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April 17, 2024

On this day in history, April 17, 1970, Apollo 13 astronauts return alive, defy odds after space explosion

The three astronauts on board the Apollo 13 mission safely returned to Earth after an explosion in space threatened their lives on this day in history, April 17, 1970.

April 16, 2024

NASA confirms object that struck Florida home came from pallet of batteries intended to burn up in atmosphere

NASA confirmed that an object that struck a Naples, Florida, home in March was part of a load released from the International Space Station, intended to burn up on re-entry.

April 12, 2024

New Russian heavy-lift rocket makes it into space after 2 failed launches

Russia has developed a new rocket and a new launch site as it considers a lunar research program. After two aborted launches, the Angara-A5 was successfully test-launched.

April 10, 2024

Russia aborts heavy-lift rocket launch second day in a row

Russia's launch of a heavy-lift rocket from the Vostochny spaceport was canceled two minutes before it was planned to occur due to a failure of the pressurization system.

April 8, 2024

South Korea launches second spy satellite in military intelligence race with North Korea

South Korea has launched its second military spy satellite following promises from North Korea to do the same. Tensions are rising once again between the neighboring countries.

March 22, 2024

Meet the American who wrote the moon-landing software: Margaret Hamilton, computer whiz mom

The Apollo 11 moon mission provided a giant leap for womankind, thanks to the remarkable intellect of young software engineer and mother Margaret Hamilton.

March 19, 2024

NASA welcomes its newest class of astronauts after two-year training in Houston

The Johnson Space Center welcomed 10 American astronauts and two United Arab Emirates astronauts after the class completed two years of NASA training in Houston, Texas.

March 12, 2024

4 ISS astronauts from 4 different countries return to Earth after replacements arrive

Four astronauts from four different countries returned to Earth after six months in orbit onboard the International Space Station. They landed in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida.

March 4, 2024

Four new astronauts visit International Space Station where they will stay for 6 months

Four astronauts launched in SpaceX's Falcon rocket on Sunday as they headed to the International Space Station to oversee the arrivals of two new rocketships.

March 3, 2024

NASA, SpaceX set new time for Crew-8 launch

Fox News senior correspondent Jonathan Serrie provides the latest developments as NASA and SpaceX prepare for the launch of the Crew-8 mission.