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'It's bananas:' Toy fruit becomes first zero-g indicator to fly on SpaceX Starship

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

An artificial banana floated in the microgravity environment of outer space. No longer needing its attached tethers, it just hung there in the bay of its spacecraft's otherwise empty cargo hold.

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Blue Origin targeting Nov. 22 for next space tourism launch

By Mike Wall published

Blue Origin is targeting Friday (Nov. 28) for its NS-28 tourism mission, which will take "Space Gal" Emily Calandrelli and five other people to suborbital space.

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Next Blue Origin space tourism flight will launch 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli

By Mike Wall published

Blue Origin has announced the six crewmembers for NS-28, its next suborbital space tourism mission. Among them are 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli and two repeat customers.

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FAA creating new committee to update launch regulations

By Mike Wall published

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is creating a new committee to review and update its "Part 450" launch and reentry licensing rule.

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Blue Origin stacks huge New Glenn rocket ahead of 1st launch (photo)

By Brett Tingley published

Blue Origin showed off its New Glenn rocket after its two stages were mated in the company's Florida facility. The new rocket could take off on its maiden flight as soon as November.

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Former Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides wins seat in US Congress

By Mike Wall published

Former Virgin Galactic CEO and NASA Chief of Staff George Whitesides won his race to represent California's 27th district in the U.S. Congress.

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Trump appoints SpaceX's Elon Musk to help head regulation-slashing 'Department of Government Efficiency'

By Mike Wall published

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, which aims to 'dismantle government bureaucracy.'

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Axiom Space looks to India and Europe for rockets to help build its private space station

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Axiom Space of Houston is considering using launch vehicles from India and Europe to help build its commercial space station mission in low-Earth orbit.

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Mini '2001' monoliths fly into space on first flight of Blue Origin's 2nd crew ship

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A number of black slabs modeled after the monoliths in "2001: A Space Odyssey" have made the trip into space and back on the first flight of Blue Origin's second human-rated launch vehicle.

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Exclusive: Doritos' 1st ad filmed in space features special 'zero-g' chips (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

It is not a sound often heard in Earth orbit, but in the newly released footage of snack and space history being made, it is clearly there. *Crunch* Doritos is releasing its first ad filmed in space.

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