SpaceX, Crew-11 rocket launch scrubbed over weather; now targeting Friday

NASA and SpaceX have delayed Thursday’s planned launch of the Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission will mark the next exciting chapter in their partnership to support long-duration human spaceflight and cutting-edge research in low-Earth orbit.

NASA says nearly 4,000 workers to leave space agency

Nearly 4,000 NASA employees are leaving under a Trump-era deferred resignation program, reducing the agency’s workforce by 20% amid growing concerns over budget cuts.

NASA's first Native American engineer on moon landing
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56 years ago today, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took man's first historic steps on the moon. One Houston man made history helping it happen. Jerry Elliott High Eagle was one of NASA?s first Native American engineers and part of the Apollo 11 team that made history.

NASA probe captures our closest-ever view of the sun

Scientists are using the images and data collected by the probe to understand the sun’s impact on Earth and the solar system.

The legacy of Dr. Sally Ride, first American woman in space
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Chance Sanford, Director of Programs & Interpretation?at Space Center Houston, talks about the legacy of Dr. Sally Ride. She was the first American woman in space.

NASA Astronauts talk experiences after 9 months in space
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Butch Wilmore and Sunny Williams spent nine months aboard the International Space Station, which was way longer than planned. Now, they are back on planet Earth and they're sharing what they've learned.

Trump offers to pay astronauts' overtime after unexpected 9-month space mission

President Trump said he would personally cover the cost of per diem pay for two astronauts stranded in space for nine months, calling their $5-a-day compensation “not a lot” after what they endured.

NASA spacecraft set for second close encounter with the sun—what it hopes to learn

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is set for another close brush with the sun, reaching record speeds of 430,000 mph as it flies through the solar atmosphere. Scientists hope the mission will reveal new insights about the sun’s corona and the solar wind.

NASA astronauts delayed in space for 9 months won’t get overtime pay

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spent nine months stuck in space after a Boeing Starliner failure. Despite the risks, they earned no hazard pay or overtime—just their standard government salary.

NASA, SpaceX launch Crew-10 from Florida to relieve stranded astronauts at space station

NASA and SpaceX successfully launched four Crew-10 astronauts from Florida on Friday evening. The crew is headed to the International Space Station (ISS) where they will rendezvous with NASA’s two stranded astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.

NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore get new homecoming date from space

NASA astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who launched aboard the troubled Starliner capsule to the International Space Station months ago, have a new homecoming date – if there are no more delays.

NASA astronauts still stranded in space take first spacewalk together

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore completed a spacewalk Thursday while awaiting their delayed return to Earth. Williams set a new spacewalking record for female astronauts during the mission.

NASA pitches cheaper, faster plan to bring Mars samples to Earth

NASA has unveiled two revamped plans to bring Mars samples to Earth in the 2030s, reducing costs by nearly half from its initial $11 billion proposal while expediting the timeline.

Pastors of NASA astronaut stuck in space share how he keeps his faith

Houston astronaut Butch Wilmore is one of the astronauts stuck in the Boeing spaceship for months after what was supposed to be an 8-day trip. His pastors share how Wilmore is staying grounded in his faith.