Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2011 - NASA unveiled its plans Wednesday for a massive new launcher capable of powering manned space flights well beyond low-Earth orbit and ultimately to Mars.
Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Sept 4, 2022 - After scrapping a second attempt to get its new 30-story lunar rocket off the ground due to a fuel leak, NASA officials said Saturday it may not be possible to try again this month.
Washington (AFP) Sept 16, 2014 - The company - or companies - that will build America's next space taxi to carry astronauts to low Earth orbit and back is to be revealed Tuesday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 24, 2022 - NASA has called off the scheduled Tuesday launch of its historic uncrewed mission to the Moon due to a tropical storm that is forecast to strengthen as it approaches Florida.
Washington (AFP) Sept 22, 2022 - NASA said Wednesday it had successfully trialed the fueling process for its new rocket, after technical issues a few weeks ago halted two attempts to get the behemoth off the ground and headed towards the Moon.
Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2022 - It will be difficult for NASA to make a new attempt to launch its massive Moon rocket in October, an official from the US space agency said Tuesday, with a lift-off in November looking more likely.
Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Sept 2, 2022 - The stars appear to be aligned for NASA's Moon rocket to finally blast off on Saturday, with weather forecasts favorable and technical issues that postponed the launch earlier this week resolved.
Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Sept 3, 2022 - NASA on Saturday scrapped a second attempt to get its new 30-story rocket off the ground and send its uncrewed test capsule toward the Moon after engineers detected a fuel leak.
Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2011 - NASA is mulling the worst-case scenarios of leaving the $100 billion International Space Station unstaffed for a period of time following the crash of a Russian rocket, US astronauts said Tuesday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 3, 2009 - A large piece of space debris drifted toward the International Space Station Thursday, but NASA said it would not affect the second of three spacewalks outside the orbiter.
Washington (AFP) Sept 25, 2008 - Half a century after NASA was created at the height of the Cold War when the United States sought to prove its superiority by winning the race to the Moon, the space agency faces new challenges ahead.
Washington (AFP) Sept 24, 2025 - The United States launched three spacecraft on Wednesday in an effort to better monitor space weather such as solar storms, which can interfere with technology and power systems on Earth.
Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 - NASA on Thursday officially joined the search for UFOs - but reflecting the stigma attached to the field, the US space agency wouldn't identify the director of the new program tasked with tracking mystery flying objects.
Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2020 - NASA chief Jim Bridenstine told lawmakers Wednesday it was crucial for the US to maintain a presence in Earth's orbit after the International Space Station is decommissioned so that China does not gain a strategic advantage.
Washington (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 - NASA has begun barring Chinese nationals with valid visas from joining its programs, underscoring the intensifying space race between the rival powers.
Washington (AFP) Sept 30, 2010 - The US Congress has approved NASA's 2011 budget, which provides funds for the development of commercial spaceflights and an additional space shuttle flight.
