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US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission
The Space Force's reusable, robotic craft is carrying classified experiments. There's no one on board.
Huntsville is up to the task of hosting US Space Command
The author of this commentary argues that Huntsville, Alabama's many advantages will help it prevail in a review of the decision to make it the permanent home of U.S. Space Command.
By Mark S. Chandler
More than half of NASA’s moon-bound astronauts are active-duty military
NASA's Artemis program plans to return to the moon by 2024. Among the crew will be the first woman to walk on the moon.
By Harm Venhuizen
Best pics of the week: Aug. 16, 2020
From firefighting training to shooting the M240 at the range to clearing buildings at Exercise Deep and more, here's this week's Frontline Photos.
SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years
Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company.
Astronauts arrive at space station in SpaceX’s Dragon capsule
SpaceX delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Sunday, following up a historic liftoff with an equally smooth docking in yet another first for Elon Musk’s company.
Historic SpaceX launch postponed because of stormy weather
The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit was called off with 16 minutes to go in the countdown Wednesday because of thunderclouds and the danger of lightning.
Weather forces scrub of Crew Dragon launch with two former military test pilots aboard
The mission will end the nearly decade-long pause in sending astronauts from U.S. soil to the space station.
By Diana Stancy
NASA, SpaceX bringing astronaut launches back to home turf
For the first time in nearly a decade, U.S. astronauts are about to blast into orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil. And for the first time in the history of human spaceflight, a private company is running the show.
Here’s how to deal with quarantine, according to a retired Air Force colonel, former astronaut
During Johnson’s 15-year career as a NASA astronaut, he spent more than 31 days in space.
By Diana Stancy