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• NASA Astronauts Successfully Dock SpaceX Crew Dragon at ISS

  Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley made history on Saturday as part of the first launch of American astronauts on American rockets from American soil since 2011.

  5 years, 11 months By Stephanie Mlot
• NASA, SpaceX Get Green Light for Historic Crew Dragon Launch

  Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are scheduled to launch aboard the Crew Dragon this week.

  6 years By Stephanie Mlot
• Virgin Orbit's First Launch Demo Cut Short by 'Anomaly'

  The company successfully dropped and ignited its LauncherOne rocket over the Pacific Ocean, before something went wrong.

  6 years By Stephanie Mlot
• NASA Is Helping Tom Cruise Shoot a Movie Aboard ISS

  SpaceX is also thought to be involved, but this isn't a new Mission: Impossible movie.

  6 years By Matthew Humphries
• Public Trials of SpaceX Satellite Internet Service to Begin Within 6 Months

  SpaceX CEO Elon Musk mentioned the timetable in a tweet. Meanwhile, the company successfully deployed another 60 Starlink satellites into space on Wednesday for a total of 420.

  6 years, 1 month By Michael Kan
• Chinese City Wants to Replace Streetlights With 'Artificial Moon'

  According to the state-run People's Daily, the artificial moon—which is basically a glowing satellite—will launch in 2020.

  7 years, 7 months By Adam Smith
• 'First Man' Explores Why Astronauts Were Willing to Risk It All

  What made early astronauts squeeze themselves into aluminium tubes and blast off into space?And how do you translate that existential journey to the big screen? PCMag talks to former astronaut Al Worden, a technical adviser on 'First Man.'

  7 years, 7 months By S.C. Stuart
• Meet the Sci-Tech Think Tank Behind Tomorrow's Warfighter

  Dr. David Pittman, Director of the ERDC and Chief Scientist for the US Army Corps of Engineers, talks supercomputers, simulations, and bringing electricity to Afghanistan.

  7 years, 7 months By S.C. Stuart
• Lockheed Martin's Lunar Lander Seats 4 Astronauts

  It's a reusable craft capable of carrying 2,000lbs of cargo as well as four astronauts and is designed to stay on the surface of the Moon for up to 14 days at a time. If it gets beyond the concept stage the lander could also one day visit Mars.

  7 years, 7 months By Matthew Humphries
• Feeling Sick? Exhale Near Your Phone for a Diagnosis

  Palo Alto-based Aromyx is working on chips that can 'digitize' taste and smell. CEO Chris Hanson explains how that might one day translate into a smartphone chip that can detect a change in health or identify a new virus.

  7 years, 7 months By S.C. Stuart
• Here's Why Aliens Will Probably Come in Peace

  Ahead of World Space Week, we talk to SETI Institute chief Bill Diamond about the search for extraterrestrial life and why the idea of aliens coming to Earth to destroy us is 'absurd.'

  7 years, 7 months By S.C. Stuart
• NASA Experts Reflect on 60 Years of Space Exploration

  Ahead of NASA's 60th anniversary celebrations, I spoke with Dr. Charles Norton, NASA SMD Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for Small Spacecraft Programs, and Dr. Anne Marinan, Systems Engineer for NASA CubeSat missions.

  7 years, 8 months By S.C. Stuart
• The Feds Need Geeks to Help Them 'Forecast the Future'

  With the Mercury Challenge, the US intelligence community is on the hunt for machine learning tech that can predict potentially catastrophic events days in advance. You could win $100,000.

  7 years, 8 months By S.C. Stuart
• SpaceX to Send Japanese Billionaire to The Moon in 2023

  The Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa is inviting six to eight artists to join him on his historic lunar flight. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk might also fly on the journey too.

  7 years, 8 months By Michael Kan
• Santa Monica's Boys and Girls Club Schools Us on STEM

  We visit a summer STEM workshop at the Mar Vista Gardens branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs, where 9-year-olds get geeky while learning serious science.

  7 years, 8 months By S.C. Stuart