'Battle of the billionaires' ignites future of commercial space travel

There is a lot of excitement about the future of commercial space travel, all because Jeff Bezos will focus less on Amazon and more on his passion project, Blue Origin.

SpaceX gears up for big year with dozens of launches slated

There have been some big wins for the space race -- as well as some failures, like the most recent SpaceX Starship prototype rocket test explosion in Texas.

Future of commercial space travel
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There is a lot of excitement about the future of commercial space travel, all because Jeff Bezos will focus less on Amazon and more on his passion project, Blue Origin.

SpaceX Starship SN9 meets same fiery fate as predecessor

SpaceX has experienced another setback with the explosion of its prototype spacecraft known as the Starship.

Weather prompts delay of Starlink satellites launch

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Remembering Challenger: 35 years since tragic explosion

Hundreds of people in Florida and millions watching on live television witnessed the space shuttle Challenger break apart in a mid-air explosion on January 28, 1986, killing 7 people on board.

Remembering Challenger: 35 years since tragic explosion
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Thursday marks 35 years since the space shuttle Challenger disaster. It is also NASA's annual day of remembrance to honor the astronauts who have lost their lives during missions.

SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket with satellites aboard

This mission will deploy dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites into orbit for commercial and government customers.

Production of NASA’s Orion spacecraft moving forward on Space Coast

It was a busy day for workers at Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, as they continued their work on the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will be used in the next moon mission.

NASA's Orion spacecraft moving forward
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NASA?s Orion spacecraft is built to take humans farther than they?ve ever gone before. Orion will serve as the exploration vehicle that will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel, and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities.

Alabama lands Space Force HQ over Florida

U.S. Space Force’s permanent command headquarters will touch down in Alabama’s Huntsville Redstone Arsenal area rather than Florida’s Space Coast.

NASA helps cement plan to return to the moon

JAXA will provide technical expertise, devices for a life support and environmental control system, batteries, thermal control and imagery components.

SpaceX cargo Dragon capsule to splash down off Florida coast on Monday

An uncrewed cargo Dragon capsule is scheduled to splash down off the Florida coast on Monday evening roughly 12 hours after its departure from the International Space Station.

SpaceX reschedules 1st rocket launch of 2021 for Thursday

When the launch does happen, the space company is expected to bring a communications satellite for a Turkish satellite operator into space.