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NASA talks UFOs with public ahead of final report on unidentified flying objects

Astronauts return from space station with splashdown off Florida

When is the next rocket launch from Florida?

UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life’s origins

The United Arab Emirates has unveiled plans to send a spaceship to explore the galaxy’s main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020.

SpaceX finally launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

The Falcon 9 rocket finally went up on early Saturday morning following several delays throughout the week.

WATCH & LISTEN: Here’s the moment a sonic boom shook the Space Coast

After Sunday’s SpaceX Axiom Mission 2 launch, the Falcon 9 booster successfully returned and landed on Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, creating a sonic boom heard along the Space Coast.

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Meet the private Ax-2 crew set to launch from Kennedy Space Center

Axiom-2 is set to light up the sky over the Space Coast Sunday afternoon as a second group of private astronauts kick off a science mission to the International Space Station, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.

Ax-2 mission crew ready for weekend launch from Florida coast

The four crew members for Axiom Mission 2 are excited for this week’s planned launch.

SpaceX scrubs launch of giant Starship rocket

SpaceX plans to launch Starship on its test flight from the Starbase launch facility in Boca Chica.

Starship could fly sometime in April, SpaceX says

SpaceX’s mammoth moon rocket could have its first integrated test flight by the end of the month.

NASA, Axiom Space target May 21 for Ax-2 mission

The next all-private crew mission for Axiom Space is expected next month.

Boeing Starliner crewed flight pushed back again, NASA says

The crew flight test for Boeing’s Starliner is being pushed back, NASA officials said Thursday.

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NASA awards Blue Origin with 2nd Artemis lunar lander development contract

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson accompanied fellow agency heads Friday morning to announce Blue Origin was awarded a contract to develop a lunar lander for upcoming Artemis moon missions.

Why do NASA’s new spacesuits cost $3.5 billion?

It was a hands-on, up-close, in-depth look at the next spacesuits that astronauts will wear when they walk on the moon for the Artemis III mission.

Brevard tourism office expects record tourism revenue for Artemis II launch

Executive Director Peter Cranis of the Space Coast Office of Tourism said that by the time Artemis II lifts off in 2024, he hopes the county will be looking at three years of record tourism dollars.

‘This is humanity’s crew:’ NASA names 4 astronauts in Artemis II moon mission

NASA officials announced the astronauts who will crew the Artemis II mission as early as 2024.

‘You’re a part of history:’ NASA lead engineer explains what it’s like to work on Artemis ll

Amanda Stevenson is a lead engineer at NASA on the Artemis ll mission.

NASA, Axiom Space reveal new moon spacesuits

NASA and Axiom Space on Wednesday demonstrated a prototype of the spacesuit that Artemis III astronauts will eventually use to explore the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

ASTRONOMY AND STAR GAZING

‘Fireball’ seen in skies over Florida possibly space junk, expert says

Those who looked up in the sky early Thursday might have seen a long streak of light bursting in skies over Florida, according to a video sent in to News 6.

NASA Webb telescope captures star on cusp of death

The Webb Space Telescope has captured the rare and fleeting phase of a star on the cusp of death.

Notice anything? Here’s what those 2 bright objects are in the evening sky

Rare green comet makes its closest approach to earth. Here’s how to see it

Green comet zooming our way, last visited 50,000 years ago

A comet is streaking back our way after 50,000 years.

Top 5: You won’t want to miss these celestial events of 2023

Possible naked-eye comet, solar eclipse top list

SPACE EXPLORATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Astra Space gets rocket launch contract from US Space Force

Private company Astra Space has gotten a contract from the Department of Defense to launch a complex mission for the U.S. Space Force.

WATCH AGAIN: SpaceX giant Starship rocket explodes minutes after historic test launch

SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket, launched Thursday morning from Texas in its first test flight before exploding.

WATCH: SpaceX’s Starship rocket undergoes successful static test fire, company says

More than 30 engines roared simultaneously Thursday in a successful test of the first-stage booster for SpaceX’s Starship rocket system.

One last look: NASA spacecraft to perform final flyby of asteroid before heading back to Earth

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

China’s Mars craft enters parking orbit before landing rover

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.

Photos show NASA’s Mars rover coming in for landing

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.

TECH STORIES

NASA talks UFOs with public ahead of final report on unidentified flying objects

NASA is publicly addressing the subject of UFOs a year after launching a study into unexplained sightings.

Earth is 'really quite sick now' and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says

A new study says Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural areas, but for well-being of people living on it.

For the few women who sit atop S&P 500 companies, thinner paychecks as median compensation slips

Last year was a mixed bag pay-wise for the women who run companies in the S&P 500 -- compensation increased for more than half of them, but the median pay package fell 6%.

CEOs got smaller raises. It would still take a typical worker two lifetimes to make their annual pay

After ballooning for years, CEO pay growth is finally slowing.

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NASA talks UFOs with public ahead of final report on unidentified flying objects

NASA is publicly addressing the subject of UFOs a year after launching a study into unexplained sightings.

NASA panel holds first meeting on UFO study

A NASA panel studying UFOs held its first meeting before publishing a report later this summer.

Astronauts return from space station with splashdown off Florida

A private crew is back on Earth after a nine-day trip to the International Space Station.

Ask Trooper Steve: Can you back into a handicap parking spot?

Trooper Steve answers a question about backing into a parking space.

SpaceX finally launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

The Falcon 9 rocket finally went up on early Saturday morning following several delays throughout the week.

Space station welcomes 2 Saudi visitors, including kingdom’s 1st female astronaut

A private flight carrying two Saudi astronauts and other visitors has arrived at the International Space Station.

Ax-2 crew heads to space station

Do you know all the nicknames of Florida’s coasts? ‘Sea’ them here

Depending on where you live in Florida, you know there are different names for different coasts in the state. But where did the names come from?

Falcon 9 booster creates sonic boom

After Sunday’s SpaceX Axiom Mission 2 launch, the Falcon 9 booster successfully returned and landed on Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station – the first time ever on an astronaut launch.

SpaceX launches Ax-2 mission to International Space Station

SpaceX launched the ticket-holding crew, led by a retired NASA astronaut now working for the company that arranged the trip from Kennedy Space Center. Also on board: a U.S. businessman who now owns a sports car racing team.

WATCH & LISTEN: Here’s the moment a sonic boom shook the Space Coast

After Sunday’s SpaceX Axiom Mission 2 launch, the Falcon 9 booster successfully returned and landed on Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, creating a sonic boom heard along the Space Coast.

WATCH AGAIN: SpaceX launches Ax-2 mission to International Space Station

Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight Sunday. SpaceX launched the ticket-holding crew, led by a retired NASA astronaut now working for the company that arranged the trip. Also on board: a U.S. businessman who now owns a sports car racing team.

NASA selects Blue Origin as second lunar lander company

Axiom-2 crew readies for Sunday launch from Florida's Space Coast

Meet Peggy Whitson, commander of the upcoming Axiom-2 mission that's set to go up Sunday, May 21, at 5:37 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center.

NASA awards Blue Origin with 2nd Artemis lunar lander development contract

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson accompanied fellow agency heads Friday morning to announce Blue Origin was awarded a contract to develop a lunar lander for upcoming Artemis moon missions.

SpaceX launches Iridium, OneWeb communications satellites from California

SpaceX on Saturday morning launched the Iridium OneWeb mission from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base, following a scrub on Friday.

Meet the private Ax-2 crew set to launch from Kennedy Space Center

Axiom-2 is set to light up the sky over the Space Coast Sunday afternoon as a second group of private astronauts kick off a science mission to the International Space Station, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.

WATCH AGAIN: SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

SpaceX puts yet another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit with a launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

NASA’s $27 billion budget gets more political than ever

NASA administrator Bill Nelson testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Tuesday about how much money the administration claims it needs for the 2024 fiscal year.

Ax-2 mission crew ready for weekend launch from Florida coast

The four crew members for Axiom Mission 2 are excited for this week’s planned launch. Crews are targeting no earlier than Sunday, May 21 at 5:37 p.m. for a launch from Kennedy Space Center. Axiom will use a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule to get to the International Space Station.