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SpaceX plans seaborne spaceports for Mars missions and hypersonic flights
SpaceX is hiring for planned spaceports that would launch Mars and Moon missions, not to mention hypersonic flights here on Earth.
Australia aims to launch locally-made hybrid rockets by 2022
Australian researchers and companies are teaming up to launch rockets that could give the country more independence in spaceflight.
Interstellar is still struggling to put private rockets in space
Japan's young private spaceflight industry has taken another hit as Interstellar's MOMO-5 rocket failed to reach space.
Elon Musk says Starship is SpaceX's 'top priority' from now on
Elon Musk wants Starship to be SpaceX's 'top priority,' and that means 'dramatically' stepping up progress.
Senate bill offers more incentives for private spaceflight
The Senate's proposed American Space Commerce Act would give private spaceflight companies more incentives, including tax breaks.
SpaceX will answer Crew Dragon and Starlink questions on Reddit at 3PM ET
SpaceX is holding a Reddit AMA that could answer your questions about Crew Dragon, Starlink and more.
SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with the International Space Station
SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule has made private spaceflight history by docking with the International Space Station.
Watch SpaceX's second attempt at launching astronauts at 3:22PM ET
SpaceX and NASA are trying again to launch astronauts into space aboard Crew Dragon, with a livestream available ahead of the 3:22PM ET liftoff.
Watch NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts (updated)
This afternoon NASA astronauts will take off from US soil for the first time since NASA’s space shuttle program ended in 2011. They'll travel in a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to the ISS.
Virgin Orbit's first launch demo flight ends abruptly after rocket release
Virgin Orbit's first demo flight ended abruptly when the rocket's mission 'terminated' soon into its flight.
Virgin Orbit's first launch demo takes place this weekend
Virgin Orbit will start its first powered launch test flights on May 24th and May 25th.
NASA's human spaceflight lead resigns days before Crew Dragon launch
NASA's administrator for human spaceflight, Doug Loverro, has left the agency right before the Crew Dragon launch.
X-37B space plane launches on its most ambitious mission to date
The X-37B space plane has launched carrying its most experiments ever -- and an endurance record to challenge.
SpaceX Crew Dragon simulator shows what it's like to dock with the ISS
SpaceX has introduced a Crew Dragon simulator that shows what it's like to manually dock the capsule with the International Space Station.
Virgin Galactic's spaceship flies from its new home base for the first time
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has finally completed a flight from its home spaceport for the first time, edging closer to commercial journeys to space.
Blue Origin and SpaceX win contracts to develop NASA's Moon spacecraft
Blue Origin and SpaceX are two of three companies that won NASA contracts for spacecraft key to the Artemis Moon mission.
NASA and SpaceX's first crewed flight is set for May 27th
Today, NASA announced that its crewed SpaceX flight will launch on May 27th, The Washington Post reports. The flight will mark the first astronaut launch from US soil since 2011, and it will be the first SpaceX flight carrying passengers, not just cargo.
Follow Apollo 13 in real-time on its 50th anniversary
You can relive the near-deadly Moon mission as it happened.
SpaceX parachute test failure could further delay crewed flight
SpaceX's hopes a human-occupied Crew Dragon flight this May are fading fast. A parachute test for the capsule failed on March 24th after a helicopter pilot was forced to drop the test vehicle early when it became unstable, threatening the pilot's safety. The test machine was destroyed as it hadn't reached "target conditions" where the parachutes would be armed, a SpaceX spokesperson told Parabolic Arc.
NASA warns Moon base plans might slip by a year
NASA's dreams of returning to the Moon with a permanent presence might have been overly ambitious. The agency's human exploration lead, Doug Loverro, has warned that plans for the lunar Gateway could be set back by a year or more as NASA reworks its design and intended uses. Earlier in the week, he also told an advisory committee that costs and technical challenges would force NASA to revise and streamline its objectives for the Moon.