‘WE DID IT!!!’: Astronauts, proud Americans share their reactions to the 2020 SpaceX launch
Millions of Americans will be sure to remember where they were on May 30, 2020 when a rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched two Americans into orbit from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade.
Millions of Americans will be sure to remember where they were on May 30, 2020 when a rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched two Americans into orbit from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade.
How to watch the SpaceX Demo-2 Dragon launch
Two astronauts are once again getting ready for the first crewed launch from Kennedy Space Center in nine years. Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are set to ride a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into orbit in a test flight of the company’s Dragon capsule.
Two astronauts are once again getting ready for the first crewed launch from Kennedy Space Center in nine years. Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are set to ride a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into orbit in a test flight of the company’s Dragon capsule.
NASA always launches from Florida, but why?
To answer that, you have to look back at the 1940s.
To answer that, you have to look back at the 1940s.
Weather forecast for Saturday's SpaceX Demo-2 launch attempt: More storms
The weather forecast for Saturday’s launch attempt of SpaceX’s Demo-2 mission is not any better than it was yesterday, when pesky storms grounded the flight.
The weather forecast for Saturday’s launch attempt of SpaceX’s Demo-2 mission is not any better than it was yesterday, when pesky storms grounded the flight.
'Bummed out': SpaceX launch scrubbed because of bad weather
Liftoff was rescheduled for Saturday afternoon.
Liftoff was rescheduled for Saturday afternoon.
What you should know about SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, the spacecraft poised to make history
The Dragon 2 craft itself is the successor to the Dragon 1, a spacecraft that made history in 2010 for being the first commercial spacecraft to be successfully recovered from orbit.
The Dragon 2 craft itself is the successor to the Dragon 1, a spacecraft that made history in 2010 for being the first commercial spacecraft to be successfully recovered from orbit.
Final preparations being made for first manned mission to space in nearly 10 years
NASA and SpaceX will launch the first astronauts since the retirement of the space shuttle program in 2011 on May 27 from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA and SpaceX will launch the first astronauts since the retirement of the space shuttle program in 2011 on May 27 from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA, SpaceX hope to end 9-year spaceflight gap with historic mission; launch rescheduled for Saturday
Bad weather in the Atlantic has postponed the highly anticipated SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral.
Bad weather in the Atlantic has postponed the highly anticipated SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral.
Nail-biting video shows boy’s close encounter with brown bear during hike in Italian mountains
The 12-year-old said he had recently watched a video on how to behave if you run into a bear.
The 12-year-old said he had recently watched a video on how to behave if you run into a bear.
NASA communities excited about first astronaut launch in almost a decade
For the first time in nearly a decade, NASA astronauts are launching into space. Communities in the Houston area are excited to witness this moment in history.
For the first time in nearly a decade, NASA astronauts are launching into space. Communities in the Houston area are excited to witness this moment in history.
NASA astronauts go back to the future with capsule launch
It will be the first astronaut launch from Florida since Atlantis closed out the space shuttle program in 2011, and the first American-made capsule to carry people into orbit since the Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975.
It will be the first astronaut launch from Florida since Atlantis closed out the space shuttle program in 2011, and the first American-made capsule to carry people into orbit since the Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975.
SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch breaking new ground for style
It will also mark the first attempt by a private company to send astronauts into orbit. Only governments — Russia, the U.S., and China — have done that.
It will also mark the first attempt by a private company to send astronauts into orbit. Only governments — Russia, the U.S., and China — have done that.
Weather better for historic SpaceX launch of NASA astronauts
With the weather looking up, SpaceX and NASA officials vowed Tuesday to keep crew safety the top priority for the nation's first astronaut launch to orbit in nearly a decade.
With the weather looking up, SpaceX and NASA officials vowed Tuesday to keep crew safety the top priority for the nation's first astronaut launch to orbit in nearly a decade.
Rats growing more aggressive, even eating each other during pandemic
The lack of available food sources due to the shutdown of bars, restaurants, and other businesses during the coronavirus pandemic has reportedly lead to an increase in aggressiveness in rats as they become desperate for food.
The lack of available food sources due to the shutdown of bars, restaurants, and other businesses during the coronavirus pandemic has reportedly lead to an increase in aggressiveness in rats as they become desperate for food.
Baby gorilla badly injured in family fight at Seattle zoo
Little Kitoko was bitten on the head, likely by accident when another gorilla tried to bite his mother, animal experts say.
Little Kitoko was bitten on the head, likely by accident when another gorilla tried to bite his mother, animal experts say.
Alligator rumored to have been Hitler's dies in Russia
An alligator that many people believe once belonged to Adolf Hitler has died in the Moscow Zoo.
An alligator that many people believe once belonged to Adolf Hitler has died in the Moscow Zoo.
Newly released footage gives last-known glimpse of extinct Tasmanian tiger
Newly released footage shows the last-known view of the extinct Tasmanian tiger.
Newly released footage shows the last-known view of the extinct Tasmanian tiger.
Gov. Abbott terminates COVID-19 related air travel restrictions
The order goes into immediate effect and will terminate all restrictions contained in the Governor's previous Executive order (GA-20).
The order goes into immediate effect and will terminate all restrictions contained in the Governor's previous Executive order (GA-20).
Houston astronauts land in Florida to prepare for first US space mission in nearly a decade
Two Houston based astronauts arrived safely this afternoon at Cape Canaveral, Florida to continue preparations for the first manned U-S launch in nearly a decade.
Two Houston based astronauts arrived safely this afternoon at Cape Canaveral, Florida to continue preparations for the first manned U-S launch in nearly a decade.
Sun heading toward less active phase, but won’t cause 'mini ice age,' NASA says
Astronomers say the sun goes through a period about every 11 years in which sunspots fade away, bringing a period of relative calm, known as a solar minimum.
Astronomers say the sun goes through a period about every 11 years in which sunspots fade away, bringing a period of relative calm, known as a solar minimum.