October 20, 2015 NASA launches satellite to monitor carbon dioxide NASA has launched its first spacecraft devoted to monitoring atmospheric carbon dioxide, the heat-trapping gas thought to be responsible for much of Earth's recent warming trend.
October 20, 2015 Musk: SpaceX could land humans on Mars in 10 to 12 years SpaceX founder Elon Musk thinks his private spaceflight company will have the capability to land humans on Mars within 12 years.
October 20, 2015 NASA to conduct Mars 'flying saucer' test on Earth NASA is getting ready to launch a "flying saucer" into Earth's atmosphere to test technology that could be used to land on Mars.
October 20, 2015 US facing increased threats to its space interests, report says The United States faces increased threats to its space program as adversaries develop measures to combat satellite reconnaissance, a new report says.
October 20, 2015 $518M military weather satellite launches after 15-year wait A $518 million military weather satellite that has been waiting 15 years to shine will be launched into orbit Thursday atop an Atlas 5 rocket from the western spaceport in California.
October 20, 2015 It’s time to return to the moon, former NASA division chief says Why go back to the moon? The prospect of establishing a permanent presence on the moon would be a game-changer for the human race, former NASA propulsion division chief says.
October 20, 2015 Cygnus arrives at International Space Station Christmas has finally arrived for the six space station astronauts.
October 20, 2015 Chinese lunar rover makes first tracks on moon, state media reports China's first lunar rover has successfully separated from the probe that carried it into space has and made its first track upon the surface of the moon, Chinese state media reported Sunday.Â
October 20, 2015 Astronaut may get Christmas wish for spacewalk Space station astronaut Rick Mastracchio may get his Christmas wish for a spacewalk or two because of a broken cooling system.
October 20, 2015 SpaceX successfully launches commercial satellite The private spaceflight company SpaceX launched a critical commercial satellite mission from Florida Tuesday after two delays due to technical glitches.