Giant NASA moon rocket arrives at launch pad
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For the 1st time in the history of the International Space Station, an astronaut experienced a health issue that required NASA to end a mission early.
In an unprecedented move, NASA is bringing an astronaut crew home early from the International Space Station because one astronaut has an undisclosed medical condition.
Beyond the range of GPS and tracking satellites, the moonship depends on radio dish arrays for communication and navigation.
Depending on the timing, NASA could launch a fresh crew to the space station while four other astronauts are flying around the moon.
A Mars spacecraft has now been AWOL for more than a month. But NASA hasn't given up hope of restoring contact with the MAVEN orbiter.
Four people from NASA's Crew-11 mission splashed down off San Diego, successfully completing five months aboard the International Space Station. The trip was cut short due to a medical issue.
The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission made it to Houston today (Jan. 16), just a day after their unprecedented medical evacuation from the International Space Station.
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