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SpaceX gets FAA approval for 25 Starship launches per year
The FAA has approved SpaceX's request to increase the maximum number of Starship launches from its Starbase site in South Texas per year from five to 25.
See what it's like to witness Earth's poles from space in this stunning 4-hour SpaceX video
SpaceX's Fram2 captured stunning views of the Earth as the mission's private astronauts became the first to orbit over the planet's polar regions.
SpaceX's Starbase becomes a new Texas city after landslide election
People who live near SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas voted on Saturday (May 3) to incorporate the Starship launch as a manufacturing hub as a city.
NASA has used the US military for astronaut rescue for decades. So why ask private companies for help now?
NASA is asking private industry and academia for ideas for new rescue services for its astronauts on Earth in the event of emergencies.
SpaceX's next private astronaut mission to ISS, Ax-4, to launch May 29 for Axiom Space
Houston company Axiom Space announced on Tuesday (April 29) that it's targeting May 29 for the launch of its fourth astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
'We learned so much that we didn't know': Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander mission was full of surprises
Firefly Aerospace's CEO Jason Kim says the company's successful Blue Ghost moon lander mission revealed 'so much that we didn't know' about the lunar surface.
'It's very pro-commercial space right now': An industry insider's off-Earth status report
Space.com caught up recently with Dave Cavossa, president of the Commercial Space Federation, to discuss the state of the U.S. private space industry.
Aisha Bowe becomes 1st Bahamian woman to reach space, remembers Alan Shepard’s landmark flight: 'He landed in Grand Bahama' (video)
On Monday (April 14), Aisha Bowe became the first Bahamian woman to launch to space — and she already wants to go back.
Katy Perry just became the 1st pop star to sing in space — but Lance Bass, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Sarah Brightman and Justin Bieber had their chance
Katy Perry isn't the first performer with space ambitions; Lance Bass, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber all hoped to be first at one time or another.
'I've never been more proud of my friend than today,' Oprah Winfrey says as she watches Gayle King launch on Blue Origin rocket (video)
Oprah Winfrey was on hand April 14 to witness the launch of Blue Origin's historic NS-31 mission, which carried her friend of nearly 50 years, journalist Gayle King, to and from suborbital space.
