Moon festival, moon film and even a full moon to mark the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing
by CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – The cosmos is providing a full moon for the 55th anniversary of the first moon landing this weekend, with plenty …
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The ‘Great Food Truck Race’ will begin its 17th season with a stop at NASA
“The Great Food Truck Race” ended its 17th season on the Food Network by touching down at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Host and …
After an ’emotional rollercoaster’, NASA astronauts are ready to fly on a Boeing Starliner
When Suni Williams was assigned to fly aboard the Boeing Starliner in 2018, no one expected it to wait six years for launch. The veteran …
He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by NASA astronaut and director Ellen Ochoa
The first Hispanic woman to be launched into space is the second female astronaut to be awarded the United States’ highest honor. Ellen Ochoa, who …
NASA has graduated a new astronaut class as it begins recruiting for more
“The Flies” are ready to fly, so NASA is once again in need of some new flights (and gals). On the same day that the …
The launch of OSIRIS-REx rare asteroid samples at Space Center Houston
Move over, moon rocks: Space Center Houston has a new type of space rock on display. The official visitor center for NASA’s Johnson Space Center …
The next space station crew flies to Florida for launch preparations
Three NASA astronauts and their Russian cosmonaut counterparts flew to the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday to prepare for the launch of a SpaceX Falcon …
NASA eye possible ISS extension for astronaut missions
The International Space Station may be flying beyond 2030. A senior NASA official said there are “no major concerns” about the health of the International …
Former NASA scientist dishes on space food in new memoir ‘Space Bites’
Of the freeze-dried, thermos and off-the-shelf food items she helped fit into the space, Vickie Kloeris’s favorite was blue-cherry cobbler. As a food scientist at …