The next astronaut launch to the International Space Station (ISS) is just around the corner.

The Falcon 9 launch from Pad 40 is the first for a human spaceflight. Crews riding on SpaceX's Dragon typically take off from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A but work is being done on that location.

The mission will venture out where no other human spaceflight mission has gone before, flying over the planet’s polar regions at an altitude of around 265 to 280 miles (425 to 450 kilometers ...

SpaceX dispatched a recovery ship to try to pick up a wayward Falcon 9 booster, which successfully delivered a Dragon cargo ship into low Earth orbit on Dec. 5 before fumbling a planned landing at ...

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster is a key component of the company’s crewed and uncrewed spaceflight missions. [Courtesy: SpaceX] SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster, a key piece of the company’s crewed ...

Launch and recovery weather play a large part in timing. This will be the first human spaceflight to orbit the poles. The crew will fly in their Dragon spacecraft on a 90-degree circular orbit.

Using cutting-edge DNA analysis, scientists have uncovered the true identity of an ancient human relative nicknamed the "Dragon Man." The mystery began with a giant, human-like skull discovered by ...