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October 21, 2015

SpaceShipTwo pilot unaware 'feather' system was unlocked: NTSB

The pilot who survived the tragic crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo last month didn't know that his copilot unlocked the space plane's re-entry system early, investigators say.

October 21, 2015

Virgin Galactic crash investigators to study SpaceShipTwo's pilot interface

Investigators have formed a new working group to take a close look at the pilot interface systems on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo and released a detailed new timeline of the vehicle's tragic accident.

October 21, 2015

Unmanned Antares rocket explodes after liftoff

The owners of the unmanned commercial supply ship that exploded Tuesday over a launchpad in Virginia warned people to keep away from potentially hazardous debris and promised to figure out what destroyed the rocket that was supposed to ferry cargo to the International Space Station.

October 21, 2015

Spacewalking astronauts upgrade space station

Two astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station to do some maintenance and repair work during a more-than-6-hour spacewalk today Oct. 7.

October 21, 2015

Russian Soyuz capsule reaches space station despite stuck solar array

A Russian-built Soyuz capsule carrying a crew of three reached the International Space Station late Thursday.

October 21, 2015

NASA awards space taxi contract to Boeing and SpaceX

NASA has awarded the space taxi contract to Boeing and SpaceX.

October 21, 2015

Boeing's new spaceship makes strides ahead of NASA space taxi decision

The private spaceflight company Boeing has been hard at work designing a capsule that could deliver NASA astronauts to the International Space Station sometime in the next three years.

October 21, 2015

NASA Mars mission to try to turn Martian air into key rocket fuel ingredient: oxygen

NASA plans to make oxygen — a key ingredient of rocket fuel — on Mars early next decade.

October 21, 2015

Astronauts simulate deep-space mission in underwater lab

Plenty of astronauts practice spacewalks in the water, but a crew currently living in an underwater lab plans to introduce a surprising twist to its aquatic excursions: They will create a 10-minute communications delay with Mission Control, simulating what speaking with people on Earth could be like in deep space.

October 21, 2015

Apollo 11's scariest moments: perils of the 1st manned moon landing

Apollo 11 was four minutes into its landing sequence when the terse words of its commander, Neil Armstrong, came from the speaker in Mission Control: "Program alarm."