/tags/kennedy-space-center Kennedy Space Center en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT /science-technology/2026-01-25/40-years-after-challenger-lingering-guilt-and-lessons-learned Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today. Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT /science-technology/2026-01-25/40-years-after-challenger-lingering-guilt-and-lessons-learned Howard Berkes /science-technology/2025-06-26/international-space-station-welcomes-its-first-astronauts-from-india-poland-and-hungary The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary have arrived at the International Space Station, ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight. The crew of four will spend two weeks at the orbiting lab, performing dozens of experiments. They launched Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center and arrived on Thursday. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:44:00 GMT /science-technology/2025-06-26/international-space-station-welcomes-its-first-astronauts-from-india-poland-and-hungary Marcia Dunn | Associated Press /science-technology/2025-06-10/commercial-astronaut-crew-set-to-launch-to-space-station-from-kennedy-space-center A crew of four is set to launch to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday morning atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket in the company's Dragon spacecraft. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 20:16:50 GMT /science-technology/2025-06-10/commercial-astronaut-crew-set-to-launch-to-space-station-from-kennedy-space-center Brendan Byrne /science-technology/2024-08-26/spacexs-private-spacewalk-mission-targets-tuesday-launch Three days after launch, the crew will attempt an ambitious and risky spacewalk -- the first for an all-civilian mission. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 17:28:19 GMT /science-technology/2024-08-26/spacexs-private-spacewalk-mission-targets-tuesday-launch Brendan Byrne /florida-news/2024-03-29/for-womens-history-month-one-veteran-inspires-next-generation-of-explorers Since the dawn of human spaceflight more than 60 years ago, around 680 people have been to space. Only about 70 have been American women astronauts. Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:32:26 GMT /florida-news/2024-03-29/for-womens-history-month-one-veteran-inspires-next-generation-of-explorers Marian Summerall /npr-breaking-news/2024-03-03/liftoff-four-people-are-on-their-way-to-the-space-station-on-nasas-crew-8-mission Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut will spend about six months on the International Space Station - conducting experiments and research. They'll relieve four people of the Crew-7 mission. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 04:02:17 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-03-03/liftoff-four-people-are-on-their-way-to-the-space-station-on-nasas-crew-8-mission Russell Lewis /science-technology/2024-02-29/nasa-astronaunts-spacex-international-space-station Three astronauts and a cosmonaut will launch into space for their crew rotation. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:00:00 GMT /science-technology/2024-02-29/nasa-astronaunts-spacex-international-space-station Marian Summerall /science-technology/2023-11-27/jupiter-moon-nasa-europa-clipper The spacecraft making the 1.8 billion mile journey will have a poem etched into its surface. NASA is inviting the public to include their names. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:00:00 GMT /science-technology/2023-11-27/jupiter-moon-nasa-europa-clipper Brendan Byrne /science-technology/2023-03-01/spacex-nasa-try-once-again-to-launch-multinational-crew-from-kennedy-space-center An attempt earlier this week was scrubbed in the final minutes of the countdown. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:00:00 GMT /science-technology/2023-03-01/spacex-nasa-try-once-again-to-launch-multinational-crew-from-kennedy-space-center /space/2023-02-27/nasa-crew-launch-scrubbed-after-spacex-discovers-ignition-issue The crew will have another chance Tuesday to launch to the International Space Station. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT /space/2023-02-27/nasa-crew-launch-scrubbed-after-spacex-discovers-ignition-issue