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October 23, 2021

Houston plane crash: Tips on staying safe in jet disaster

The dramatic event of nearly two dozen people safely evacuating the passenger plane that crashed in Houston earlier this week has brought renewed attention to the survivability of air disasters.

October 23, 2021

NASA targeting February for launch of first moon rocket since Apollo mission

NASA is now targeting February 2022 for the launch of its powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. 

October 23, 2021

US military launches 3 suborbital rockets in test of hypersonic technologies

The U.S. military launched three suborbital rockets this week from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. 

October 21, 2021

U.S. needs nuclear spacecraft to compete with China, NASA official tells Congress

A NASA official told Congress on Wednesday that the United States needs more nuclear spacecrafts in order to compete with China.

October 21, 2021

NASA engineer of 37 years prepared to retire over vaccine mandate if religious exemption isn't granted

A NASA engineer of 37 years is prepared to retire over Joe Biden's vaccine mandate, saying it is her "First Amendment right" to refuse the shot for religious reasons.

October 20, 2021

October's hunter's moon: How it got its name and the history behind it

Wednesday's full moon is the hunter's moon. 

October 16, 2021

Russian thrusters accidentally tilt International Space Station again

Russian thrusters have accidentally tilted the International Space Station (ISS) for the second time this year. 

October 16, 2021

NASA's Lucy launches to Trojan Asteroids

NASA's Lucy mission launched early Saturday from the agency's Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla.

October 15, 2021

China launches 3 astronauts on 6-month space station mission

China on Saturday sent three astronauts to its space station for a record-setting six-month stay as the country moves toward completing the new orbiting outpost

October 15, 2021

George Takei roasts William Shatner as being an 'unfit' guinea pig

George Takei’s decades-long feud with William Shatner is rocketing into space.