NASA Astronauts Lift-off from America's Space Coast

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Two NASA astronauts lifted-off from the Kennedy Space Center on Saturday to begin the first U.S. crewed launch to the International Space Station in nine years.

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken boarded the commercial spacecraft known as Crew Dragon 2 at historic launch pad 39-A. As the countdown ticked toward zero, the launch team ran a smooth count and weather was go.

X-37B Lifts-off to Begin a Multi-Research Mission for Space Force

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The U.S. Space Force's uncrewed X-37B space shuttle lifted off into the blue skies over America's Space Coast on Sunday to begin military science research in space.

This sixth flight of the X-37B program is the first under the management of the Space Force. As the previous five flights under the Air Force were top secret, several payloads have been announced for this mission.

Based at the Kennedy Space Center, there are two Orbital Test Vehicles in service. They are serviced in a building once used to prepare NASA's space shuttle fleet for flight. The X-37-B is 25:100 scale compared to NASA's orbiters.