SpaceX launches Air Force's super-secret minishuttle
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched the Air Force's super-secret space shuttle on Thursday, a technology tester capable of spending years in orbit.The unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, as schools and businesses boarded up for Hurricane Irma.It's the fifth flight for one of these crewless minishuttles, known as the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle.The two Air Force space planes have already logged a combined 5 ½ years in orbit.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched the Air Force's super-secret space shuttle on Thursday, a technology tester capable of spending years in orbit.The unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, as schools and businesses boarded up for Hurricane Irma.It's the fifth flight for one of these crewless minishuttles, known as the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle.The two Air Force space planes have already logged a combined 5 ½ years in orbit.
SpaceX Dragon delivers scientific bounty to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX shipment arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, delivering a bonanza of science experiments.The SpaceX Dragon capsule pulled up following a two-day flight from Cape Canaveral.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX shipment arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, delivering a bonanza of science experiments.The SpaceX Dragon capsule pulled up following a two-day flight from Cape Canaveral.
"It's really cool:" Watch the Great American Solar Eclipse safely next Monday
MILWAUKEE -- It's quite possibly the most anticipated solar eclipse ever -- and it happens on Monday, August 21st.
MILWAUKEE -- It's quite possibly the most anticipated solar eclipse ever -- and it happens on Monday, August 21st.
Wisconsin cork company helping with NASA project
TREVOR — A southeastern Wisconsin cork company is among more than a dozen manufacturers in the state that are providing parts and products for a NASA venture into space.Cork from Amorim Cork Composites in Trevor will be used in the heat shield on the crew capsule and rocket for the spacecraft that's expected to take humans to deep space and Mars in coming decades, according to the Fond du Lac Reporter ."Cork is a fantastic thermal protector," said Bill Famiglietti, the president of Amorim's North American group. "It's a heat shield so the astronauts .
TREVOR — A southeastern Wisconsin cork company is among more than a dozen manufacturers in the state that are providing parts and products for a NASA venture into space.Cork from Amorim Cork Composites in Trevor will be used in the heat shield on the crew capsule and rocket for the spacecraft that's expected to take humans to deep space and Mars in coming decades, according to the Fond du Lac Reporter ."Cork is a fantastic thermal protector," said Bill Famiglietti, the president of Amorim's North American group. "It's a heat shield so the astronauts .
Bag laced with moon dust sells for $1.8 million at Sotheby's
A bag containing traces of moon dust has sold at auction for $1.8 million.The sale at Sotheby's on Thursday was surrounded by some fallout from a galactic court battle.The collection bag was used by astronaut Neil Armstrong during the first manned mission to the moon in 1969.
A bag containing traces of moon dust has sold at auction for $1.8 million.The sale at Sotheby's on Thursday was surrounded by some fallout from a galactic court battle.The collection bag was used by astronaut Neil Armstrong during the first manned mission to the moon in 1969.
SpaceX chief Elon Musk says 1st launch of big new rocket will be risky
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX's chief said Wednesday that the first launch of its big new rocket is risky and stands "a real good chance" of failure.Founder Elon Musk told a space station research conference Wednesday that he wants to set realistic expectations for the flight later this year from Cape Canaveral.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX's chief said Wednesday that the first launch of its big new rocket is risky and stands "a real good chance" of failure.Founder Elon Musk told a space station research conference Wednesday that he wants to set realistic expectations for the flight later this year from Cape Canaveral.
NASA picks 12 new astronauts from crush of applicants
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA chose 12 new astronauts Wednesday from its biggest pool of applicants ever, selecting seven men and five women who could one day fly aboard the nation's next generation of spacecraft.The astronaut class of 2017 includes doctors, scientists, engineers, pilots and military officers from Anchorage to Miami and points in between.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA chose 12 new astronauts Wednesday from its biggest pool of applicants ever, selecting seven men and five women who could one day fly aboard the nation's next generation of spacecraft.The astronaut class of 2017 includes doctors, scientists, engineers, pilots and military officers from Anchorage to Miami and points in between.
SpaceX launches 1st recycled supply ship
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched its first recycled cargo ship to the International Space Station on Saturday, yet another milestone in its bid to drive down flight costs.After a two-day delay caused by thunderstorms, the unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off carrying a Dragon capsule that made a station delivery nearly three years ago.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched its first recycled cargo ship to the International Space Station on Saturday, yet another milestone in its bid to drive down flight costs.After a two-day delay caused by thunderstorms, the unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off carrying a Dragon capsule that made a station delivery nearly three years ago.
Storms delay SpaceX station delivery using recycled capsule
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Stormy weather thwarted SpaceX's effort Thursday to launch its first recycled cargo ship to the International Space Station.A lightning strike within 11 miles of the pad violated launch weather rules.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Stormy weather thwarted SpaceX's effort Thursday to launch its first recycled cargo ship to the International Space Station.A lightning strike within 11 miles of the pad violated launch weather rules.
NASA orders up urgent spacewalking repairs at space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has ordered up urgent spacewalking repairs at the International Space Station.On Tuesday, two astronauts will venture out to replace a data relay box that broke over the weekend.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has ordered up urgent spacewalking repairs at the International Space Station.On Tuesday, two astronauts will venture out to replace a data relay box that broke over the weekend.
NASA nixes crew for test flight of new megarocket in 2019
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's new megarocket will launch without astronauts on its test flight, now delayed until 2019 because of technical challenges, the space agency's top leaders said Friday.In February at the request of the White House, NASA began studying the possibility of putting a crew on the first flight.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's new megarocket will launch without astronauts on its test flight, now delayed until 2019 because of technical challenges, the space agency's top leaders said Friday.In February at the request of the White House, NASA began studying the possibility of putting a crew on the first flight.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft flies between Saturn and rings in historic 1st
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's Cassini spacecraft ventured Wednesday into the never-before-explored region between Saturn and its rings.But flight controllers won't know how everything went until Thursday when they are back in touch with the craft.Cassini was out of radio contact with Earth as it became the first spacecraft to enter the gap between Saturn and its rings.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's Cassini spacecraft ventured Wednesday into the never-before-explored region between Saturn and its rings.But flight controllers won't know how everything went until Thursday when they are back in touch with the craft.Cassini was out of radio contact with Earth as it became the first spacecraft to enter the gap between Saturn and its rings.
Supply ship named for John Glenn arrives at space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A supply ship bearing John Glenn's name arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday.Astronauts used the station's big robot arm to grab the capsule, as the craft flew 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Germany.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A supply ship bearing John Glenn's name arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday.Astronauts used the station's big robot arm to grab the capsule, as the craft flew 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Germany.
Last adventure ahead for NASA's Cassini spacecraft at Saturn
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's Cassini spacecraft faces one last perilous adventure around Saturn.Cassini swings past Saturn's mega moon Titan early Saturday for a gravity-assisted, orbit-tweaking nudge."That last kiss goodbye," as project manager Earl Maize calls it, will push Cassini onto a path no spacecraft has gone before — into the gap between Saturn and its rings.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's Cassini spacecraft faces one last perilous adventure around Saturn.Cassini swings past Saturn's mega moon Titan early Saturday for a gravity-assisted, orbit-tweaking nudge."That last kiss goodbye," as project manager Earl Maize calls it, will push Cassini onto a path no spacecraft has gone before — into the gap between Saturn and its rings.
John Glenn honored with launch of space station supply ship
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — John Glenn's trailblazing legacy took flight Tuesday as a cargo ship bearing his name rocketed toward the International Space Station.An Atlas rocket provided the late morning lift to orbit, just as it did for Glenn 55 years ago.The commercial cargo ship, dubbed the S.S. John Glenn, holds nearly 7,700 pounds (3,500 kilograms) of food, equipment and research for the space station.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — John Glenn's trailblazing legacy took flight Tuesday as a cargo ship bearing his name rocketed toward the International Space Station.An Atlas rocket provided the late morning lift to orbit, just as it did for Glenn 55 years ago.The commercial cargo ship, dubbed the S.S. John Glenn, holds nearly 7,700 pounds (3,500 kilograms) of food, equipment and research for the space station.
Widow can sue over NASA sting operation to 'forcibly seize' moon rock
LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. – A 75-year-old widow in tough financial straits reached out to NASA about selling a speck of moon rock her late husband had given her.Joann Davis then became the target of a sting operation at a Denny's that a federal appeals court suggested Thursday was outrageous overkill.The lead agent "organized a sting operation involving six armed officers to forcibly seize a Lucite paperweight containing a moon rock the size of a rice grain from an elderly grandmother," wrote Judge Sidney Thomas of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in the decision allowing Davis to sue, per the Los Angeles Times.One awful detail from the 2011 incident: The agents refused Davis' request to use the bathroom, and she urinated in her pants during the two-hour ordeal at the restaurant in Lake Elsinore, Calif.
LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. – A 75-year-old widow in tough financial straits reached out to NASA about selling a speck of moon rock her late husband had given her.Joann Davis then became the target of a sting operation at a Denny's that a federal appeals court suggested Thursday was outrageous overkill.The lead agent "organized a sting operation involving six armed officers to forcibly seize a Lucite paperweight containing a moon rock the size of a rice grain from an elderly grandmother," wrote Judge Sidney Thomas of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in the decision allowing Davis to sue, per the Los Angeles Times.One awful detail from the 2011 incident: The agents refused Davis' request to use the bathroom, and she urinated in her pants during the two-hour ordeal at the restaurant in Lake Elsinore, Calif.
SpaceX launches its first recycled rocket in historic leap
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched its first recycled rocket Thursday, the biggest leap yet in its bid to drive down costs and speed up flights.The Falcon 9 blasted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, hoisting a broadcasting satellite into the early evening clear sky on the historic rocket reflight.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched its first recycled rocket Thursday, the biggest leap yet in its bid to drive down costs and speed up flights.The Falcon 9 blasted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, hoisting a broadcasting satellite into the early evening clear sky on the historic rocket reflight.
NASA: Spacewalking astronauts lose piece of shielding that protects ISS
Spacewalking astronauts have lost an important piece of shielding needed for the International Space Station.The cloth bundle floated away Thursday midway through a spacewalk by Peggy Whitson and Shane Kimbrough (KIM-broh).
Spacewalking astronauts have lost an important piece of shielding needed for the International Space Station.The cloth bundle floated away Thursday midway through a spacewalk by Peggy Whitson and Shane Kimbrough (KIM-broh).
Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new parking spot
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts ventured out on a spacewalk Friday to prep the International Space Station for a new parking spot.NASA's Shane Kimbrough and France's Thomas Pesquet emerged early from the orbiting complex, then went their separate ways to accomplish as much as possible 250 miles up."We are ready to get to work," Mission Control informed them.Their main job involves disconnecting an old docking port.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts ventured out on a spacewalk Friday to prep the International Space Station for a new parking spot.NASA's Shane Kimbrough and France's Thomas Pesquet emerged early from the orbiting complex, then went their separate ways to accomplish as much as possible 250 miles up."We are ready to get to work," Mission Control informed them.Their main job involves disconnecting an old docking port.
"It’s been a long time:" Pres. Trump signs bill authorizing NASA funding, Mars exploration
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a bill into law Tuesday that updates NASA's mission to add exploration of Mars and authorizes $19.5 billion in spending for the U.S. space agency for the current budget year.It's the first time in seven years that there has been an authorization bill for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, also known as NASA, said Sen.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a bill into law Tuesday that updates NASA's mission to add exploration of Mars and authorizes $19.5 billion in spending for the U.S. space agency for the current budget year.It's the first time in seven years that there has been an authorization bill for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, also known as NASA, said Sen.