SPACE NEWS

SpaceX on Saturday will attempt to launch the CRS-SpX28 mission from Kennedy Space Center, sending a Cargo Dragon 2 capsule laden with supplies to the International Space Station.

The maiden crewed flight of the Boeing Starliner will not happen on July 21, the aerospace agency announced Thursday.

The U.S. Space Force Space Training and Readiness Command — dubbed “STARCOM” — is set to make its headquarters in Florida.

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

SpaceX announced that the company plans to launch its Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday morning from Cape Canaveral.

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

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.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will accompany fellow agency heads to announce another contract in the creation of a sustainable human landing system — AKA a lunar lander — for the Artemis V moon mission.

SpaceX will attempt to launch the Iridium OneWeb mission from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base using a Falcon 9 rocket.

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.

SpaceX will try to put another batch of Starlink satellites in low-Earth orbit with an early-morning launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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.

Four crew members for Axiom Mission 2 will be speaking ahead of this week's planned launch.

SpaceX is setting up for a launch of its Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday morning.

United Launch Alliance started operations on the Vulcan Centaur rocket Friday from the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, the space company’s CEO said in a tweet.

SpaceX will send more Starlink satellites into orbit.

The fastest train in the southeast has now also become the first to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet.

How lucky are we to live Central Florida where rocket launches happen as often as Florida man makes news?

A Central Florida photojournalist was among three men honored with a Chronicle Award the Kennedy Space Center on Monday.

Two veteran astronauts will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket launched the ViaSat-3 Americas mission Sunday evening from Kennedy Space Center with a beautiful nighttime view.

Lightning added to issues delaying SpaceX’s latest launch attempt Thursday of its Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center.

SpaceX will launch another rocket from Florida's Space Coast.

SpaceX scrubbed another launch attempt of its Falcon Heavy rocket Friday, only one day after weather prevented liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast.

SpaceX is pushing back its planned launch of a Falcon Heavy rocket another two days.

A Japanese company’s spacecraft apparently crashed while attempting to land on the moon.

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

A historic test flight of SpaceX’s giant new moon rocket from the coast of Texas was caught on radar when the rocket exploded minutes after launch.

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

SpaceX successfully launched another batch of second-generation Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral.

An old NASA satellite is expected to fall to Earth.

SpaceX is pushing back its planned launch of a Falcon Heavy rocket another two days.

A SpaceX cargo craft successfully splashed down off of the Florida coast after a resupply mission to the International Space Station on Saturday.

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

A sharp increase in rocket launches is disrupting commercial air travel, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, and the agency is looking to minimize those disruptions.

All eyes are on the southernmost tip of Texas, where SpaceX is gearing up to launch its massive Starship system on its first orbital flight attempt.

Somewhere in a remote stretch of forest near Maine’s border with Canada, rocks from space crashed to Earth and may be scattered across the ground — just waiting to be picked up.

A list of rocket launches to look out for in the coming weeks and months.

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.

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

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

SpaceX set off an overnight launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after a failed mission and increasing difficulty in raising funding for future operations.

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.

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

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is letting go of almost its entire work force with the satellite launch company finding it difficult to secure funding three months after a failed mission.

On April 1, 1960, NASA launched the very first weather satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17A at 7:40 a.m.

Another batch of Starlink satellites could be sent into orbit Wednesday in a SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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A Russian spacecraft has safely returned to Earth without a crew months after suffering a coolant leak in orbit.

The uncrewed Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft is set to undock from the International Space Station early Tuesday morning following a coolant leak last year.

The Webb Space Telescope has found no evidence of an atmosphere at one of the seven rocky, Earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby star.

There's a special chance this week to see five planets lined up in the night sky.

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.

A private rocket company says an overheated engine nozzle is responsible for last year's failed launch.

Russia's space agency says two cosmonauts and an astronaut who were supposed to leave the International Space Station this month will be brought back to Earth in late September.

Get ready to join Snoopy and Woodstock for an out-of-this-world experience at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

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

University leaders from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and executives from Boeing announced a new joint effort Thursday to improve safety for everyone who flies.

The Space Coast had great weather for a lunchtime SpaceX launch Friday.

A Delta IV Heavy rocket will carry a satellite into space for the National Reconnaissance Office next month in one of the last launches before the rocket line is retired.

As Women’s History Month is underway, two teachers are hoping to get results by showcasing one sixth grader’s attempt in making history after she was selected to have her science experiment flown to space.

Mysterious streaks of light were seen in the sky in the Sacramento area Friday night, shocking St. Patrick’s Day revelers who then posted videos on social media of the surprising sight.

As the House begins to revamp economic-development programs, Florida’s aerospace agency would draw more direct oversight, with the governor controlling its board of directors.

A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts made its launch debut, lifting off amid fanfare but failing three minutes into flight.

SpaceX is set to launch a batch of Starlink satellites from California on Friday afternoon.

The 59-foot-tall Electron rocket is carrying a satellite for Capella Space.

SpaceX is planning a sunset launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday.

Virgin Orbit says it is pausing all operations amid reports that the company is furloughing almost all its staff as part of a bid to seek a funding lifeline.

A SpaceX cargo capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station Thursday morning, 261 statute miles above northeastern China.

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.

In a story published March 14, 2023, about the release of a Webb Space Telescope image, The Associated Press, relying on information from NASA, erroneously reported the location of the pictured star.

SpaceX plans to launch its 27th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center.

The SpaceX and NASA Crew-5 is back on earth after successfully splashing down after a nearly 6-month long science mission.

Relativity Space on Saturday afternoon tried again, unsuccessfully, to launch its mostly 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

NASA is set to provide coverage of the agency's SpaceX Crew-5 mission return from the International Space Station early this weekend.

NASA had a big year in 2022, and the Biden administration is asking for even more money as the space agency moves forward on its goals.

Get ready to join Snoopy and Woodstock for an out-of-this-world experience at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

Relativity Space scrubbed their Wednesday launch of their 3D-printed rocket from Florida’s Space Coast.

NASA discusses data from the successful launch last year of its mega moon rocket as part of the Artemis I mission.

SpaceX is planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket Thursday to deliver a payload of satellites for OneWeb.

A rocket that is almost completely 3D printed will make its first attempt to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

A new crew from the United States, Russia and United Arab Emirates has arrived at the International Space Station.

SpaceX is set to launch a batch of Starlink satellites Friday from California.

With rockets frequently launching from Florida's Space Coast, it can be tempting to grab the best view possible to watch them go off.

The Crew-6 mission is a “go.”

SpaceX was able to successfully launch another batch of Starlink satellites Monday from the Space Coast.

Last-minute technical trouble forced SpaceX to call off an attempt to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station.

NASA and SpaceX scrubbed the Crew-6 launch due to an issue with the Falcon 9 rocket’s engine ignition system.

Launch set for 1:45 a.m. Feb. 27 at Kennedy Space Center.

If you’re preparing ahead of time to watch the SpaceX Crew-6 launch into the International Space Station, then do not hesitate to learn more about the team members aboard the flight.

As NASA prepares for its future Artemis missions, the agency is continuing to test a redesigned engine for its mega moon rocket.

SpaceX plans to launch another batch of Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Russian space officials say a coolant leak from an uncrewed Russian supply ship docked at the International Space Station has resulted from an external impact and not a manufacturing flaw.

The astronauts and cosmonaut of SpaceX’s Crew-6 mission arrived at Kennedy Space Center Tuesday ahead of an early Monday morning launch.

Kennedy Space Center isn’t just a space mecca. Since it shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, it’s also an animal haven and a destination for nature lovers.

Ramping up launches at the nation’s busiest spaceport has increased conflicts with cruise ships at Port Canaveral, a space-industry official told lawmakers this week.

NASA and Boeing hosted a teleconference Friday to discuss an upcoming flight test of the Starliner spacecraft, the last such mission intended before the capsule is certified for crew rotation flights to the International Space Station.

SpaceX late Friday will act on a 1.5-hour window to put a communications satellite in orbit with a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral.

Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut who arrived at the International Space Station in September for a six-month stay just had their leases extended.