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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Space.com in Private-spaceflight ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Moon lander preps for the lunar surface | Space photo of the day for May 6, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 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. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ubfP5Nkt9wSGbJGpfqqXAk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Private South Korean rocket exploded last December due to hardware failure, investigation finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The South Korean startup Innospace failed during its first orbital launch attempt, which sent five satellites aloft on Dec. 22 from Brazil. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eJFSsmC9ecPzhJzCE7kaVK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The South Korean rocket company Innospace has closed its investigation into the failure of its Hanbit-Nano rocket in December and is targeting the third quarter of 2026 for its next launch.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[South Korean startup Innospace launches its first Hanbit-Nano rocket from Alcantara Space Center in Brazil. The launch failed about a minute after liftoff.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Japan's private Space One Kairos rocket explodes after launch failure during 3rd test flight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 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. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:01:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WnAizbJCa9H4D2JDMe4eVV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Space One&#039;s Kairos rocket launches on its third-ever mission on March 4, 2026 from Spaceport Kii. Space One terminated the flight about two minutes after liftoff.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Space One&#039;s Kairos rocket launches on its third-ever mission on March 4, 2026 from Spaceport Kii. Space One terminated the flight about two minutes after liftoff.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin pausing space tourism flights for at least 2 years to focus on moon plans ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 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. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:37:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MdxM68BehvFt6WxszjSLri-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Shepard suborbital vehicle launches on Aug. 3, 2025, carrying six people to space on the NS-34 mission.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a white rocket lifts off from a desert launch site into the dawn sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin launches 6 space tourists to the final frontier after last-minute crew swap (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 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. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:48:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:59:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ecwq65bKXs3xxyaTz6aTW5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a tiny rocket launches from a desert launch pad.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a tiny rocket launches from a desert launch pad.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Blue Origin launch 6 people to suborbital space today ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin will launch six people to the final frontier on Thursday (Jan. 22), and you can watch the space tourism mission live. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:02:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/icFvEPD3997sjSBUvUGWWS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Superheavy-lift rockets like SpaceX's Starship could transform astronomy by making space telescopes cheaper ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomy needs space. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:57:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Martin Elvis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RDgzTTUnsSPCHwSt8Ev5xn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[SpaceX via Twitter]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Starship sits on the launchpad. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a spacex starship at sunrise]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX shatters its rocket launch record yet again — 165 orbital flights in 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX just set a new annual-launch record for the sixth year in a row, and the numbers are getting pretty silly. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:15:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wacBSL8GPJt8iGoX5cKTuc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida on Dec. 17, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of SpaceX&#039;s Falcon 9 rocket from space, showing its glowing tail floating above Earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Starship success, a private moon landing and more: The top 10 spaceflight stories of 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Over the past 12 months, we saw multiple spaceflight records broken, the debut of a powerful new rocket and the first-ever fully successful private moon landing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/euipSctwPuFpdYA7oBuPTf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Starship megarocket launches on the vehicle&#039;s 10th flight test, on Aug. 26, 2025. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Starship megarocket launches on the vehicle&#039;s 10th flight test, on Aug. 26, 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin launches 1st wheelchair user to space and back (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin launched wheelchair user Michi Benthaus and her NS-37 five crewmates aboard a New Shepard rocket from West Texas on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:46:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/icFvEPD3997sjSBUvUGWWS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin targeting Dec. 18 for historic 1st spaceflight of wheelchair user ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin is targeting Dec. 18 for its NS-37 suborbital launch, which will fly a wheelchair user to space for the first time ever. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MdxM68BehvFt6WxszjSLri-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-34 mission on Aug. 3, 2025, carrying six people to suborbital space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a white rocket lifts off from a desert launch site into the dawn sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From Bezos to beyond: Blue Origin quiz ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Whether you're a casual fan or a spaceflight enthusiast, see how well you know one of the companies pushing the boundaries of commercial space travel. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y7AfGYGoGgEdkignvTkTZQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin speaks at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Sept. 15, 2015.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin speaks at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Sept. 15, 2015.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Next Blue Origin tourist launch will fly wheelchair user to space for 1st time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin's next space tourist launch will make history, sending a wheelchair user to the final frontier for the first time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MdxM68BehvFt6WxszjSLri-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-34 mission on Aug. 3, 2025, carrying six people to suborbital space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a white rocket lifts off from a desert launch site into the dawn sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin launches 6 'Space Nomads,' including mystery passenger, on suborbital space tourist flight (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin launched its 15th space tourism mission today (Oct. 8), sending six people on a brief trip to the final frontier. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:40:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:04:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kCM478hrkPMY3nK75n6ZHj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Blue Origin launch its 15th space tourism mission today ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/blue-origin-ns-36-space-tourism-launch-webcast</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin plans to launch its 15th space tourism mission on Wednesday morning (Oct. 8), and you can watch it live. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:49:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MdxM68BehvFt6WxszjSLri-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin reveals space tourists to launch on next New Shepard rocket ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/blue-origin-reveals-passengers-for-15th-space-tourism-launch</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin just announced the passenger list for NS-36, the company's 15th space tourism launch. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MdxM68BehvFt6WxszjSLri-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-34 mission on Aug. 3, 2025, carrying six people to suborbital space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a white rocket lifts off from a desert launch site into the dawn sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Virgin Galactic to launch 'Purdue 1' human spaceflight in 2027 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/virgin-galactic-to-launch-purdue-1-human-spaceflight-in-2027</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Purdue University, known as the "cradle of astronauts," will send a six-person crew to suborbital space with Virgin Galactic in 2027. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:18:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a6ngpEDeZj5gXHZxCg2qvS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Virgin Galactic&#039;s VSS Unity space plane fires its rocket engine to carry two pilots and four passengers to suborbital space and back on the Galactic 07 mission on June 8, 2024.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Virgin Galactic&#039;s VSS Unity space plane fires its rocket engine to carry two pilots and four passengers to suborbital space and back on the Galactic 07 mission on June 8, 2024.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humanity could settle Mars by 2055, Elon Musk says ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Humanity can establish a self-sustaining settlement on Mars in the next 30 years, provided our heavy-lift launch technology advances as planned, SpaceX chief Elon Musk said. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4BjHDegTnLkzN9zHM28haK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Humanity can establish a self-sustaining settlement on Mars in the next 30 years, SpaceX chief Elon Musk said.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of a human settlement on Mars, with SpaceX Starships in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 33 hungry SpaceX Raptors from below | Space photo of the day for Sept. 1, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The view underneath SpaceX's Starship spacecraft shows the Super Heavy booster's complex array of 33 Raptor engines. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gw9qoGnK58cqNYPwA8sEdV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Elon Musk via X. ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The view underneath SpaceX&#039;s Starship shows its many rocket engines. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view looking up at underneath SpaceX&#039;s Starship spacecraft. A series of circular engines make a dizzying array. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Virginia is for (space) lovers: Rocket Lab opens new seaside launch pad for reusable Neutron rocket ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rocket Lab's new Launch Complex 3 will launch Neutron rockets that can land themselves on land or at sea just like SpaceX rockets. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:46:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tariq Malik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t4bRfaS8QHqJDdXA2JnNJL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rocket Lab&#039;s new Launch Complex 3 at NASA&#039;s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia will host Neutron rocket launches. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A zoomed out image of a the Rocket Lab launch complex, with a tall black water tower overlooking several buildings next to a wetland.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th test flight in stunning comeback (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX's Starship megarocket took to the skies for the 10th time ever today (Aug. 26), on a bold test flight that marked a big bounceback from recent failures. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 01:10:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 01:30:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z7GQoEkdBbKDdPwpac8aLN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Starship Flight 10 Ship vehicle lands in the Indian Ocean]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Starship Flight 10 Ship vehicle lands in the Indian Ocean]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX completes investigation into recent Starship failures, clears the way for Flight 10 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The FAA has closed its investigation into SpaceX's Starship failure this spring and given the green light for Starship Flight Test 10 to proceed this weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xrx4JYmKKiFfNuXscoA6Rc-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Starship upper stage burns up after losing control on Flight 9 on May 27, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[SpaceX Starship Flight 9 burns up after losing control on May 27, 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX's Super Heavy booster will fly with fresh 'grid fins' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Like birds returning to their nests, these feather-like grid fins help steer rockets back down through the atmosphere toward their landing zones. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NXNPAsZYQHfNNMyquwDQPL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new grid fin design for the Super Heavy booster. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A metal lattice of spikes sits vertically mounted to a wall in a cleanroom]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Virgin Galactic's new Delta class space plane could fly as soon as fall 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The company is also looking at using its mothership aircraft that releases spacecraft at high altitude as a carrier platform for other customers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vuFrKMvC6jeb9yBXDmRXhd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rendering of Delta Class Spaceship design.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A purple colored plane  sits in a covered area. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Celebrities in space quiz: Do you know the stars among the stars? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From movie stars to moguls, test your knowledge of which celebrities have gone to the final frontier. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:02:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 17:02:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HwyGoBFGWbaUjpX48hVof5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sunrise hits SpaceX's Crew-11 rocket on the pad | Space photo of the day for August 4, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The day seemed particularly promising on July 31, 2025. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AxaPxD4ovSoSTS87hZ3fgY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Falcon 9 rocket is silhouetted in the glow of the sunrise.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A sunrise streaks golden light out over the water near a silhouette of a rocket on a launch pad on the left of the image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin launches crypto billionaire Justin Sun and 5 other people to suborbital space (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched Justin Sun, the billionaire founder of the blockchain platform Tron, and five other people to space on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:25:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MdxM68BehvFt6WxszjSLri-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rookie crewmates kept things fresh for Ax-4 astronaut Peggy Whitson: 'It's always great to relive a little bit of that first time' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ax-4 commander Peggy Whitson just extended her American duration record on the International Space Station. She also served as coach to the three rookie astronauts who flew with her. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 19:09:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u37pq43Js3nTTvrsdtrt4F-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ax-4 commander Peggy Whitson (smiling, behind seated NASA astronaut Anne McClain) enjoys some downtime with her colleagues aboard the International Space Station.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[seven people in polo shirts and slacks gather around a table to enjoy a meal together aboard a space station]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will launch next space tourism mission on Aug. 3 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin is targeting Sunday (Aug. 3) for the launch of its next suborbital tourism mission, which will send crypto billionaire Justin Sun and five other people to the final frontier. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fusdP4oTjdqA5AncJgYqmg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-25 crewed suborbital mission, on May 19, 2024.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-25 crewed suborbital mission, on May 19, 2024]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX quiz: Test your private rocket knowledge ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/spacex-quiz-test-your-private-rocket-knowledge</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Whether you're a Falcon 9 fan or want to go to Mars, this quiz is your chance to prove it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 17:02:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sNWCNChCWwYxiPi2NBC8pE-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The SpaceX building at Cape Canaveral, FL. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[SpaceX hangar at the Kennedy Space Center&#039;s Launch Complex-39A]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Troubled balloon-tourism pioneer Space Perspective bought by Spanish company ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The European company Eos X Space has acquired Space Perspective, one of its key rivals in the nascent field of stratospheric balloon tourism. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A8xo6aMdPudPawzmX96XuS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Excelsior, Space Perspective&#039;s pioneering luxury space capsule, hangs above the MS Voyager as its lifted toward the edge of Earth&#039;s atmosphere.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A vast ocean below a partly cloud sky. In the center, a long, flat boat with tall bow command center floats below a tiny point of bright light, hanging just above the deck from a long thin line attached to an enormous pale balloon towering above.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Crypto billionaire Justin Sun will fly on Blue Origin's next space tourism launch ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/crypto-billionaire-justin-sun-will-fly-on-blue-origins-next-space-tourism-launch</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Justin Sun, the billionaire founder of the blockchain platform Tron, is one of the six people who will fly to suborbital space on Blue Origin's next tourist mission. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fusdP4oTjdqA5AncJgYqmg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-25 crewed suborbital mission, on May 19, 2024.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-25 crewed suborbital mission, on May 19, 2024]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Private Ax-4 astronauts splash down aboard SpaceX capsule to conclude ISS mission (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The four astronauts of Axiom Space's latest private mission have safely returned to Earth after more that two weeks aboard the International Space Station. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:50:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:01:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bd9t9xthwdnJY5QyALRUU4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a boat on the left and AX 4 Dragon on the right during the recovery operations.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a boat on the left and AX 4 Dragon on the right during the recovery operations.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Private Ax-4 astronauts depart ISS after unexpected extended stay (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The four astronauts of Axiom Space's latest private mission have concluded their stay aboard the International Space Station. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:57:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:33:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xWYRx4drMEUx5ovJvfAdeT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Private Ax-4 astronauts heading back to Earth early July 14: Watch it live ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The private Ax-4 astronaut mission will undock from the International Space Station on Monday morning (July 14), and you can watch the action live. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pWF9XpeWpKcGxpHNUwiDWW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The occupants of the International Space Station as of July 11, 2025. The four private Ax-4 astronauts are in blue flight suits.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The occupants of the International Space Station as of July 11, 2025. The four private Ax-4 astronauts are in blue flight suits.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Private Ax-4 astronauts aboard ISS are filling their time with science, views of Earth and pierogis (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As the Axiom-4 mission approaches its two-week mark before returning to Earth, the private space mission crew discusses science and pierogis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/678ZQX7R9DJWk4uQG7q3L4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mexico threatens lawsuit against SpaceX over Starship explosion 'contamination' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Mexican president said there is a "general review underway of the international laws that are being violated." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:33:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Tingley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xsdNTYy3RERjUKgwfYCioK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Human remains lost after memorial spaceflight capsule crashes into the sea ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The remains of 166 people part of a Celestis Memorial Spaceflight are presumed lost after The Exploration Company's "Mission Possible" capsule presumably crashes into Pacific Ocean. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:00:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dupdZWeHxumkDBnTrerueG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Axiom-4 astronauts on SpaceX Crew Dragon welcomed aboard International Space Station (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After more than 24 hours on orbit, the the private astronaut crew of Axiom-4 has caught up to the International Space Station, docked and been welcomed aboard for their two-week mission. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:40:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xYAWMLRb3seH9rdKFpPGuV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Space chocolate,' mango nectar and pierogis: Here are the international foods the private Ax-4 astronauts are flying to the ISS ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The four astronauts of the private Ax-4 mission to the ISS represent four different countries, so the food they're carrying up has a very international flavor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TrRXyc5PFzKqUaviJWjvKg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The crew of Axiom Space&#039;s Ax-4 astronaut mission to the International Space Station. From left to right: Tibor Kapu of Hungary, Shubhanshu Shukla of India, American Peggy Whitson and Poland’s Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The crew of Axiom Space&#039;s Ax-4 astronaut mission to the International Space Station. From left to right: Tibor Kapu of Hungary, Shubhanshu Shukla of India, American Peggy Whitson and Poland’s Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX sets new date for private Axiom-4 astronaut launch to the International Space Station ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/spacex-sets-new-date-for-private-axiom-4-astronaut-launch-to-the-international-space-station</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA has announced a new launch date for the private Axiom astronaut launch to the ISS, following delays due to leaks aboard the space station. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:30:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JCZcdfFtHmcKt5j76qcV84-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon stand at Launch Complex-39A at NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center, ahead of the Ax-4 astronaut launch.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule that will fly the Ax-4 private astronaut mission stand on the pad at NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Elon Musk promises more risky launches after sixth Starship failure ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is this setting a new precedent for the future of spaceflight? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:16:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara Webb ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i5jfqrXgHyEUgdJnud3FYM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Spectators watch SpaceX&#039;s Starship SN8 prototype launch from South Padre Island, Texas on December 9, 2020.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blob of white sits at the bottom of the screen with a floating cylinder above.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX’s Transporter 14 launch will carry more than 150 capsules of DNA, human remains ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Houston-based Celestis and The Exploration Company are teaming up to fly a memorial payload on SpaceX's Transporter 14 rideshare mission on Monday (June 23). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 21:12:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MiyjYTVrJd4CYPpT8iWe3R-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A artist&#039;s rendering of The Exploration Company&#039;s Nyx &quot;Mission Possible&quot; capsule.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a white space capsule in orbit over Earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Leak on International Space Station delays SpaceX launch of Axiom-4 astronauts ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/leak-on-international-space-station-delays-spacex-launch-of-axiom-4-astronauts</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An ongoing leak aboard the International Space Station is once again delaying the launch of Axiom Space's next private astronaut mission. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KMyq9KQ2Cc8meJtqCWLrU6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon stand at Launch Complex-39A at NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center, ahead of the Ax-4 astronaut launch.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white rocket with crew capsule at the top, connected to a gantry leading to a black tower. In the foreground, short bushes in front of the launch pad.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Blue Origin to launch 6 people to suborbital space today on NS-33 spaceflight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin plans to launch six people to suborbital space on the NS-33 mission June 29, after local weather conditions in West Texas delayed previous attempts. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LadfGnAMCJZUG6NHrHbtPD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meet the crew of Blue Origin's NS-33 tourism launch to the edge of space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin's next suborbital flight is scheduled to launch on Saturday (June 21), carrying a private crew of six. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BYB7UEHbXQCT44UnfvYJpV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The passengers on Blue Origin&#039;s upcoming NS-33 suborbital mission.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Six separate photos of six people are arranged in two rows of three each.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Firefly Aerospace to launch 'Ocula' moon-imaging service as early as 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Firefly Aerospace plans to launch a new "lunar imaging service" called Ocula, which will collect detailed imagery using a set of moon-orbiting spacecraft. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sVNHSzacDd8CbYiEbi3U3S-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of Firefly Aerospace Elytra spacecraft studying the moon from lunar orbit.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of Firefly Aerospace Elytra spacecraft studying the moon from lunar orbit.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX, NASA target June 22 for launch of private Ax-4 astronauts due to ISS leak  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Leaks aboard the International Space Station, as well as on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, delayed Axiom's next private astronaut mission, but the crew now has a target launch date of June 22. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uNGodQdxkmi53EDa9UtqQ9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon stand at Launch Complex-39A at NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center, ahead of the Ax-4 astronaut launch.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white rocket with crew capsule at the top, connected to a gantry leading to a black tower on the right. On the left, in the foreground, the fronds of a palm leaf. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin reveals passengers for 13th space tourism launch  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has revealed the six people who will fly on the company's 13th space tourism mission, though a launch date has not yet been announced. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fusdP4oTjdqA5AncJgYqmg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-25 crewed suborbital mission, on May 19, 2024.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-25 crewed suborbital mission, on May 19, 2024]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX launch of private Ax-4 astronauts postponed indefinitely due to leaky ISS module ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The launch of Axiom Space's fourth private astronaut mission has been delayed again, this time by a leaky Russian module on the International Space Station. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:41:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 21:12:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6EES6ufCZjB7i992Lj5oTf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The crew of Axiom Space&#039;s Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station. From left to right: mission specialist Tibor Kapu; pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, commander Peggy Whitson, and mission specialist Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[portrait of four astronauts — three men and one woman — in black and white spacesuits]]></media:text>
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