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This cryptocurrency billionaire will fly SpaceX's 1st private Starship to Mars, but when?
SpaceX says it will launch a private flyby mission to Mars that will be led by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, but when it will fly is unclear.
Moon lander preps for the lunar surface | Space photo of the day for May 5, 2026
Blue Origin's MK1 moon lander has passed its tests in the vacuum chamber as NASA continues to develop the hardware needed to return astronauts to the moon.
Private South Korean rocket exploded last December due to hardware failure, investigation finds
The South Korean startup Innospace failed during its first orbital launch attempt, which sent five satellites aloft on Dec. 22 from Brazil.
Japan's private Space One Kairos rocket explodes after launch failure during 3rd test flight
The Japanese company Space One launched its Kairos rocket for the third time ever today (March 4). The rocket failed, as it did on its first two attempts.
Blue Origin pausing space tourism flights for at least 2 years to focus on moon plans
Blue Origin will ground its New Shepard suborbital vehicle for at least two years, in order to devote more resources to the company's crewed moon plans.
Blue Origin launches 6 space tourists to the final frontier after last-minute crew swap (video)
Blue Origin launched six people to suborbital space today (Jan. 22). It was the 17th human spaceflight for the company, which was founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos.
Watch Blue Origin launch 6 people to suborbital space today
Blue Origin will launch six people to the final frontier on Thursday (Jan. 22), and you can watch the space tourism mission live.
Superheavy-lift rockets like SpaceX's Starship could transform astronomy by making space telescopes cheaper
Astronomy needs space.
