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October 20, 2015

Making a moon base: Why now is the time

The next great challenge is a familiar one: The U.S. must lead the world in allowing humans to break the bonds that hold us to our Earth.

October 20, 2015

Russian reconnaissance satellite to hit Earth Sunday

Fragments of a defunct Russian reconnaissance satellite have reportedly burned up in the atmosphere.

October 20, 2015

Former astronaut Chris Hadfield predicts humans will establish moon colony within 30-40 years

Recently retired astronaut Chris Hadfield has predicted that humans will establish a fully functional moon colony within the next 30 to 40 years, and could establish a similar base on Mars within the next 70 years.

October 20, 2015

Details of 1st private manned Mars mission revealed

A nonprofit space exploration group revealed exactly how it plans to launch two married astronauts on an ambitious manned flyby mission to the Red Planet by early 2018, a scenario that would involve NASA and federal funding along with a healthy dose of the pioneering spirit.

October 20, 2015

Iran reportedly to send another monkey into space

An Iranian newspaper is reporting that the Islamic Republic plans to send another monkey into space within a month.

October 20, 2015

New astronaut crew arrives at International Space Station

A Soyuz capsule carrying three astronauts successfully docked with the International Space Station early Thursday, bringing the size of the crew at the orbiting outpost to six.

October 20, 2015

Russian cosmonauts complete repair mission on space station

A pair of spacewalking cosmonauts installed a new telescope mount on the International Space Station on Thursday despite a flaw in the device.

October 20, 2015

Fungus among us? Mold fears for space station cargo ship

The robotic European cargo ship Albert Einstein was opened Tuesday morning at the International Space Station -- a day late because of concerns that mold may have grown inside the vehicle, NASA officials said.

October 20, 2015

SpaceX's dragon capsule 2.0 looks like 'alien spaceship,' Elon Musk says

The next version of the Dragon spacecraft built by the private spaceflight company SpaceX will look like something truly out of this world, according to Elon Musk, the company's billionaire founder and CEO.

October 20, 2015

SpaceX Dragon capsule to miss berthing date at space station after thruster issue

A commercial vessel carrying a ton of supplies for the International Space Station ran into thruster trouble shortly after liftoff Friday and will miss its docking date, despite a day spent scrambling by flight controllers to fix the problem.