Aerospace

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., July 20 (UPI) -- Kennedy Space Center in Florida marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing Saturday with moonpies, vintage Corvettes, a visit from Vice President Mike Pence and Apollo…

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., July 20 (UPI) -- SpaceX's CRS-18 cargo launch to the International Space Station on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida has been pushed back three days to Wednesday. The launch…

ABOARD THE USS RONALD REAGAN—American forces took part in a major amphibious landing and practice assault off Australia’s northeast coast on Wednesday in stepped-up drills as China modernizes its military to project power far from its…

COCOA BEACH, Fla., July 16 (UPI) -- A new, bold challenge in space exploration is needed to advance American prosperity and unite humanity with a common goal, a group of Apollo-era legends said Tuesday on the 50th anniversary of Apollo…

ORLANDO, Fla., July 15 (UPI) -- SpaceX announced Monday that the explosion of its Crew Dragon space capsule during an April test in Florida was due to the failure of a titanium valve. The explosion put the schedule for a crewed flight of…

ORLANDO, Fla., July 15 (UPI) -- Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins is glad to hear more talk about missions to Mars as Saturday's 50th anniversary of the first moonwalk fires up public interest in space. But Collins doesn't think NASA…

July 12 (UPI) -- Sotheby's this weekend will begin displaying items from the collections of astronauts involved in NASA's mission to land on the moon ahead of a planned New York auction later this month. The collection includes a variety…

ORLANDO, Fla., July 10 (UPI) -- One the fastest executive jets ever built is poised to break two world records Thursday for circling the globe via the North and South poles. The One More Orbit mission is due to land at Kennedy Space…

ORLANDO, Fla., July 9 (UPI) -- The next SpaceX rocket cargo mission from Florida to the International Space Station will carry a record number of payloads from private companies. Among them are Goodyear, Nickelodeon, drugmaker…

ORLANDO, Fla., July 9 (UPI) -- A jet is scheduled to take off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday morning in an attempt to break a world record for flying around the Earth over the North and South poles. The flight will be…