3… 2… 1… SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on third-to-last mission of 2024
SpaceX has begun counting down to the New Year, with the launch of the first of three rockets planned to close out 2024.
Blue Origin hot fires New Glenn rocket for first time and scores FAA license for test launch
Blue Origin fired up its new heavy-lift orbital rocket for the first time just hours after receiving federal clearance to conduct its maiden launch.
Astronauts on ISS beam holiday cheer to Earth for Christmas (video)
Surrounded by candy canes and a makeshift snowman made out of stowage bags, the astronauts on the International Space Station gathered together to wish a Merry Christmas to everyone back on Earth.
Piece of Apollo 11 spacecraft ‘lands’ in moon meteorite-lined wedding ring
For better or for worse, a small part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft will now be Jon Mesick's to have and to hold for all the days of his life. The tape is the centerpiece of Mesick's wedding band.
You can now wear an Apollo Guidance Computer keypad as a wristwatch
NASA's Apollo spacecraft had briefcase-size computers that for their day would normally have filled two rooms. Apollo Instruments has been able to shrink the Apollo Guidance Computer even more.
Russian cosmonauts install X-ray detector, jettison trash on spacewalk outside ISS
Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner installed an X-ray detector and jettisoned trash during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.
Apollo 14 astronaut’s personal moon-flown Rolex watch sells for record $2.2 million
A Rolex watch that was flown to the moon is now the most expensive astronaut timepiece to sell at auction. The personal GMT-Master chronometer worn by Edgar Mitchell sold for $2.2 million.