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."
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
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...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
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...