(CNNMoney) — Two tourists are paying SpaceX for a trip around the moon next year. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced Monday afternoon that the travelers had already placed a significant deposit. “Next year is going to be a big year ...
Medford, Ore., — Some of North Medford High School’s brightest stars are learning the sky isn’t the limit when it comes to science. Nbc5’s Nicole Stein spoke with some of those students who are currently working with NASA on a ...
Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhastan (NBC) — NASA astronaut Jeff Williams along with cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka Roscosmos, returned home to Earth today on board a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew landed just southeast of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhastan. As the Soyuz was preparing ...
Cape Canaveral, Fla. — A SpaceX rocket exploded at its Cape Canaveral launch pad Thursday morning. It happened during a test firing at the space launch Complex 40. SpaceX uses the pad to send satellites and rockets that carry supplies ...
(NBC News) — For the first time in two decades, the United States has a spacecraft orbiting Jupiter. It took five years, but the Juno probe slipped into orbit around the solar system’s largest planet late last night. After a ...
Washington, D.C. (CNN) — NASA has released stunning footage of the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis shot from the International Space Station. The five-minute clip features time-lapse shots in ultra-high definition. The Aurora Borealis can be seen in at high ...
Cape Canveral, Fla. (NBC) — SpaceX launched a cargo mission to the International Space Station, the first since one of its rockets exploded in June. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted-off from Cape Canaveral at 4:43 p.m. Friday carrying a Dragon ...
Medford, Ore. — Local aviation company Erickson Incorporated will be assisting a special client. The company is contracted to work with NASA in support of their initial phases of a 3rd generation mid-air retrieval project. The project, as the name ...