Four space tourists return to Earth after a private flight over the poles
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four space tourists who orbited the north and south poles returned to Earth on Friday, splashing down in the Pacific to end their privately funded polar tour. Bitcoin investor…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a threat to Earth, scientists say
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have finally given the all-clear to Earth from a newly discovered asteroid. After two months of observations, scientists have almost fully ruled out any threat from the asteroid…
NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter’s moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life….
FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landing
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded the company’s Falcon 9 rockets and ordered an investigation following the predawn accident off the…
Feds: Laramie research nonprofit lied to get $500k in grants
By Ethan Sterenfeld Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The federal government is investigating the Western Research Institute, a Laramie-based nonprofit, for making false claims to win more than $500,000 in research funding between 2015 and 2018, according…
This Las Vegas hotel mogul wants to open another hotel … in space
According to Business Insider, Robert Bigelow, who owns the Budget Suits of America hotel chain, said his company Bigelow Aerospace wants to send a space hotel into orbit.