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."
First Woman to Pilot a Space Shuttle Explains How She Got There Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot a space shuttle, flying the shuttle Discovery with a crew that included Russian...
He Served His Country. In Return, His Country Sent Him into Exile. The military relies on noncitizens to fill its ranks. No one is sure how many are later banished from the country they fought...
Investigation Finds Navy Supply Ship Ran Aground After Captain Left to Eat Dinner The Alan Shepard was launched in 2006 and has space for a crew of more than 120, all of whom are typically civilian mariners...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
'It's OK Not to Be OK': Special Operations Wing Orders Stand-Down After Roger Fortson's Police Killing The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by...
VA Executives Received $10.8 Million in Improper Bonuses Under PACT Act, Watchdog Finds The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Inspector General found that the VA paid $1 million more in bonuses to senior...