SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket, but passes up catching it with mechanical arms
SpaceX on Tuesday launched another Starship rocket, but passed up catching the booster with giant mechanical arms.Unlike last month’s success,...
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NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter’s moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and...
SpaceX launches its mega Starship rocket. This time, mechanical arms catches it at landing
SpaceX launched its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday on its boldest test flight yet, catching the returning booster back at...
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of...
A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A spacecraft blasted off Monday to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. The European Space...
NASA switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power
NEW YORK -- To save power, NASA has switched off another scientific instrument on its long-running Voyager 2 spacecraft.The space...
NASA spacecraft to study Jupiter moon’s underground ocean cleared for October launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA on Monday approved next month’s launch to Jupiter’s moon Europa after reviewing the spacecraft’s ability...
Christa McAuliffe, still pioneering, is first woman with a statue on New Hampshire capitol grounds
CONCORD, N.H. -- Decades after she was picked to be America's first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a...
