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Mark Rocket, a former ambassador and more: Blue Origin reveals passengers for 12th space tourism launch
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin has revealed the identities of the six passengers who will fly on the company's 12th human spaceflight mission. A target date has not yet been announced.

Ax-4 private astronaut mission to the ISS is 'go' for its June 8 SpaceX launch
By Josh Dinner published
Axiom Space has completed the Flight Readiness Review for its upcoming launch of private astronauts to the International Space Station on June 8.

SpaceX's next private astronaut launch to ISS, Ax-4, delayed to June 8
By Mike Wall published
Houston company Axiom Space's next astronaut launch to the International Space Station, a mission called Ax-4, has been pushed back by 10 days, to June 8.

SpaceX gets FAA approval for 25 Starship launches per year
By Mike Wall published
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
By Josh Dinner published
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
By Mike Wall last updated
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?
By Brett Tingley published
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
By Josh Dinner published
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
By Leonard David published
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.
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