebraska farm four times this year. He suspects military involvement. U.S. Air Force officials overseeing dozens of nuclear missiles scattered across the region deny any role in the drone sightings.
'Ice halo' spotted around the Sun in incredible photo
Michael Schneider, a photographer in Switzerland, was skiing on the Alps recently when he saw the halo developing, British news agency SWNS reports.
New York teen discovers a planet 1,300 light-years away
Sifting through a mound of data from a telescope orbiting Earth, a teenaged intern at NASA discovered a planet some 1,300 light-years away.
First launch of busy 2020 is also first launch for Space Force
Last night’s SpaceX satellite launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was the first mission conducted with the support of the nation’s newest military service, less than a month after President Trump signed the bill authorizing its creation.
NASA's alien planet hunter discovers its first Earth-sized planet in 'habitable-zone'
Since its launch in April 2018, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has found a great number of exoplanets, including a so-called "missing link."
First successful launch for SpaceX in 2020
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on Monday, carrying with it 60 communications satellites known as Starlink.
Falcon 9 rocket set to launch Monday night
All systems and weather are a go, ahead of Monday night's launch of 60 Starlink satellites, part of SpaceX's first official launch of the United States Space Force.
Australia’s destructive wildfires seen from space in NASA images
NASA released images showing the devastation from the bushfires burning all over Australia.
SpaceX Falcon 9 sends 60 communication satellites into space
The rocket will carry 60 Starlink satellite into orbit, aimed at providing internet service to those who are not yet connected.