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Former Sen. Bill Nelson is President Biden's nominee to be the 14th NASA administrator It was January 12, 1986. Bolden and the seven-person crew of the shuttle were sitting on top of more than 256,000 pounds of fuel, thrust, and payload. “You’re just shaking and rattling all over the place and you can feel yourself sink back in your seat,” Bolden said. Bolden, a retired U.S. Marine Corps major general, spent 28 days in space over four missions. Astronaut Charles Bolden (upper right) with astronaut Bill Nelson (center) on board Space Shuttle Columbia in January 1986. (NASA) No mission, h...

SpaceX Crew-2 mission to have international theme UPDATED 3:09 PM ET Apr. 10, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:51 PM ET Apr. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:51 PM EDT Apr. 09, 2021 SHARE The next NASA-SpaceX crewed mission to the International Space Station, scheduled for later this month, is taking on a true international theme. What You Need To Know  The cost of operating the International Space Station each year is $3 billion  The ISS has hosted 240 people from 19 countries in the 20 years is has been in orbit Next NASA-SpaceX mi...

PUBLISHED 3:17 PM ET Mar. 14, 2021 PUBLISHED 3:17 PM EDT Mar. 14, 2021 SHARE TITUSVILLE, Fla. — Bob Graveline loves telling stories of his Cold War history so we can learn from our history.​ What You Need To Know Bob Graveline worked on the Snark missile program in 1950s The missile was designed to strike Russia with a 6,000-mile range One of the few remaining Snark missiles is on display at Air Force Space & Missile Museum The 94-year-old Titusville man's career predates the dawn of the space program, and his work was key in the U.S...

SpaceX Starship Lands Successfully — Then Explodes — After Test Flight By Dale Greenstein and Spectrum News Staff Texas PUBLISHED 6:33 PM ET Mar. 03, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:33 PM EST Mar. 03, 2021 SHARE It was a huge success for SpaceX and the future of space travel — almost. An uncrewed prototype Starship landed successfully on the pad Wednesday after a test flight tha...

The sounds that can be picked up will help designers protect future human missions, a Florida Tech scientist says