'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.

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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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NASA targets April 20 to send next round of astronauts into space

It will be the first mission to fly two international partner crew members as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, according to NASA.

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.

3 men paying $55M each to fly to International Space Station from Florida

"This is the first private flight to the International Space Station. It’s never been done before," said Axiom’s chief executive and president Mike Suffredini, a former space station program manager for NASA.

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.

2nd try a success for Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit as rocket reaches space

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reached space on Sunday, eight months after the first demonstration flight of its air-launched rocket system failed, the company said.

Hot fire test for NASA's Artemis mission halted due to main engine shut down

The new rocket will carry the spaceship designed to fly the next man and first woman to the moon by 2024. It will be the first mission to the moon in almost 50 years. 

Florida officials hold out hope for part of Space Force

The new primary target is the Space Training and Readiness Command field command, or STARCOM, which is set up to handle education, training and unit testing for Space Force.

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.