Pickup truck-sized asteroid came less than 250 miles from hitting Earth

An asteroid roughly the size of a Ford F-150 flew less than 250 miles away from Earth last week, setting a record for the closest-known asteroid to fly past the planet without hitting it, NASA announced.

NASA fixes issues on SpaceX Dragon capsule's propellant heaters
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The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule is approaching the International Space Station, expected to arrive on Monday evening. There were some technical issues with the capsule's propellant heaters which were resolved by NASA engineers.

Leonid meteor shower will light up the sky this week: What to know

After skygazers were treated to two meteor showers last month, November will see the return of the Leonid meteor shower, set to light up the sky early this week.

SpaceX launches four astronauts to the International Space Station

SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday on the first full-fledged taxi flight for NASA by a private company.

With ‘Resilience’ launch, astronauts hope to set positive tone for country

For just the second time since the retirement of the space shuttle, a crew of astronauts is on its way to the International Space Station after blasting off from American soil – a feat that they hope will inspire a country still facing a challenging pandemic and social unrest.

Estimated 500,000 people watched SpaceX launch in Space Coast

The energy was high along the Space Coast Sunday as thousands gathered to watch the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of Crew Dragon's first operational mission. 

Vice President Mike Pence expected to attend SpaceX Crew-1 launch

After a one-day delay, liftoff is now scheduled for 7:27 p.m. from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, November 15th.

Meet the astronauts going on the 2nd crewed NASA, SpaceX mission

NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, along with JAXA mission specialist Soichi Noguchi, will travel to the ISS.

Crew-1 astronaut first female to lift off from American soil since 2011

Dr. Walker will be the mission specialist for the Crew-1 mission. This will be her second long-duration mission aboard the ISS.

Preparing for liftoff inside a Dragon Crew capusule
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SpaceX has another crewed launch planned for Saturday. We take a closer look at what the experience is like inside the SpaceX Dragon Crew capsule.

NASA outlook under Joe Biden
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As Central Florida prepares for another crewed launch this weekend, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine says he will step down in the coming year.