Gene Cernan, last astronaut to walk on the moon, dies at 82
By SETH BORENSTEIN and MICHAEL GRACZYK Astronaut Gene Cernan traced his only child’s initials in the dust of the lunar surface. Then he climbed into the lunar module for the…
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China begins operating world’s largest radio telescope
By GILLIAN WONG The world’s largest radio telescope began searching for signals from stars and galaxies and, perhaps, extraterrestrial life Sunday in a project demonstrating China’s rising ambitions in space…
NASA hits snag while inflating new room at space station
By MARCIA DUNN NASA hit a snag while releasing air into an experimental inflatable room at the International Space Station on Thursday and put everything on hold for at least…
SpaceX delivers world’s 1st inflatable room for astronauts
By MARCIA DUNN SpaceX has made good on a high-priority delivery: the world’s first inflatable room for astronauts. A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station on…
30 years since Challenger: New voice at astronauts’ memorial
By MARCIA DUNN As families of the lost Challenger astronauts gather with NASA to mark the space shuttle accident’s 30th anniversary, there’s a new voice to address the crowd. June…
Spacewalking astronauts finish extensive, tricky cable job
By MARCIA DUNN Spacewalking astronauts successfully completed a three-day cable job outside the International Space Station on Sunday, routing several-hundred feet of power and data lines for new crew capsules…
SpaceX launches for NASA, no luck with rocket landing at sea
By MARCIA DUNN SpaceX pulled off another successful launch of supplies to the International Space Station on Saturday, but its revolutionary attempt to land the leftover booster on an ocean…
SpaceX calls off launch to space station at last minute
By MARCIA DUNN SpaceX called off its planned flight to the International Space Station on Tuesday because of rocket trouble. The unmanned Falcon rocket was supposed to blast off before…