SpaceX secures five more NASA astronaut missions as part of a $1.4 billion contractWith Boeing's Starliner struggling, Crew Dragon is key for the space station. By S. Dent, 09.01.2022
Virgin Galactic is looking for 1,000 people to buy its $450,000 spaceflight ticketsThe company launched new consumer branding to mark the occasion. By S. Dent, 02.15.2022
Anemia could make space travel to Mars a challenge, study finds 'As long as you are in space, you are destroying more blood cells than you are making.'By S. Dent, 01.19.2022
China successfully launches first crewed mission to its new space stationIt's the first of 11 missions to complete construction of the Tianhe station. By S. Dent, 06.17.2021
Watch SpaceX's first ISS astronaut launch with a reused Falcon rocketBoth the Falcon 9 booster and Dragon capsule were used on previous crewed missions.By S. Dent, 04.23.2021
NASA names the astronauts eligible for early Artemis Moon missionsThe group of 18 candidates includes veterans and relative newcomers.By J. Fingas, 12.10.2020
Scientists might know why astronauts develop health problems in spaceThe very nature of human cells could play a role.By J. Fingas, 11.28.2020
NASA's SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts will return to Earth on August 2ndNext, SpaceX will begin regular flights to and from the ISS.By C. Fisher, 07.17.2020
NASA names its DC headquarters after its first Black female engineerMary W. Jackson Headquarters is located on Hidden Figures Way.By C. Fisher, 06.24.2020
The first American woman to spacewalk has now conquered the deepest oceanDr. Kathy Sullivan has made history again.By I. Bonifacic, 06.09.2020
SpaceX's pioneering astronauts board the International Space StationThey'll be there for one to three months. By S. Dent, 06.01.2020
China's next-generation crew spacecraft sticks its test mission landingThe capsule will be a big part of China's moon landing program. By S. Dent, 05.08.2020
NASA's iconic 'worm' logo will adorn the Falcon 9 Crew Dragon rocketThe worm is back. By I. Bonifacic, 04.02.2020
Two more astronauts join SpaceX's first crewed mission to the ISSA total of four astronauts will travel aboard the Crew Dragon later this year.By C. Fisher, 03.31.2020
The first crewed SpaceX flight could happen around May 7thCrew Dragon will launch with passengers sometime this spring.By C. Fisher, 02.10.2020
Watch astronauts install commercial spacecraft adapter on the ISSThe ISS needs adapters? Did Apple design it?By M. DeAngelis, 08.21.2019
How NASA keeps its astronauts safe and sane in spaceThe rigors of interplanetary travel are not for everybody.By A. Tarantola, 07.19.2019
Watch CBS livestream the original 1969 Apollo 11 launch broadcastRelive one of mankind's greatest TV experiences. By S. Dent, 07.16.2019
Mars crew could 3D-print skin and bones for injuriesESA scientists are exploring bioprinting in space. By A. Khalid, 07.09.2019