September 17, 2020 / 10:00 p.m. CT (0300 GMT Sep 18)



Celebration of life : Family members, fellow astronauts and friends are gathering virtually on Saturday (Sep. 19) to honor the legacy of Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, and you are invited to join in. Open to the public, the hour long streaming program will share stories from his personal and public life as told by those who knew him best. Hosted by Kallman Worldwide, the virtual celebration of life comes six months after Worden died in March at the age of 88.

September 11, 2020 / 11:00 a.m. CT (1600 GMT)







Endeavour's rockets roll in : The two rocket boosters that will stand up with the California Science Center's planned vertical display of the space shuttle Endeavour are now a step closer to their exhibit. Keeping to the pledge it made in 2017, Northrop Grumman donated a pair of solid rocket motors made from parts that launched more than 80 shuttle missions. The boosters were trucked to the Mojave Air and Space Port to await their exhibit in Los Angeles.

September 1, 2020 / 12:00 a.m. CT (0500 GMT)



Space art-ifact : When it came to devising its new space art offering, Uplift Aerospace had the idea to think outside of the ... rocket. The company is set to begin entertaining bids for painted murals on the exterior panels of Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft. After being launched into space, the works will be delivered to their sponsors, having become both a "piece of art and aerospace history."

August 26, 2020 / 6:15 p.m. CT (2315 GMT)



NASA astronaut selection delayed : NASA has had to revise its timeline for selecting its next class of astronaut candidates due to the ongoing spread of the coronavirus. Originally set for June 2021, NASA's announcement of its 23rd group of astronaut candidates has been delayed to later in the year. The new schedule allows for more time to hold applicant interviews when it is again safe for in-person meetings at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

August 21, 2020 / 12:00 a.m. CT (0500 GMT)



Preserving Pathfinder : A 40 year old NASA space shuttle simulator in need of restoration has been given a boost by the National Park Service. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama has been awarded $500,000 by the Save America's Treasures federal grant program to support the preservation of the Pathfinder space shuttle orbiter that was used to test NASA facilities before going on display.

August 20, 2020 / 12:05 p.m. CT (1705 GMT)



'The Right Stuff' launch date : The story of America's first astronauts will lift off on Oct. 9 with the two-hour premiere of the new drama "The Right Stuff" on Disney+. The eight-part series from National Geographic is based on Tom Wolfe's 1979 bestselling book by the same title. A new two-minute trailer released on Thursday (Aug. 20) previews the series' portrayal of NASA's Mercury 7 astronauts.

August 18, 2020 / 1:00 p.m. CT (1800 GMT)



Kounotori's final flight : After nine missions and 11 years, the last of JAXA's HTVs or H-II Transfer Vehicles departed the International Space Station on Tuesday (Aug. 18) to meet its fiery end on re-entry into the atmosphere. The cargo spacecraft, nicknamed Kounotori ("white stork"), delivered more than 80,000 pounds of research equipment and supplies and discarded nearly 50,000 pounds of refuse over the course of its nine flights. Japan plans an upgraded HTV-X to succeed the HTV for future ISS and moon flights.