Despite the ongoing government shutdown, NASA did manage to complete a major milestone in its effort to send astronauts back to the moon.

Japan's space agency successfully launched its most powerful H3 rocket, carrying a newly developed unmanned cargo spacecraft for its first mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.

Originally set for the night of Oct. 22, the launch was postponed until Thursday. SpaceX did not give a specific reasoning for the delay. Weather at the Cape was forecasted by the 45th Weather Squadron to be 95% favorable, yet booster recovery conditions were not listed.

In April 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to go into space, kicking off years of human space exploration. Since then, around 600 people have followed, more than half from the United States who distinctly put man on the moon during six different expeditions.

As a resident on board the International Space Station, Anne McClain had quite a view. But, interestingly, something she saw while on a commercial airplane rendered the NASA astronaut speechless. Just after midnight on Monday, Sept. 29, McClain posted a ...

JUPITER — On the second anniversary of Jupiter native Kellie Gerardi making the trip to space, the town has seen fit for all to celebrate, declaring Nov. 2 "Kellie Gerardi Day."