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Northrop Grumman test fires a full-scale SLS booster from Promontory, Utah. The test will support the design of future SLS boosters beyond NASA's Artemis III mission. Photo: NASA / NASA TV

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NASA Test Fires Booster Designed To Lift NASA's Next Moon Rockets

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The test appeared a success with the booster firing for more than 2 minutes.

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Booming Space Industry Weathers Turbulent Coronavirus Economy

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When astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken launched from Kennedy Space Center last month, NASA and SpaceX made history. It was the first human launch…

Clouds pass over the SpaceX Falcon 9, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top of the rocket on Launch Pad 39-A on Wednesday at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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Weather Delays Launch Of SpaceX Dragon With 2 Astronauts Aboard

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With astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken strapped inside the capsule and the countdown narrowing, poor weather conditions forced an abort. The next opportunity to try will be on Saturday.

NASA astronaut Doug Hurley rehearses putting on his SpaceX spacesuit last week at the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Shuttle Veteran Leads First Human Space Mission Launched From U.S. Since 2011

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When Doug Hurley launched aboard Atlantis on July 8, 2011, the future of human spaceflight from U.S. soil was uncertain. Nearly a decade later, the astronaut is piloting SpaceX's new Crew Dragon.

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NASA Gives SpaceX Final ‘Go’ For Wednesday’s Human Launch Attempt From Kennedy Space Center

NASA said SpaceX is GO for launch Wednesday. The private company will attempt to launch two NASA astronauts from Kennedy Space Center — a first from the…

The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was successfully captured with the Space Station’s robotic arm.

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SpaceX Delivers 'Mighty Mice,' Worms, Robot To Space Station

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SpaceX has made an early holiday delivery to the International Space Station.The Dragon capsule arrived at the orbiting outpost Sunday, delivering “mighty…

NASA's Gerry Griffin at a recent visit to Kennedy Space Center's Visitor Complex.

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Apollo Flight Controllers: The People Who Made Moon Missions Happen

After launching from Kennedy Space Center, flight controllers in Houston, Texas took over the operation of Apollo missions — keeping a watchful eye on the…

The firing room, mobile launcher and Vehicle Assembly Building all received upgrades ahead of NASA's next moon mission Artemis.

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Fifty Years After Apollo, NASA Targets Moon Once More

By Brendan Byrne / WMFEIt’s been 50 years since the Apollo 11 mission sent the first humans to the moon. Five decades later NASA is on another moon shot,…

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SpaceX's Big New Rocket Blasts Off, Puts Sports Car In Space

SpaceX's big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red electric sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars.The…

Vice President Mike Pence speaks with the workforce at Kennedy Space Center inside the Vehicle Assembly Building.

Vice President Pence Visits Kennedy Space Center, Calls For Mission to Moon and Mars

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Vice President Mike Pence promised to return Americans to the moon during his visit Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center. Pence touted a commitment to...

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Watch The Secret Space Plane Land In Florida

Bobbie O'Brien

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Sonic booms surprised residents across central Florida Sunday morning due to the landing of a top-secret military space plane at NASA's Kennedy Space…

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Shuttle Wreckage, Mementoes on Display For First Time at Kennedy Space Center

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NASA is offering up wreckage from the Challenger and Columbia for public view after hiding it from the world for decades.A new exhibit at Kennedy Space…