Bill requires stray rocket parts to be returned

Legislation is moving forward in Florida to require people to return rocket parts that might be recovered following a launch. Authorities warn that the parts could be dangerous, could contain intellectual property, or is relevant to national security. Ultimately, lawmakers say the parts belong to the manufacturers and more and more parts are being recycled for future launches.

Finding water on Mars for colonization

There has been a renewed focus on Mars after NASA's rover Perseverance recently landed. Soon Rovers won't be the only things roaming the Red Planet as work is being done to put humans on the surface.

SpaceX Starship explodes

It looked as though the test flight of the SpaceX Starship SN10 went well. However, shortly after landing, the rocket exploded. One space industry analyst said it should still be considered a success.

Starship SN10 high-altitude flight test aborted

SpaceX attempted another Starship flight on Wednesday but had to abort with just seconds to launch. This was to be the third high-altitude suborbital flight test of a Starship prototype from SpaceX's site in Texas. It is similar to the high-altitude flight tests of Starship SN8 and SN9.

NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars

The NASA team celebrates as NASA’s Perseverance rover, the biggest, most advanced rover to date, successfully lands on Mars. It will go on to search for signs of ancient life on the red planet.

Perseverance nearing Mars

The country is watching as the Mars Rover Perseverance makes it way to Mars. That rover is looking for proof that there was once life on the Red Planet. It's piggybacking off the rovers that have visited before and paving the way for future missions.

Future of the Moon race

New leadership in our nation's capital means some big changes, but it's still unclear what that means for NASA. The space agency NASA has a big plan to send humans back to the Moon.

Future of commercial space travel

There is a lot of excitement about the future of commercial space travel, all because Jeff Bezos will focus less on Amazon and more on his passion project, Blue Origin.

NASA's Orion spacecraft moving forward

NASA’s Orion spacecraft is built to take humans farther than they’ve ever gone before. Orion will serve as the exploration vehicle that will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel, and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities.