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Once derided as a poster child for government waste, the outpost in orbit is now seen as a linchpin for future economic activity in space.

The agency identified the causes of mishaps in orbit during an uncrewed test flight of its Starliner spacecraft in December.

If NASA’s new 2020 missions have inspired an interest in science and celestial objects, these apps and sites can open a whole new batch of worlds.

The agency confirmed its mission was proceeding smoothly, but made the announcement amid the puzzling departure of a top NASA official.

The crew will be the first to travel to orbit from American soil since the space shuttle stopped flying in 2011.

NASA will spend 11 months upgrading the only piece of its Deep Space Network that can send commands to the probe, which has crossed into interstellar space.

The planet is a magnet for stuff: space dust, dead leaves, old refrigerators. Is all that mass adding up?

The spacecraft’s controllers on Earth succeeded in steering the spacecraft, demonstrating that mylar sails could be used for propulsion.

The country’s hopes to become the fourth to land on the moon were put on hold Monday.

The country's plans to launch an unmanned rover into space were delayed at the last moment, but it is determined to join a select group of nations.