Meet the dinosaur hitching a ride to space with U.S. astronauts
The good news is that you can have one of your own!
The good news is that you can have one of your own!
‘WE DID IT!!!’: Astronauts, proud Americans share their reactions to the 2020 SpaceX launch
Millions of Americans will be sure to remember where they were on May 30, 2020 when a rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched two Americans into orbit from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade.
Millions of Americans will be sure to remember where they were on May 30, 2020 when a rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched two Americans into orbit from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade.
Launch watchers return for 2nd try with patience, umbrellas
The first launch attempt by SpaceX on Wednesday was scrubbed with just 17 minutes left on the countdown clock, and there was only a 50-50 chance of good weather on Saturday.
The first launch attempt by SpaceX on Wednesday was scrubbed with just 17 minutes left on the countdown clock, and there was only a 50-50 chance of good weather on Saturday.
Who are the astronauts embarking on the first manned mission into space in nearly ten years?
Veteran astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are riding SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft into orbit on top of a Falcon 9 rocket.
Veteran astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are riding SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft into orbit on top of a Falcon 9 rocket.
Coast Guard officers get close-up view of orcas
Members of the US Coast Guard Pacific Northwest division witnessed a rare sight on Tuesday, May 26, when a pod of orcas surfaced near their boat during a training exercise off Bellingham Bay, Washington.
Members of the US Coast Guard Pacific Northwest division witnessed a rare sight on Tuesday, May 26, when a pod of orcas surfaced near their boat during a training exercise off Bellingham Bay, Washington.
How to watch the SpaceX Demo-2 Dragon launch
Two astronauts are once again getting ready for the first crewed launch from Kennedy Space Center in nine years. Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are set to ride a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into orbit in a test flight of the company’s Dragon capsule.
Two astronauts are once again getting ready for the first crewed launch from Kennedy Space Center in nine years. Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are set to ride a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into orbit in a test flight of the company’s Dragon capsule.
Take 2 for SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch with more storms on the horizon
Elon Musk’s company came within 17 minutes Wednesday of launching a pair of NASA astronauts for the first time in nearly a decade from the U.S., before the threat of lightning forced a delay.
Elon Musk’s company came within 17 minutes Wednesday of launching a pair of NASA astronauts for the first time in nearly a decade from the U.S., before the threat of lightning forced a delay.
NASA always launches from Florida, but why?
To answer that, you have to look back at the 1940s.
To answer that, you have to look back at the 1940s.
Demo-2 forecast: 50-50 chance of good weather for Saturday's historic SpaceX launch
If SpaceX and NASA are going to make history with a launch from Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, they’re going to have to beat the odds. Meteorologists still say there is only a 50-percent chance of acceptable weather for the second Demo-2 launch attempt.
If SpaceX and NASA are going to make history with a launch from Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, they’re going to have to beat the odds. Meteorologists still say there is only a 50-percent chance of acceptable weather for the second Demo-2 launch attempt.
Fawn curls up at 'Unknown' soldier's headstone in Georgia cemetery, photo shows
A maintenance supervisor at a national park in Georgia found a fawn huddled up at the foot of a headstone for an unknown soldier Wednesday.
A maintenance supervisor at a national park in Georgia found a fawn huddled up at the foot of a headstone for an unknown soldier Wednesday.
Study speculates mixed-age weekend hangouts may increase COVID-19 deaths
A preliminary research paper appears to show a pattern to when some older people may be catching coronavirus: weekends.
A preliminary research paper appears to show a pattern to when some older people may be catching coronavirus: weekends.
Take an interactive tour of NASA facilities ahead of the historic SpaceX launch
The space agency released a video that gives viewers an up-close glimpse of some of the tools and equipment that will be used to send astronauts into space.
The space agency released a video that gives viewers an up-close glimpse of some of the tools and equipment that will be used to send astronauts into space.
Weather forecast for Saturday's SpaceX Demo-2 launch attempt: More storms
The weather forecast for Saturday’s launch attempt of SpaceX’s Demo-2 mission is not any better than it was yesterday, when pesky storms grounded the flight.
The weather forecast for Saturday’s launch attempt of SpaceX’s Demo-2 mission is not any better than it was yesterday, when pesky storms grounded the flight.
Large alligator pays a visit to the front porch of a Venice home
When you get a notification that someone's at your front door, this is not the sight you expect to see.
When you get a notification that someone's at your front door, this is not the sight you expect to see.
It’s bee season in Austin, so here's what you need to know
This spring, Walter Schumacher, who runs the American Honeybee Protection Agency, has been removing and relocating bee hives about 8 times per week in Austin.
This spring, Walter Schumacher, who runs the American Honeybee Protection Agency, has been removing and relocating bee hives about 8 times per week in Austin.
For launch spectators, storms more worrisome than virus
For the spectators gathered along the Space Coast on Wednesday for an astronaut launch, the rumbling thunder, darkening clouds and then a drenching downpour were more worrisome than any pandemic.
For the spectators gathered along the Space Coast on Wednesday for an astronaut launch, the rumbling thunder, darkening clouds and then a drenching downpour were more worrisome than any pandemic.
What you should know about SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, the spacecraft poised to make history
The Dragon 2 craft itself is the successor to the Dragon 1, a spacecraft that made history in 2010 for being the first commercial spacecraft to be successfully recovered from orbit.
The Dragon 2 craft itself is the successor to the Dragon 1, a spacecraft that made history in 2010 for being the first commercial spacecraft to be successfully recovered from orbit.
Trump's plan to celebrate space launch hits weather snag
President Donald Trump’s plan to celebrate the first space launch of American astronauts from U.S. soil in nearly a decade on Wednesday hit a snag when the mission was postponed at the last minute because of bad weather.
President Donald Trump’s plan to celebrate the first space launch of American astronauts from U.S. soil in nearly a decade on Wednesday hit a snag when the mission was postponed at the last minute because of bad weather.
Astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center ahead of historic launch
NASA test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken arrived Wednesday afternoon in Florida after a flight from Houston on a NASA jet.
NASA test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken arrived Wednesday afternoon in Florida after a flight from Houston on a NASA jet.
Final preparations being made for first manned mission to space in nearly 10 years
NASA and SpaceX will launch the first astronauts since the retirement of the space shuttle program in 2011 on May 27 from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA and SpaceX will launch the first astronauts since the retirement of the space shuttle program in 2011 on May 27 from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.