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Elon Musk could become the world's first trillionaire with Space X's IPO - KSLNews Radio
1+ week, 4+ day ago (670+ words) Jun 12, 2026, 7: 15 AM FILE - Elon Musk departs after a welcome ceremony with President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press) The world's richest man is set…...
NASA unveils Artemis III astronauts to test technology for a future moon landing - KSLNews Radio
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (585+ words) (Bill Stafford, NASA via AP) BY ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS The announcement came two months after'Artemis II's record-breaking trip'around the moon that surpassed the distance record of Apollo 13. NASA's Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas and the European Space Agency's…...
Blue Origin says rocket explosion spared fuel tanks and key launch pad parts - KSLNews Radio
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (586+ words) Jun 2, 2026, 10: 00 PM A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test on Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (@JConcilus via AP) BY MARCIA DUNN, ASSOCIATED PRESS Critical to NASA's Artemis moon program, the company's massive'New Glenn rocket'blew up…...
The wide-brimmed Sombrero galaxy is revealed in all its splendor by a telescope in Chile - KSLNews Radio
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (381+ words) Located approximately 30 million'light-years'away, this spiral galaxy " formally known as Messier 104 " is one of the largest in the'constellation Virgo cluster. It's an estimated 50, 000 light-years across. A light year is about 6 trillion miles. Captured in incredible detail, the galaxy's stellar halo appears…...
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is grounded after launching satellite into the wrong orbit - KSLNews Radio
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (437+ words) Apr 21, 2026, 12: 07 PM BY MARCIA DUNN, ASSOCIATED PRESS Launches of the huge'New Glenn rocket'are grounded until Blue Origin and the Federal Aviation Administration complete their investigation. The rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday. The recycled first-stage…...
Artemis II mission was the warm-up act for a 2028 moon landing. Will it happen? - KSLNews Radio
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1177+ words) Apr 14, 2026, 9: 33 PM Artemis II Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Pilot Victor Glover, and Commander Reid Wiseman embrace during a press conference on April 11, 2026 at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Texas. Their historic 10-day mission around…...
Artemis II's moon-traveling astronauts return home to cheers after a record-breaking trip - KSLNews Radio
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (794+ words) Apr 11, 2026, 3: 29 PM BY MARCIA DUNN, ASSOCIATED PRESS The crew of four arrived at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center and Mission Control, flying in from San Diego where they'splashed down'just offshore the evening before. "The long wait is over....
Artemis II astronauts return from moon with a splashdown to close out a record-breaking lunar voyage - KSLNews Radio
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (974+ words) BY MARCIA DUNN, AP AEROSPACE WRITER It was a triumphant homecoming for the crew of four whose'record-breaking lunar flyby'revealed not only swaths of the moon's far side " never seen before by human eyes " but a total solar eclipse. Commander Reid…...
Artemis II astronauts describe their lunar voyage as surreal and profound ahead of Earth return - KSLNews Radio
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (790+ words) Apr 9, 2026, 11: 02 AM This image provided by NASA, the Artemis II crew captured this view the Moon and Earth are shown on Monday, April 6, 2026. (NASA via AP) BY MARCIA DUNN, ASSOCIATED PRESS As the next-to-last day of their flight dawned Thursday,…...
Artemis II's moonbound astronauts capture Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind - KSLNews Radio
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (417+ words) Apr 3, 2026, 12: 39 PM This image provided by NASA shows a view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from of the Orion spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP) BY…...