Tag: Space exploration
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket suffers rare inflight failure, is grounded during investigation
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flies carrying a payload of 22 Starlink internet satellites into space after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base...
NASA still expects Boeing's Starliner to return astronauts from ISS, but notes SpaceX backup option
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (R) and Suni Williams, wearing Boeing spacesuits, depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space...
Space station startup Gravitics lands $125 million order from Axiom
A pathfinder for Gravitics' 4-meter space station module design in use for developing manufacturing and assembly methods.GraviticsWashington-based startup Gravitics has signed a $125...
Boeing delays Starliner return by 'weeks' for testing, NASA says astronauts aren't stranded
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is pictured docked to the International Space Station orbiting above Egypt's Mediterranean coast on June 13, 2024.NASANASA and Boeing are...
Russian satellite blasts debris in space, forces ISS astronauts to shelter
The International Space Station.NASA | Getty ImagesA Russian satellite broke up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit overnight, forcing astronauts...
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe returns with first-ever samples from far side of the moon
The Chang'e-6 probe being successfully launched from China's Wenchang Spaceport in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China, on May 3, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty...