For this spaceflight into low-Earth orbit, which will see the Orion spacecraft rendezvous and dock with lunar lander prototypes, NASA chose an experienced, all-male crew with military backgrounds.
On June 8, 1959, NASA's rocket-powered X-15 experimental plane made its first glide flight. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video ...
As it flew up toward the International Space Station last summer, the Starliner spacecraft lost four thrusters. A NASA astronaut, Butch Wilmore, had to take manual control of the vehicle. But as ...
SpaceX launched its 50th Starlink mission of 2026 on May 30 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, sustaining a pace ...
Blue Origin's New Shepard completed its 30th overall flight (NS-30) and 10th crewed mission, pushing the total number of people flown to space to 52. This milestone flight was New Shepard's fourth ...
Commercial operators are launching more rockets and carrying more passengers than ever before. But international space law ...
Blue Origin is taking Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, and four other accomplished women to space this spring as part of its all-female crew. Perry shared the historic moment with an Instagram photo of the ...
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The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) current informed consent framework under 14 CFR §460.45 falls dangerously short of adequately warning space flight participants (SFP) about the true risks ...