SPACEX With SpaceX in Town, Could Residents Lose Their Homes? SpaceX has a spaceport in Boca Chica, an unincorporated community in Cameron County, Texas. Some residents still live there while the company is trying to buy them out of their homes – but a newly created spaceport development corporation could use the power of eminent domain to seize those homes instead, says Sara Bronin of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
space This Asteroid Could Explain the Origin of Life, Before it Hits Us Watch out for September 24, 2187: if the asteroid called Bennu is going to collide with Earth, that’s when it’s going to happen. In the meantime, a team of scientists sent a lander to the asteroid to collect samples. Determining what the asteroid is made of can help track its trajectory, and also provide insight into the beginnings of...
bernard harris Bernard Harris, the First Black American to Perform a Spacewalk, Is Also an Ocean Explorer Bernard Harris, a former NASA astronaut and the first Black American to do a spacewalk, has some new missions right here on Earth. One of them is teaching and promoting STEM education. And the other is exploring the oceans as a certified scuba diver. Harris talked to LX News host Tabitha Lipkin about these new terrestrial passions.
mae jemison Dr. Mae Jemison, First Black Woman in Space, Wants Teens to Know It's OK to Not Always Do What You're Told Dr. Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to travel to space, wants teens to follow their own path in life rather than trying to follow in her footsteps. She writes about her own journey in her new book “Find Where the Wind Goes: Moments From My Life.” In an interview with LX News, Jemison discusses why it was important to...
scott kelly Scott Kelly's Reaction to Kids Wanting to Be Influencers Instead of Astronauts Is Priceless LX News host Tabitha Lipkin broke the news to Scott Kelly that recent research shows kids now want to be social media influencers rather than astronauts when they grow up. Kelly, a retired astronaut who has tested the limits of human life in space, wasn’t impressed.
scott kelly ‘Goodnight, Astronaut': Scott Kelly Wants Kids to Dream Big About the Places They Will Go From astronaut to author. Scott Kelly has published a children’s book, “Goodnight, Astronaut,” with the goal of inspiring kids to dream big about all the places they can sleep — from underwater to deep in space. Kelly joined LX News host Tabitha Lipkin to talk about the book, as well as his most surprising and humbling moments as an astronaut.
mars perseverance rover COVID-19 Made NASA's Mars Rover Landing a Space Mission Like None Other NASA has faced many challenges over the years, but COVID-19 was one of the biggest. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway spoke with Mars 2020 Deputy Project Manager Matt Wallace about the “existential” threat that the pandemic posed to its Mars mission.
mars perseverance rover Three Space Missions that Made the Mars Perseverance Rover Landing Possible LX News host Ashley Holt visited Space Center Houston for a closer look at the space missions that made the Mars Perseverance Rover landing possible — and that will help pave the way to put a human on the red planet next.
Alyssa Carson Why Astronaut Trainee Alyssa Carson Believes Her Future Lies in the Stars Alyssa Carson joins NBCLX to discuss where her love of space comes from and the moment she realized she wanted to be an astronaut.
mars perseverance rover Perseverance Succesfully Lands on Mars… So What's Next? The rover is outfitted with a suite of seven tools to study the planet’s geology and past climate.
