In 2020, Elon Musk's SpaceX was the first commercial company to launch a crewed rocket from U.S. soil to the International Space Station. The firm would go on to launch more missions, ushering a new age in space flight. Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin followed suit, though those were merely short moments in Earth's orbit. Look back at all the space drama, plus how these efforts rekindled humanity's interest in the stars.
Elon Musk, Sir Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos ushered in a new era of space exploration in 2021 thanks to their successful crewed missions. But their efforts have also been mocked by those who say the billionaires' money would be better spent addressing issues on Earth, including climate change. Others are concerned about the environmental damage caused by the rise in space tourism. But at least for Bezos, he says his trip made him more recommitted to solving climate change.
Another successful Falcon 9 rocket launch started four astronauts on their way to the International Space Station. NASA's Commercial Crew Program era is well under way. In the early-morning hours Friday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket roared to life and launched four astronauts on a journey to the …
The successful mission helps underline the idea of sending everyday folks into space, for tourism, international travel and maybe even cosmic colonization. Best three-day "weekend" ever? That may be the question SpaceX's four civilian astronauts are putting to themselves after returning to Earth on …
Richard Branson and a crew of three others grazed the edge of space on Sunday in a rocket built by the British billionaire's company, Virgin Galactic. The flight ushers in a new chapter in the world of aeronautics, with Virgin Galactic among a handful of ambitious and well-funded ventures racing to …
VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. The Amazon founder was accompanied by a hand-picked group: his brother, an 18-year-old from the …
New York CNN Business — Ninety-year-old William Shatner, who gained fame portraying Captain Kirk on the original “Star Trek,” just hitched a ride aboard a suborbital spacecraft that grazed the edge of outer space before parachuting to a landing, making Shatner the oldest person ever to travel to …
"I think that this flight really does prove out the approach we've taken." Astra never sought to build the best rocket, the biggest rocket, or the …
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin against NASA over the agency’s decision to award a lunar lander contract to Elon Musk’s SpaceX earlier this year. The dismissal of the complaint brings to a close a months-long saga over the Human Landing System program, a …
NASA said on Wednesday that it had moved two astronauts from Boeing missions to a future SpaceX launch following a major delay to Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Nicole Mann was due to launch on a test flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), and Josh Cassada …
The next space race will be defined by private companies teaming up to build space stations for NASA and industry. Why it matters: Operation of the …
