As the U.S. and China race to the moon, America's hopes rest on SpaceX — and it's behind

NASA wants to land astronauts back on the moon by 2027. China aims to put boots there by 2030. For NASA to win the race, it ...

Syracuse native, ret. NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps to speak at Civic Celebration luncheon

Former NASA Astronaut and Syracuse native Dr. Jeanette Epps will serve as the guest speaker at the 54th annual Civic ...
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How SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Is Changing Human Spaceflight Forever

When the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011, America lost its ability to send astronauts to space. Nearly a decade later, SpaceX changed that. The Crew Dragon spacecraft became the first commercial ...
USA Today

When is the next Starship launch? SpaceX moves vehicle to launch pad ahead of flight 11

The update, shared in a series of photos Sept. 17 on social media, comes days after SpaceX recently tested the lower stage rocket booster, known as Super Heavy, at its Starbase facility. While it's ...

SpaceX launch of crew on first 'operational' mission delayed by weather

NASA and high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX announced on Friday a 24-hour weather delay of their planned launch of four astronauts into orbit for NASA's first full-fledged human ...
Columbus Dispatch

SpaceX announces October date for next Starship megarocket launch. Here's what to know

The launch, scheduled for mid-October from the company's Texas launch site, would come less than 2 months after SpaceX conducted its most successful Starship test of the year. Prior to vehicle's ...

NASA has a wild plan to return astronauts to the moon. Here’s why experts are starting to worry

Calls for the US to land astronauts back on the moon before China have been increasingly loud and frequent. But it all hinges ...