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April 30, 2021

Senate confirms former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson to head NASA

The Senate has confirmed former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who once flew on the space shuttle, to be the next NASA administrator.

April 29, 2021

Ingenuity Mars helicopter captures Perseverance rover in unprecedented aerial shot

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter captured a stunning aerial shot of the red planet and Perseverance Mars rover on its third flight on Sunday. 

April 29, 2021

SpaceX launches 25th batch of Starlink broadband satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX successfully launched 60 Starlink broadband satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida, Wednesday night.

April 28, 2021

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dead at 90

NASA astronaut Michael Collins died Wednesday at age 90.

April 27, 2021

Elon Musk says SpaceX Starship SN15 likely to test-launch this week

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Monday that the launch of the company's Starship prototype SN15 (Serial No.15) could happen this week. 

April 23, 2021

NASA, Elon Musk react to SpaceX Crew-2 launch: 'It took 10 years to get here'

NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission launched into orbit Friday, carrying four crew members set to board the International Space Station (ISS) for a period of six months.

April 23, 2021

SpaceX launches NASA crew for mission to ISS on reused rocket after delay

NASA is slated to conduct the launch of its SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station on Friday morning after inclement weather forced officials to delay the highly anticipated event by one day.

April 21, 2021

SpaceX Crew-2 flight delayed to Friday due to weather

NASA announced on Wednesday that its highly-anticipated SpaceX Crew-2 launch to the International Space Station is delayed.

April 20, 2021

NASA, SpaceX Crew-2 prepare for another historic flight Thursday morning

NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission is set to launch for the International Space Station on Thursday morning. 

April 20, 2021

Ingenuity has flown on Mars; what's next in NASA's Perseverance mission?

Now that NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has completed its first test flight on the red planet, members of the agency's Southern California-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory will prepare for the next stages of their mission.