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WATCH: A bright streak of light signaled the return of astronauts to Earth
March 12, 2024 2:51 PM
If you were out and about early on Tuesday morning, you may have noticed a bright flash of light across the night sky. Several Storm Station sent in their photos of the spectacle. It was not a shooting star. Rather, the fiery streak of light was a spacecraft carrying... more » -
With help from SpaceX, NASA's Crew-3 successfully docks with International Space Station
November 12, 2021 7:20 AM
As of Friday morning, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule designed to transport four astronauts to the International Space Station has successfully brought the team to its destination and docked with the ISS, CNN reports. The astronaut's six-month mission at the space station, which orbits more than 200 miles above... more » -
Billionaire vs Billionaire: Judge sides with Elon Musk in space-related legal battle
November 5, 2021 10:02 AM
As two of the world's wealthiest men shift their focus to space exploration, so shifts the unwavering perseverance and ambition that fueled the creation of their terrestrial empires. Jeff Bezos' space company, Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX shared a similar vision in aiming to facilitate NASA's plan to... more » -
Elon Musk's SpaceX continues to prepare civilian crew for multi-day trip to space
July 20, 2021 12:08 PM
HAWTHORNE, California - There was a time when the average person was impressed by the billionaire who would purchase an island and transform it into a tiny kingdom of their own. But in the last few years, it's become much more impressive to be the billionaire whose own aerospace... more » -
Strange lights seen in sky above Baton Rouge, most likely from SpaceX test program
May 30, 2021 11:34 PM
BATON ROUGE - Many area residents were shocked by seeing a long string of lights in the night sky. The incident was reported after 10 p.m. on Sunday. It’s happening. I am full on being that person... did anybody in Baton Rouge or maybe in the whole... more » -
Louisiana cancer survivor likely to become first Cajun in space Play Video
February 22, 2021 9:30 AM
BATON ROUGE - A native of Baton Rouge with an impressive story of survival and determination has announced that her next feat is literally out of this world. Hayley Arceneaux, a bone cancer survivor turned physician assistant at St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis is taking on outer space... more » -
Former NASA engineer - now a Southern University professor - eagerly awaits SpaceX launch and future space exploration Play Video
May 26, 2020 9:13 PM
BATON ROUGE - It's been more than 50 years since Morgan Watson left his position as a NASA engineer, but ahead of Wednesday's SpaceX launch, the event still brings the Southern professor good memories and hope for more space exploration in the future. "We've come a long way,... more » -
SpaceX launch canceled Wednesday; next launch window is Saturday Play Video
May 26, 2020 3:57 PM
UPDATE: Wednesday's launch has been canceled due to weather conditions. The next potential launch window will be Saturday, May 30. Standing down from launch today due to unfavorable weather in the flight path. Our next launch opportunity is Saturday, May 30 at 3:22 p.m. EDT, or 19:22 UTC... more »