Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

NASA and Johns Hopkins APL Demonstrate First-of-Its-Kind Space Communications

NASA and APL have successfully tested a wideband technology that enabled, for the first time, a spacecraft to communicate ...

Behind the Soundscape That Drives Carol Mad in ‘Pluribus’

Kathryn Madsen and Nick Forshager discuss designing the isolating silences and the world-spanning hive-mind dialogue of Apple TV's 'Pluribus.' ...

What to know about Jared Isaacman, the billionaire private astronaut leading NASA

Trump withdrew Isaacman's nomination in May, citing the billionaire's donations to Democrats and ties to Elon Musk. He was renominated last month and confirmed by a 67-30 Senate vote on Wednesday.
WGAU Radio

For the 1st time ever, a person who uses a wheelchair will fly to space

Blue Origin will make history when it sends the first person who uses a wheelchair past the Kármán line, an internationally ...
News 13

Smashing through uncertain weather, NASA and SpaceX successfully launch Crew-11

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the four-member Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station on Friday morning, after weather forced the scrub of the mission a day ...

One small step for periods in space, one giant leap for research in long-term space missions

It may still be an uncomfortable subject for some, but periods are a real thing that people need to manage. But what do ...

Human Spaceflight: No Longer Possible Without SpaceX

SpaceX currently operates the only crew-capable spacecraft capable of reaching the International Space Station. Boeing has a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Sixty Years Ago, When Instruments Were Played in Space for the First Time, It Was ‘Jingle Bells’ All the Way

Astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra delighted mission control with their rendition of the Christmas classic ...
The Hill

Give Space Center Houston a Starship instead of the Discovery

Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, both Republicans of Texas, want the space shuttle Discovery to be moved to Space Center Houston from its current location at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near ...
LAist

A peek inside the space shuttle Endeavour’s new home in Exposition Park

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Houston Public Media

Space shuttle Discovery is headed to Houston. The Smithsonian and NASA say it may have to be sent in pieces

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...
New York Post

Trio of Chinese astronauts stranded in space after their shuttle was used to rescue another trapped group

Three Chinese astronauts are stuck in space after their shuttle was used to cart another group back to Earth, leaving them in the dust. Astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang, all with the ...