Retired NASA astronaut and Air Force Col. Eileen Collins on breaking barriers in space

Retired NASA astronaut and Air Force Col. Eileen Collins joins "CBS Saturday Morning" to discuss her groundbreaking journey ...
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NASA's 10 new astronaut candidates - get to know them

Get to know a little bit about NASA's 2024 astronaut candidates. The candidates are "U.S. Army CW3 Ben Bailey, U.S. Air Force ...

NASA, Lockheed's Supersonic X-59 ‘Returned Prematurely' on Second Flight

NASA and Lockheed Martin's X-59-a prototype design for a quiet, supersonic commercial airliner-"returned prematurely" to ...
AeroTime

NASA’s X-59 cuts second test flight short after return-to-base call

NASA’s X-59 returned early from its second test flight after a return-to-base call as the pilot and aircraft landed safely at ...
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Air Force aims to attract interest in bringing wind tunnel back online for hypersonic testing

The Air Force may revive a shuttered wind tunnel to test hypersonic systems in realistic atmospheric conditions, according to a recent offer published on the government contracting site. The service’s ...
Morningstar

Eileen Collins, Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and Former Space Shuttle Commander at NASA, to Receive Prestigious 2026 Horatio Alger Award

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., a nonprofit that honors leaders who have overcome adversity and supports young people in ...
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What happens when the US stops funding the science behind SpaceX?

“NASA and the Air Force try to get funding for things like this and meet a response on Capitol Hill, ‘If SpaceX is going to do this, why do we need to fund you guys?’ There’s an education that needs ...