The four crew members, three Americans and one German, will lift off early on Sunday. Here’s…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
SpaceX Needed to Fix the Toilet Before NASA Astronauts Launch
A discussion of repairs of the waste management systems used aboard the company’s passenger spacecraft offered…
Blue Origin Wants to Build a Space Station
Blue Origin says it will team up with Sierra Space, Boeing and other companies to build…
She Is Breaking Glass Ceilings in Space, but Facing Sexism on Earth
Sanitary pads and makeup: A Chinese astronaut’s six-month stay aboard the country’s space station has revealed…
NASA Planning Moon Launch in 2022
A flight of the Space Launch System and Orion capsule without astronauts aboard is planned for…
Seeing a Future for Astronauts With Disabilities on a Zero-Gravity Airplane Flight
People with different types of disabilities tested their skills and technologies on a research flight with…
Lights in Midwest Skies Were Likely a Dying Russian Military Satellite
The fiery trail astonished viewers in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, with many first thinking it was…
South Korea’s First Homemade Rocket Launch Declared a Partial Success
The country, which aspires to be a leader in space technology, says it has plans to…
The Webb Telescope’s Latest Stumbling Block: Its Name
The long-awaited successor to the Hubble Space Telescope is scheduled to launch in December. But the…
How to Watch the Orionids Meteor Shower
The celestial event caused by debris from Halley’s comet will be most active overnight, but a…