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Artist's illustration of a SpaceX Dragon capsule approaching and docking with Vast Space's planned Haven-1 orbiting outpost.

SpaceX and Vast want ideas for science experiments on Dragon spacecraft and Haven-1 space station

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX and Vast Space are looking for research ideas to fly aboard Vast's new Haven-1 space station launching later this year.

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Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle stands on the launch pad at the company's West Texas site on Jan. 28, 2025. A liftoff planned for that day was scrubbed due to weather and an avionics issue.

Blue Origin scrubs landmark New Shepard moon-gravity launch due to weather, rocket glitch

By Mike Wall published

Blue Origin scrubbed the planned 29th launch of its New Shepard suborbital rocket today (Jan. 28) due to uncooperative weather and a vehicle issue.

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a white-and-blue rocket launches under a blue sky

Blue Origin to simulate moon gravity on Jan. 28 New Shepard suborbital launch

By Mike Wall published

Blue Origin will launch the 29th mission of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on Jan. 28, on an uncrewed research flight that will simulate lunar gravity conditions.

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SpaceShipOne: The first private spacecraft

By Tim Sharp last updated

SpaceShipOne was a major turning point for private spaceflight.

Launches & Spacecraft
Photo of a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launching the NS-20 space tourist mission in March 2022.

Watch Blue Origin launch 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli, 5 others on tourism flight today

By Josh Dinner last updated

Blue Origin's next space tourism mission is launching Nov. 22, with 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli. Watch live on Space.com.

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Emily Calandrelli, the 100th woman in space, looks down at Earth through a window aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard crew capsule on the NS-28 suborbital mission on Nov. 22, 2024.

Blue Origin crew, including history's 100th woman to fly to space, lands safely (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

"The Space Gal" has become the 100th woman to fly into space. Emily Calandrelli lifted off as one of the six passengers aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket today (Nov. 22).

Launches & Spacecraft
a white rocket launches into a blue sky

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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headshots of six smiling people — two women and four men

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.

Private Spaceflight
European Space Agency reserve astronaut John McFall takes part in a parabolic flight on April 6, 2023 sponsored by the agency and Novespace, in Bordeaux, France. McFall is the first reserve astronaut with a disability.

Recruiting the world’s first disabled astronaut doesn't mean space travel is inclusive – here’s how to change that

By Sean Cullen, Ezgi Merdin Uygur, Vanja Garaj published

How can space agencies and “space tourism” companies make spaceflight more inclusive for disabled astronauts?

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Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace plans to start launching space tourists in 2027

By Mike Wall published

Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace plans to start launching customers to suborbital space and back in 2027, for a price of about $210,000 per seat.

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