OTD In Space - October. 27: NASA Launches 1st Saturn Rocket Test Flight

On October 27, 1961, NASA launched the first test flight of its new Saturn I space launch vehicle. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com The Saturn I was the United States' first heavy-lift ...

Is NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida open during government shutdown?

What happens to NASA and its operations in Florida during government shutdown? Will SpaceX rocket launches be delayed? Is ...

Giant Leap: The Technology That Made The Apollo Mission Successful

For many, it's common knowledge that the Apollo 11 mission successfully landed on the moon, but the technology that got them ...
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56 years ago, Huntsville-designed Saturn V rocket sent Apollo 10 into space for ‘dress rehearsal’ mission

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. (WHNT) — 56 years ago today, the Apollo 10 “dress rehearsal” mission launched into space to set up the Apollo 11 moon landing mission a month later. Apollo 10 launched from Cape ...

Washington space expert discusses next moon landing, harvesting resources

SEATTLE — As NASA pushes forward with its Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon, Washington-based aerospace expert ...

1 dead in 4-vehicle crash by NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. What we know

On Sept. 26, 2025, one person was killed and several injured in an early morning 4-vehicle traffic crash near Kennedy Space Center, Max Brewer Bridge.
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NASA's Dragonfly passes key test. A look at its upcoming mission to Saturn's moon

NASA's eight-rotor Dragonfly drone just finished a crucial test, which confirmed the spacecraft's design and will allow the project to move forward with full-scale fabrication of the spacecraft, ...