Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) will give its full support to help the new space agency, which will be launched in May, get into place quickly, its president said Thursday. "When the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) is launched in May, the agency will lead the aerospace sector in Korea, and we will be positioned underneath it as an executing agency.

In a historic collaboration between the United States Space Force and NASA, Col. Nick Hague, a distinguished Guardian of the U.Space Force, is set to embark on a monumental journey to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission. This mission marks a significant milestone as it will be the first time a member of the U.Space Force participates in a NASA mission to the orbiting laboratory, symbolizing the deepening partnership between the Department of Defense and NASA in the realm of space exploration and research.

The skies above the Bay Area were lit with the colors of fireworks Thursday night. At San Francisco's Ghirardelli Square, thousands packed the shoreline for hours ahead of the show. That included Wesley Ammons and his family, who drove in from the East Bay. He says while they normally watch the show from Alameda, this year his kids wanted a closer look.