Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday.
Last-minute computer trouble nixed Saturday’s launch attempt for Boeing's first astronaut flight.
Boeing is aiming for its first astronaut launch at the beginning of June, after a small helium leak was discovered following the first launch attempt on May 6.
Boeing has called off its first astronaut launch because of a balky rocket valve, two hours before the planned liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Four astronauts headed to the International Space Station on Sunday where they will oversee the arrivals of two new rocket ships during their half-year stint.
Fuel leaks have forced NASA to scrub the launch of its new moon rocket on a no-crew test flight.
U.S. officials say a Russian weapons test created the space junk now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station. The flight comes just two days after SpaceX brought four other astronauts home, and lifts the number of people who have reached space past the 600 mark. The Falcon rocket blasted off
Vice President Mike Pence named 18 astronauts who will train for its Artemis moon-landing program.
NASA's first new space potty in decades is getting a not-so-dry run at the International Space Station before flying to the moon.