They were teens in '76. 50 years on, Brevard grads recall bicentennial

From the Cocoa water tower to Melbourne High's Liberty Bell, Brevard County residents share their favorite memories of 1976.

The SpaceX Milestones That Built Elon Musk’s $2T Rocket Empire

Explore the biggest milestones in SpaceX history, from Falcon 1 and reusable rockets to Starlink, Starship, NASA missions, and the company's landmark 2026 IPO.
Smithsonian Magazine

America’s First Space Station Proved Humans Could Live and Work in Orbit for Months. Now, the Public Can See What It Looked Like in Person for the First Time in Eight Years

A backup version of Skylab was displayed when the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum opened 50 years ago. After renovation of the building, the artifact is once more on view in a new gallery ...

NASA inspector general suggests Boeing’s Starliner will now be a decade late

NASA’s inspector general released an audit Tuesday of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, and it looks increasingly likely ...
Science News

This space telescope is falling. A robotic spacecraft may save it

A private rocket mission aims to boost NASA’s Swift telescope before its orbit decays, extending its hunt for gamma-ray ...