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SpaceX plans first Starship orbital test flight for January 2022
Elon Musk says SpaceX is aiming to launch a Starship orbital flight as soon as January, although that hinges on everything going according to plan.
Watch SpaceX launch its Crew-3 mission here at 9PM ET
SpaceX expects to launch Crew-3 at 9PM Eastern — watch the livestream here.
Virgin Galactic has sold 100 tickets to space since increasing flight prices to $450,000
The old price of $250,000 almost seems like a bargain now.
SpaceX now expects Crew-3 to launch November 10th
The launch of SpaceX's Crew-3 mission has been delayed yet again, to November 10th.
Watch SpaceX's Crew-2 return to Earth starting November 7th (update: delayed)
SpaceX's Crew-2 mission returns to Earth beginning on November 7th, and you can watch the entire trip live.
NASA delays SpaceX Crew-3 launch to November 3rd
NASA has pushed the launch of SpaceX's Crew-3 mission to November 3rd due to weather.
William Shatner becomes the oldest person to reach space
'Star Trek' legend William Shatner has become the oldest person to visit space after flying aboard a Blue Origin mission.
Blue Origin delays William Shatner's spaceflight to October 13th
Blue Origin has delayed William Shatner's spaceflight to October 13th.
Boeing's next Starliner test flight moves to first half of 2022
Boeing's next Starliner capsule test flight now won't take place until sometime in the first half of 2022 — long after SpaceX took crews into orbit.
Blue Origin will fly William Shatner to the edge of space on October 12th
The 'Star Trek' actor is about to become the oldest person to go to space.
Elon Musk tells Jeff Bezos you can't 'sue your way to the Moon' (updated)
Elon Musk claims Blue Origin is trying to sue its way to the Moon — and NASA might not be fond of Jeff Bezos' company, either.
NASA's AR graphic novel is meant to recruit a new wave of astronauts
NASA has released an augmented reality graphic novel that could help recruit more astronauts... and teach you a few things in the process.
Watch SpaceX's all-civilian spaceflight return to Earth starting at 6PM ET (update: landed)
The all-civilian SpaceX Inspiration4 mission is returning to Earth — you can watch it here live starting at 6PM Eastern.
Defense Department seeks nuclear propulsion for small spacecraft
The US Defense Department is asking companies to provide nuclear propulsion for small spacecraft venturing beyond Earth's orbit.
Virgin Galactic delays its first commercial research space flight to mid-October
Virgin Galactic will have to delay its first commercial research flight to mid-October over a possible defect.
FAA grounds Virgin Galactic space flights during anomaly investigation (updated)
The FAA has grounded Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo while the agency investigates an 'anomaly' that saw the spacecraft deviate from its cleared path.
Virgin Orbit is going public to fund its space satellite program
An SPAC merger is expected to generate $483 million in cash.
Watch Boeing's Starliner test flight to the ISS at 1:20PM ET (update: not happening today after all)
Boeing's Starliner capsule will conduct a long-awaited test that includes docking at the International Space Station. Here's how to watch the launch, which takes place at 1:20PM ET.
Hitting the Books: Buck Rogers flew so that NASA astronauts could spacewalk
Wonders All Around, exhaustively researched and written by McCandless's son, Bruce III, explores McCandless the elder's trials and tribulations during NASA's formative years and his laser-focus on enabling astronauts to zip through space unencumbered by the mass of their ships.
Blue Origin completes its first crewed spaceflight with Bezos onboard
Blue Origin has successfully completed its first crewed flight, taking Jeff Bezos, Wally Funk and others into space.