Tag: NASA
SAN DIEGO UC San Diego graduate Jessica Meir and fellow astronaut Christina Koch made history before most people woke up Friday, becoming the first all-female team of astronauts to perform a spacewalk. Meir and…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Astronauts replaced oversized batteries outside the International Space Station on Friday, as news broke of the death of the worlds first spacewalker. NASA interrupted live TV coverage of its second…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Collins had the spotlight…
When it comes to scientific marvels, few match the U.S. effort to put men on the moon. The mission involved significant government investment in public education, scientific research and private-public partnerships. Given todays divisive politics,…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) NASA conducted a full-stress launch abort test today for the Orion capsules designed to carry astronauts to the moon. The capsule was empty for the morning demo, which officials said…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Americans prefer a space program that focuses on potential asteroid impacts, scientific research and using robots to explore the cosmos over sending humans back to the moon or on to…
The International Space Station is open for business. Picture it: A few years down the road, the station may no longer be completely under NASAs purview, but instead run by a myriad of Earth-based businesses…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Mission control consoles used by NASA to guide trips to the moon are being restored by experts in Kansas and will soon be returned to the control room in Houston, Texas,…
If space is the final frontier, this country is doing a poor job charting a course to the outer limits. This year America celebrates the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong taking the first step by…
NASAS Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered its first Earth-size planet. The planet, named HD 21749c, is around 89% of Earths diameter, and is 53 light-years away. Its surface is likely rocky and hot,…
