Virgin Galactic takes its first paying customers… The Galactic 01 mission took Italian Air Force pilots 85km above sea level, where they enjoyed several minutes of…
Watch Live: Axiom Space’s Private Crew… A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying four private astronauts is making its way down from the International Space…
This Private Moon Lander Is Kicking Off a… A boxy, 7.5-foot-tall spacecraft is making its final approach to the moon, where it will make history—if it touches…
SpaceX’s Starship Explodes During First Orbital… First-time orbital flights can be challenging and often fail, like Relativity Space’s 3D-printed rocket, which…
Let’s Go to Mars. Let’s Not Live There Some people would rather invest these resources in solving global problems, not launching astronauts to other…
Spaceflight Companies Promised to Do Science—So… “We provide our customers the guidance and insight needed to ensure their research is rigorous, well-designed, and…
Humans Are Revisiting the Moon—and the Rules of… If astronauts need to grab some lunar ice on a future Artemis mission, that won’t be a problem from a legal…
Black Carbon From Rocket Launches Will Heat the… In an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, a pair of outspoken scientists reveal how warp drives—the show’s…
The FAA Says SpaceX Can’t Expand Its Texas… After months of suspense, the Federal Aviation Administration has finally weighed in on the environmental effects…
2021 Was the Year Space Tourism Opened Up. But… Others question the purpose of space tourism too. “These are technological achievements, there’s no doubt about…