SPLASHDOWN

Inspiration4 Returns

“On behalf of SpaceX, welcome home to planet Earth,” Space Operations Director Kris Young told the crew after splashdown. “Your mission has shown the world that space is for all of us and that everyday people can make extraordinary impacts on the world around them. Thank you for sharing your leadership, hope, generosity, and prosperity, and congratulations on your incredible journey.”

NASA Selects Space Telescope to Study Milky Way Formation

NASA Selects Space Telescope to Study Milky Way Formation

NASA chose the Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI), a gamma-ray telescope expected to launch in 2025 to explore the recent history of star birth, star death and the formation of...

October 20, 2021

Lucy in the Sky With Asteroids: NASA’s 12-Year Mission to the Beginning of the Solar System Lifts Off

Lucy in the Sky With Asteroids: NASA’s 12-Year Mission to the Beginning of the Solar System Lifts Off

Early in the morning on Saturday, October 16, NASA’s Lucy mission, a 12-year journey to uncover answers about the solar system’s early history in Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, launched on a...

October 18, 2021

William Shatner Boldly Goes…

October 18, 2021

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William Shatner Boldly Goes...

Blue Origin successfully completed its second human spaceflight on board New Shepard on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. The flight included...

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Service Module Delivered to NASA for Orion Moon Mission

October 17, 2021

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Service Module Delivered to NASA for Orion Moon Mission

The European Space Agency (ESA) announced Wednesday that the second European Service Module (ESM-2) for NASA’s Orion spacecraft left the...

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Watch LIVE Landing Coverage for Russian Cosmonaut, Actress, Producer from the International Space Station (ISS)

October 19, 2021

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Watch Landing Coverage for Russian Cosmonaut, Actress, Producer from the International Space Station (ISS)

Coverage of the crew’s farewells, undocking, and landing will air live at the following times (all EDT): 4:15 p.m. –...

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Far East Space Race

Far East Space Race

October 16, 2021

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While the commercialization of space begins to flourish, the militarization of LEO (Low-Earth Orbit) and beyond is accelerating exponentially.

Watch NASA's Lucy Asteroid Mission Launch Here

Watch NASA’s Lucy Asteroid Mission Launch

October 16, 2021

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The launch will take place on October 16, 2021, with coverage beginning at 5:00 am EDT from Cape Canaveral Space...

James Webb Telescope Arrives at Spaceport Ahead of Launch

James Webb Telescope Arrives at Spaceport Ahead of Launch

October 14, 2021

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After a 16-day ocean voyage spanning 5,800 miles, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) arrived safely at French Guiana Tuesday,...

Space Perspective Raises $40m to Bring Tourists to Space

Space Perspective Raises $40m to Bring Tourists to Space

October 16, 2021

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In a Series A financing round announced Thursday, commercial space flight company Space Perspective raised $40 million from investors, making...

Expanding Access to Space for All Humanity

August 31, 2021

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Interviews

Space for Humanity is organizing the planet’s first Sponsored Citizen Astronaut Program, where leaders, from any walk of life, can apply for an opportunity to go to space and experience the Overview Effect: the cognitive shift in awareness that occurs...

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Exclusive Interview with Author & Space Philosopher Frank White

August 13, 2021

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Frank White has authored or coauthored numerous books on topics ranging from space exploration to climate change to artificial intelligence. His best-known work, The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution, is considered by many to be a seminal work...

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NEWS

Congratulations to Blue Origin and the successful launch and landing of second fully crewed flight of New Shepard (NS-18).

Blue Origin successfully launches and lands the second fully crewed flight of New Shepard (NS-18)– Watch Replay Coverage

October 13, 2021

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Blue Origin successfully completed the second human spaceflight onboard New Shepard on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. The flight included four...

China’s Taikonauts make History

China’s Taikonauts make History

October 11, 2021

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While the Inspiration4 crew was on their way to setting a record for civilian spaceflight, China’s space crew also made...

Galileo Satellites Arrive at Europe’s Spaceport Ahead of Launch

Galileo Satellites Arrive at Europe’s Spaceport Ahead of Launch

October 9, 2021

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Galileo is currently the world’s most precise satellite navigation system, or global positioning service (GPS), serving more than two billion...

The First Film in Space

The First Film in Space

October 8, 2021

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Nearly 60 years after the USSR beat the United States to Space with the Sputnik satellite, another space race is...

NASA Selects Rocket Lab to Launch New Solar Sail Technology

NASA Selects Rocket Lab to Launch New Solar Sail Technology

October 7, 2021

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Rocket Lab's Electron rocket will deploy an innovative satellite designed to test new deployable structures and materials technologies for solar...

ESA Upgrades Centrifuge to Study Health Effects of Weightlessness

ESA Upgrades Centrifuge to Study Health Effects of Weightlessness

October 6, 2021

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Getting to the Bottom of Inspiration 4

Getting to the Bottom of Inspiration 4

October 8, 2021

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First Copernicus Satellite Exceeds ESA Expectations

First Copernicus Satellite Exceeds ESA Expectations

October 5, 2021

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Russian Film Crew to Launch to the ISS; Film Segments for a Movie. WATCH LAUNCH, DOCKING & HATCH OPENING HERE

Russian Film Crew to Launch to the ISS; Film Segments for a Movie. WATCH LAUNCH AND DOCKING HERE

October 8, 2021

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BepiColombo Captures First Mercury Photos During Late Night Flyby

BepiColombo Captures First Mercury Photos During Late Night Flyby

October 4, 2021

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TRENDING

First Space Mining Projects Moving Ever Nearer – Analysis October 24, 2021

The launch of CAPSTONE has been postponed until March 20, 2022 October 24, 2021

Gilmour Space Technologies set to launch rockets from Bowen in mid-2022 October 24, 2021

Rocket Lab buys a software company as part of its expansion strategy October 24, 2021

ISS Progress Redock To Initiate Nauka Propellant Leak Checks October 23, 2021

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FROM THE WIRE

Hypersonic Space Test Fuels Sino-American Arms Race

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Hypersonic Space Test Fuels Sino-American Arms Race

October 22, 2021

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Boeing's Starliner capsule corroded due to high humidity levels, NASA explains, and the spaceship won't fly this year

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Boeing’s Starliner capsule corroded due to high humidity levels, NASA explains, and the spaceship won’t fly this year

October 22, 2021

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Small rocket firms are outsourcing their engines in their race to orbit

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Small rocket firms are outsourcing their engines in their race to orbit

October 22, 2021

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New ‘Starfield’ Trailer Explores the Lore of Bethesda’s Space Adventure

New ‘Starfield’ Trailer Explores the Lore of Bethesda’s Space Adventure

October 22, 2021

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Lego Star Wars The Child review

Lego Star Wars The Child review

October 22, 2021

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NASA puts out new spacecraft and space suit call for ISS and beyond

NASA puts out new spacecraft and space suit call for ISS and beyond

October 22, 2021

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NASA Tests Landing Pad Materials For Future Lunar Missions

NASA Tests Landing Pad Materials For Future Lunar Missions

October 22, 2021

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INTERVIEWS

Interviews

Building Community in Space

January 5, 2021

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Micah helps people understand and participate in the global space economy, commercial space companies, entrepreneurial activity, finance, government budgets and...

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ESA Inaugurates Ariane 6 Launch Complex

ESA Inaugurates Ariane 6 Launch Complex

In preparation for the scheduled launch of Ariane 6 in...

Chris TolveSeptember 30, 2021

SpaceX Begins Leasing Warehouse Space in Brownsville

From Launch to Manufacturing, SpaceX Begins Leasing Warehouse Space in Brownsville

SpaceX’s Starbase is located right outside of the city of...

Crew ChiefSeptember 29, 2021

Inspiration 4 Full Coverage

The first all-civilian mission to orbit

Crew ChiefSeptember 26, 2021

NASA Announces Landing Site for VIPER Mission on Moon’s South Pole

NASA Announces Landing Site for VIPER Mission on Moon’s South Pole

NASA is going to the dark side of the Moon....

Chris TolveSeptember 24, 2021

FAA Opens the Door to Starbase

FAA Opens the Door to Starbase

For months, Musk and the FAA have clashed, shutting down...

Crew ChiefSeptember 22, 2021

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