Private lunar lander may have fallen over while touching down near the moon's south pole

Intuitive Machines last year put the U.S. back on the moon despite its lander tipping on its side.

Science and Tech 07 Mar, 2025

Gunmen kill 11 at Russian army base in new blow to Moscow's Ukraine campaign

Gunmen shot dead 11 people at a Russian military training ground, the defence ministry said, in the latest blow to President Vladimir Putin's forces since the invasion of Ukraine.

World 16 Oct, 2022

Russian actor blasts off to attempt a world first: a movie in space

A Russian actress and a film director blasted off for the International Space Station on Tuesday, beating Tom Cruise in the race to shoot the first movie in space.

Entertainment 06 Oct, 2021

SpaceX rocketship launches 4 astronauts on NASA mission to space station

NASA and Elon Musk's commercial rocket company SpaceX launched a new four-astronaut team on a flight to the International Space Station on Friday, the first crew ever propelled into orbit by a rocket booster recycled from a previous spaceflight.

Science and Tech 23 Apr, 2021

SpaceX launches test rocket, breaks apart before landing

SpaceX chalked up another failed landing Tuesday for its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship, as the prototype Mars rocket broke apart right before touchdown.

Science and Tech 31 Mar, 2021

NASA-SpaceX launch of next International Space Station crew pushed to April 22

The next launch window for a NASA crew to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket has been pushed back by at least another two days, to no earlier than April 22, the space agency said.

Science and Tech 09 Mar, 2021

Elon Musk puts up $100 million for global carbon reduction competition

Tesla Inc boss and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is offering a $100 million prize in a four-year global competition to find a way of reducing carbon dioxide from the Earth’s atmosphere.

Science and Tech 09 Feb, 2021

1st private space crew paying $55M each to fly to station

The first private space station crew was introduced Tuesday: Three men who are each paying $55 million to fly on a SpaceX rocket.

Science and Tech 27 Jan, 2021

1st private space crew paying $55M each to fly to station

CAPE CANAVERAL: The first private space station crew was introduced Tuesday: Three men who are each paying $55 million to fly on a SpaceX rocket. They'll be led by a former NASA astronaut now working for Axiom Space, the Houston company that...

Mobile & Apps 27 Jan, 2021

SpaceX launches 2nd crew, regular station crew flights begin

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA: SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday on the first full-fledged taxi flight for NASA by a private company. The Falcon rocket thundered into the night from Kennedy Space Center with...

Mobile & Apps 16 Nov, 2020

SpaceX Crew Dragon delivers two NASA astronauts to International Space Station

Nearly 24 hours after launching from Florida, SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule delivered NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station on Sunday, marking the first US space capsule to do so with a crew since 2011. The...

Mobile & Apps 01 Jun, 2020

Tear gas and burning cars in US cities as unrest continues

MINNEAPOLIS: Tense protests over the death of George Floyd and other police killings of black men grew Saturday from New York to Tulsa to Los Angeles, with police cars set ablaze and reports of injuries mounting on all sides as the country lurched...

Women 31 May, 2020