A record number of human beings are now in orbit

For the first time, there are 19 human beings orbiting the planet. They represent three different countries and are aboard three different spacecraft.

Polaris Dawn live updates: SpaceX launches 4 private astronauts for historic spacewalk mission Tuesday morning

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 5:23 a.m. ET carrying four Polaris Dawn mission private astronauts to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday morning.

NASA 'Hidden Figures' women to receive Congressional Gold Medals

Katherine Johnson, Dr. Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson are receiving awards for their contributions to NASA’s space program.

Starliner returns without astronauts: What's next?
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Boeing's first astronaut mission ended Friday with an empty capsule landing. Both Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will return in February 2025, after multiple issues including thruster trouble and helium loss. Ken Kremer joins LiveNOW from FOX to look ahead to what is next for the troubled space mission.

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft returns to Earth without astronauts

The troubled Boeing Starliner spacecraft parachuted into the New Mexico desert overnight, without the astronauts it carried to the International Space Station in early June.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlinks
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On Thursday, SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NASA explains strange sound on Starliner
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The "strange noises" heard by NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore coming from Boeing's Starliner capsule over the weekend are apparently strange no more. NASA said in a Monday morning post on X, formerly Twitter, that it has determined what the mystery sounds were: audio feedback. Ken Kremer, Founder & managing editor of Space UpClose, joins LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

NASA astronaut stuck in space reports ‘strange noises’ coming from troubled Starliner capsule

A NASA astronaut at the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday reported hearing a "strange noise" coming from the Boeing Starliner spacecraft just days before it is set to leave the station and return to Earth on autopilot.

Watch: Massive fireball wows onlookers in four states

A massive fireball stunned onlookers as it streaked across four states. Scientists are now on the hunt for pieces that may have fallen to the ground.

Who is the youngest person in space? Depends who you ask

Blue Origin has launched the oldest person, the youngest person and now the youngest woman into space – at least by their metric.

SpaceX grounded by FAA after Falcon 9 topples, burns on landing barge

The FAA has grounded SpaceX after a Falcon 9 booster toppled and burned during landing on a barge. This incident has halted upcoming launches and sparked an urgent investigation into what went wrong.

Blue Origin launches 8th crewed New Shepard flight
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Blue Origin announced today that New Shepard will lift off from West Texas in its eighth human flight, NS-26.

Starliner astronauts will remain in space until 2025
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Boeing?s Starliner is returning to Earth without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard. NASA announced the news on Saturday, saying the uncrewed return allows NASA and Boeing to continue gathering testing data on Starliner, while avoiding risk for its crew. Reuters reporter Joey Roulette joins LiveNOW from FOX.

Here's when NASA's Starliner astronauts will finally come home – and how

NASA says it's not safe enough to let Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams fly the new Starliner spacecraft back to Earth, so they'll come home aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule next year. Meanwhile, Boeing will suffer the ignominy of being bailed out by a rival.

Starliner astronauts will return February 2025
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and leadership hosted a live news conference on Saturday where they announced the two astronauts stuck in space, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, will return February 2025. NASA also announced Boeing?s Starliner will return to Earth without astronauts aboard the spacecraft. The uncrewed return allows NASA and Boeing to continue gathering testing data on Starliner during its upcoming flight home.