Space News

Before it begins the long trek home NASA will send OSIRIS-REx past the area where it stirred up the asteroid’s surface.

China says its Tianwen-1 spacecraft has entered a temporary parking orbit around Mars in anticipation of landing a rover on the red planet in the coming months.

With a help of a bunch of cameras and some spacecraft orbiting Mars the dramatic but flawless landing of a NASA rover on the red planet was recorded.

NASA's Perseverance rover is hours away from its daring seven-minute landing on Mars.

While NASA’s Mars rover is coming in for landing Thursday, there are two engineers’ voices you’ll want to listen out for as the spacecraft carrying the rover completes a series of maneuvers to safely land on the red planet.

Crews are targeting as early as 9 p.m. Tuesday to start the rollout of the Space Launch Systems rocket with the Orion spacecraft on top.

When the Artemis I moon rocket with the Orion crew capsule on board rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building one final time before launch, everything that is headed to space will be on board the crew capsule, including a brand-new space suit.

NASA’s first attempt to launch the Artemis I mission will be Monday, Aug. 29 at 8:33 a.m. from Kennedy Space Center, and Titusville police are warning people traveling in the area about plans to deal with traffic.

News 6 wants to give one lucky News 6 Insider the chance to witness history by sending them to watch the Artemis 1 rocket launch live at Kennedy Space Center with two free tickets.

NASA is getting ready for another rollout of the rocket for the Artemis I mission on Tuesday — but this time the rocket’s next destination is expected to be the moon.

NASA is getting ready for another rollout of the rocket for the Artemis I mission on Tuesday — but this time the rocket’s next destination is expected to be the Moon.

Blue Origin launched six people, including a Brevard County restaurant owner, to suborbital space Thursday morning from Launch Site One, the company’s launch facility close to Van Horn, Texas.

Blue Origin has scheduled a Thursday morning launch for its sixth New Shepard crewed mission, which will take Pineapples owner Steve Young and five companions soaring into space, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.

United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin and SpaceX all planned on launching crewed and uncrewed missions throughout the day Thursday, from both rural West Texas and the Florida coast.

Blue Origin is set to launch six people, including a Brevard County restaurant owner, to suborbital space.

The AtLas V rocket carried the final Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit spacecraft for the U.S. Space Force. SBIRS GEO 6 is a missile detection and early warning satellite that was built to detect ballistic missile threats around the world. Check out the beautiful photos of the launch from our photographer James Gosselin.

The staff at Pineapple’s in Melbourne were excited Wednesday evening, just hours before their boss is scheduled to launch into space.