SpaceX Plans to Launch 90 Rockets from Vandenberg Space Force Base by 2026. Could That Harm the Coast? SpaceX plans to launch 90 rockets into space from a Santa Barbara County military base by 2026, tripling the number of blasts...
Space Force Data Helps Detect ‘Lost’ Spy Satellite that Orbited Earth Undetected for 25 Years An experimental spy satellite that was deemed “lost” after eluding detection for decades has finally been found.
Starliner Crew to Join Storied Lineup of Military Astronauts Who Test-Flew U.S. Spacecraft Like the inaugural Boeing Starliner crew are set to do, here are the U.S. military astronauts who have flown to space as...
Boeing Calls Off Its First Astronaut Launch Because of Valve Issue on Rocket The two NASA test pilots had just strapped into Boeing’s Starliner capsule for a flight to the International Space Station...
Chinese Astronauts Return to Earth After 6 Months on Space Station China’s ambitious space program aims to put astronauts on the moon by 2030, as well as bring back samples from Mars around...
NASA Is Seeking a Faster, Cheaper Way to Bring Mars Samples to Earth Retrieving Mars soil and rocks has been on NASA’s to-do list for decades, but the date kept moving forward, as costs...
SpaceX Is Launching More Rockets from a Military Base. Can the Coastal Commission Impose a Limit? SpaceX has significantly increased the frequency of its rocket launches from a Santa Barbara County military base, and its...
After Delay, Delta IV Heavy Lifts Off for the Last Time The storied career of the Delta family of rockets had to wait a little longer than planned to turn the page on its final...
SpaceX Launches New Type of Rideshare Mission from KSC A new type of SpaceX rideshare program made its first launch from the Space Coast coupled with a land recovery of its first...
Navy Declassifies its Notorious 'UFO Sighting' Videos The U.S. Navy has acknowledged three incidents reported by F/A-18 Hornet fighter pilots of "unidentified aerial phenomena."
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Iran's President, Foreign Minister and Others Found Dead at Helicopter Crash Site Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and several other officials were found dead, hours after...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...