Brendan Byrne
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The privately chartered mission is scheduled for liftoff Wednesday. The four-member crew will study the effects of microgravity on plants and humans.
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Chefs at NASA's Kennedy Space Center cook pre-flight meals for astronauts. They aim to keep the astronauts safe before launch — and make them feel at home.
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SpaceX's new stainless-steel rocket named Starship exploded Thursday just four minutes after liftoff. In a statement, the company said, "with a test like this, success comes from what we learn."
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NASA and Russia's space agency said Wednesday that they're planning to send up an uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station to replace the one that sprung a leak in December.
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A planned spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts has been called off after ground teams noticed a significant leak from one of the spacecraft docked at the orbiting International Space Station.
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Amid the Russia-Ukraine war, rising tensions between Russia and the U.S. could have implications for the two nations' partnerships in space — particularly aboard the International Space Station.
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A rocket part set to slam into the far side of the moon Friday morning highlights the growing issue of space junk in orbit around Earth, experts say
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Since touching down in Jezero Crater, NASA's Perseverance rover has already cached 6 samples that could one day be brought back to Earth. Astrobiologists hope they hold signs of past microbial life.
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NASA's Juno spacecraft sweeps over Jupiter's Great Red Spot and makes a 3D map of the giant storm. The findings could shed light on gas giant exoplanets in distant solar systems.
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For every U.S. mission with NASA astronauts, a family from Texas has sent a bouquet of roses to NASA's Mission Control Center to show support to those who keep the astronauts safe.