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NASA, Boeing describe limited roles despite Titan's owner touting aerospace ties

Sep. 26, 2024 17:53 PM EDT

OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush said the carbon fiber hull used in an experimental submersible that imploded was developed with help of NASA and aerospace manufacturers, but a NASA official said Thursday that the agency had little involvement and a Boeing official said some recommendations were...

For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moon

Sep. 25, 2024 23:56 PM EDT

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Donning heavy spacesuits and visors to protect them from sunlight, astronauts Thomas Pesquet of France and Matthias Maurer of Germany, accompanied by their trusty canine robot, move slowly on what looks like the lunar surface. But it's not the moon. ...

2 record-breaking Russians and an American who lived on space station for 6 months return to Earth

Sep. 23, 2024 21:00 PM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station landed Monday in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair. The capsule landed on the Kazakh steppe about 3 1/2 hours after undocking from the space...

A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station returns to Earth

Sep. 23, 2024 08:44 AM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station landed Monday in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair. The capsule landed on the Kazakh steppe about 3 1/2 hours after undocking from the ISS in an...

A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan

Sep. 23, 2024 08:06 AM EDT
MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan.

Satellite news network Al Jazeera says Israel raids its office in Ramallah in the West Bank and orders it closed

Sep. 21, 2024 21:54 PM EDT
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Satellite news network Al Jazeera says Israel raids its office in Ramallah in the West Bank and orders it closed.

Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk's SpaceX over alleged trespassing in Texas

Sep. 21, 2024 16:46 PM EDT

The maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity is accusing Elon Musk’s SpaceX of trespassing on and damaging a plot of vacant land the company owns in Texas. In a lawsuit filed this week at a Texas court, Cards Against Humanity alleges SpaceX has essentially treated the...

The head of Boeing's defense and space business is out as company tries to fix troubled contracts

Sep. 20, 2024 18:57 PM EDT

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Boeing on Friday replaced the head of its troubled defense and space business, which has struggled with money-losing government contracts and embarrassing setbacks involving its Starliner space capsule. The company said Theodore “Ted” Colbert III was...

2 Russians set record for longest single stay on the International Space Station

Sep. 20, 2024 10:25 AM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Two Russians on Friday set a record for the longest continuous stay on the International Space Station, according to Russia's space agency. Roscosmos said Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub broke the old record of 370 days, 21 hours and 22 minutes, which was set in...

FAA wants to fine SpaceX $633,000 for alleged safety violations during 2 Florida launches

Sep. 17, 2024 13:35 PM EDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLa. (AP) — SpaceX faces $633,000 in fines for alleged safety violations during two Florida launches last year. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it’s proposing the civil penalties because of the company's alleged failure to follow licensing...