NASA Seeks New ‘Vomit Comet’ Providers as It Reimagines Access to Zero-Gravity Flight

NASA Seeks New ‘Vomit Comet’ Providers as It Reimagines Access to Zero-Gravity Flight

For generations of astronauts, engineers, and researchers, the path to space has included a rite of passage that is equal parts scientific preparation and surreal thrill ride: floating weightless inside an aircraft diving through the sky. Long before a rocket...
US “Nuclear Spying” Aircraft Survives Near-Fatal Crash, Makes Dramatic Belly Landing in Texas as Questions Grow Over NASA’s Aging WB-57F Fleet

US “Nuclear Spying” Aircraft Survives Near-Fatal Crash, Makes Dramatic Belly Landing in Texas as Questions Grow Over NASA’s Aging WB-57F Fleet

NASA’s last remaining WB-57F high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft was forced to make a dramatic belly landing at Ellington Airport in Houston, Texas, on January 27, after suffering a landing-gear failure, U.S. media reported. Video footage circulating on social media showed the...
SpaceX Dragon capsule

SpaceX Crew Dragon Begins Rare Emergency Return From International Space Station After Astronaut Suffers Serious Medical Condition

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying a four-member international crew is returning to Earth in what officials described as the first emergency medical evacuation from the International Space Station (ISS), following a serious but unspecified health issue affecting one of...
Kosmos 482

Kosmos 482: Soviet Venus Probe That’s Crashing Back to Earth After 53 Years

After more than five decades silently orbiting our planet, a relic of the Cold War space race is making a dramatic and fiery return to Earth. Kosmos 482, a failed Soviet Venus probe launched in 1972, is expected to re-enter...
Russia Sends Treason Convict Alexey Zubritsky to the ISS

Convicted Ukrainian Defector Flies to Space: Russia Sends Treason Convict Alexey Zubritsky to the ISS

In a move that has shocked Ukrainian officials and drawn global scrutiny, a man convicted of state treason in Ukraine is now orbiting Earth aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a Russian-led mission. On April 8, 2025,...
NASA and SpaceX

NASA and SpaceX Launch Crew-10 to the ISS, Paving the Way for Wilmore and Williams’ Return

SpaceX and NASA successfully launched the Crew-10 mission on Friday, sending four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) in a long-awaited rotation flight that will finally allow NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to return home after an...
SpaceX

Elon Musk Calls for Early Deorbit of ISS, Challenging NASA’s Plans

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has stirred controversy by calling for the early deorbit of the International Space Station (ISS), urging that it be retired within two years—far ahead of NASA’s current plan to maintain the station until 2030. In a...
Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship touches down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China

China Overtakes Russia and NASA in Space Pursuits as Xi Jinping Intensifies Efforts

China’s ambitious space endeavors are capturing global attention as the nation propels itself to the forefront of the space race, outpacing traditional leaders like Russia and the United States. On June 2, China’s Chang’e 6 probe landed on the far...