Private US Spacecraft Enters Orbit Around the Moon Ahead of Landing Attempt A private U.S. lunar lander is in orbit around the moon, a day before it will attempt to land on the surface.
New or Retooled Cape Canaveral Launch Pads Considered for SpaceX Starship The Department of Defense is looking for a new home for SpaceX’s Starship, launching the process to determine what the...
Skylab's 1979 Crash Provides a Glimpse at the International Space Station's Future As the U.S. and its partners involved in the International Space Station work through another possible down-to-the-wire...
US Company's Lunar Lander Rockets Toward the Moon for a Touchdown Attempt Next Week Another private U.S. company took a shot at the moon, launching a month after a rival’s lunar lander missed its mark and came...
US Military Hopes One Day to Move Supplies, Maybe Troops, on SpaceX’s Starship While NASA is rooting for SpaceX to achieve Starship success so it can land humans on the moon, the U.S. military has plans...
Ed Dwight Was to Be the First Black Astronaut. At 90, He's Finally Getting His Due. It wasn’t until 1983 that the first African American, Guion Bluford, reached space.
Guardian Officer Set to Be First in Space Force History to Launch into Space Col. Nick Hague, a U.S. Space Force officer, is set to launch into space on a NASA mission to the International Space Station...
Japan Hopes to Join an Elite Club by Landing on the Moon: A Closer Look Japan hopes to make the world's first “pinpoint landing” on the moon early Saturday, joining a modern push for lunar contact...
NASA Eyes Billion-Dollar Space Vehicle to Avert International Space Station's Uncontrolled Reentry Companies have until March 4 to propose their plans for what NASA is calling the United States Deorbit Vehicle to try to...
More Delays for NASA's Astronaut Moonshots, with Crew Landing off Until 2026 Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and at least two years before landing on it.
Troubled USS Boxer Returns Home 10 Days into Deployment Due to Maintenance Issue The maintenance-embattled USS Boxer is heading back to San Diego just 10 days after deploying due to an engineering issue, as...
On Newly Quiet Stretch of US-Mexico Border, Louisiana Soldiers Sit Around, Watch and Wait The Louisiana soldiers are spaced in groups of two or three over the 1.5 mile, 400-yard-wide strip of land.
How the Army Made a Deal with UFL Football and The Rock Despite Doubts over the Sponsorship's Worth The roughly $11 million deal set the service up to be the premier partner for the league's inaugural season, which started...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
'Restore Real Value': House Panel Wants to Give Junior Enlisted Troops 15% Pay Raise The recommendation on boosting paychecks is part of the final report from the House Armed Services Committee's military...