Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. After years of delays and a dizzying series of setbacks during test flights, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally ready for its first crewed launch. The mission is on track to depart from Florida on May … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. After years of delays and a dizzying series of setbacks during test flights, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally ready for its first crewed launch. The mission is on track to depart from Florida on May … Read more
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first U.S.-Soviet space link, died Monday. He was 93. Stafford, a retired three-star Air Force general, served in four space missions. Before Apollo 10, he flew on two Gemini flights, including the first encounter with … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first space link between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, died Monday. He was 93. Stafford, a retired three-star Air Force general, served in four space missions. Before Apollo 10, he flew on two Gemini … Read more
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. Every time SpaceX’s Starship system jumps off the launch pad, it unleashes an unmistakable roar over South Texas that heralds the most powerful rocket ever built. The 33 engines boost the spacecraft, which … Read more
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. Every time SpaceX’s Starship system jumps off the launch pad, it unleashes an unmistakable roar over South Texas that heralds the most powerful rocket ever built. The 33 engines boost the spacecraft, which … Read more
SpaceX launched another crew of four to the International Space Station this evening (March 3). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off tonight at 10:53 PM EST (0353 GMT on March 4) carrying the four astronauts of NASA’s Crew-8 mission from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Cape Canaveral, Florida . The … Read more
SpaceX is counting down to launch its first astronaut flight of 2024 and you can watch it take off live online, but you need to know where and when to look. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA during the Crew-8 mission. The launch is … Read more