Boeing faces critical launch Monday ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station

After years of delay that have put it behind SpaceX, Boeing is set to launch its new Starliner capsule with two crew members to the International Space Station. Read More

Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the latest entry to space travel

Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA after years of delays and stumbles. Read More

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six months in space

China’s Shenzhou-17 spacecraft has returned to Earth, carrying three astronauts who have completed a six-month mission aboard the country’s orbiting space station. The three, Tang Hongbo, Tang ... Read More

Multinational team safely returns to Earth from the International Space Station

She spent 204 days in space while orbiting the Earth ... spacecraft's debut manned mission on May 6. Science News // 5 days ago NASA seeks help from private companies for expensive Mars Sample ... Read More

Space Station News

Dec. 4, 2023 — Satellite and spacecraft operators may finally be able to detect small pieces of debris orbiting Earth using a new approach. Colliding pieces of space debris emit electric signals ... Read More

The long, thorny history of Boeing's Starliner spaceship

But soon Boeing will have its chance at a redemption story. For the first time, NASA astronauts will fly inside the spaceship to orbit. Test pilots Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams, ... Read More

SpaceX's 30th Dragon cargo mission departs the ISS, splashes down on Earth

SpaceX's 30th robotic Dragon cargo ship is back home to Earth. Dragon departed from the International Space Station (ISS) today (April 28) at 1:10 p.m. EDT (1710 GMT), while the two spacecraft ... Read More

Low-Earth Orbit Faces a Spiraling Debris Threat

Millions of human-made objects travel at high speeds in low-Earth orbit, polluting space and increasing the chance of collision with satellites and other spacecraft ... Read More

NASA says it expected space station garbage to burn up. The debris smashed into a Florida home instead

NASA routinely brings home batches of science experiments, cargo and garbage from the space station using capsules such as the Dragon spacecraft built by SpaceX ... it into Earth’s orbit ... Read More

Starliner: Boeing's next-generation spaceship for astronauts

Both SpaceX and Boeing are recipients of NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) funding first announced in 2014. They were tasked with developing spacecraft ... space station, dock and return to Earth ... Read More

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6 months on space station

BEIJING – A Chinese spacecraft ... and beam science classes to students on Earth. China has also said that it eventually plans to offer access to its space station to foreign astronauts and ... Read More