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SpaceX hangar at the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex-39A

SpaceX quiz: Test your private rocket knowledge

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

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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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.

Troubled balloon-tourism pioneer Space Perspective bought by Spanish company

By Mike Wall published

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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Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-25 crewed suborbital mission, on May 19, 2024

Crypto billionaire Justin Sun will fly on Blue Origin's next space tourism launch

By Mike Wall published

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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a boat on the left and AX 4 Dragon on the right during the recovery operations.

Private Ax-4 astronauts splash down aboard SpaceX capsule to conclude ISS mission (video)

By Josh Dinner published

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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A white space capsule hangs upright, docked to the port of a space station. A robotic arm hangs to the left in the foreground.

Private Ax-4 astronauts depart ISS after unexpected extended stay (video)

By Josh Dinner published

The four astronauts of Axiom Space's latest private mission have concluded their stay aboard the International Space Station.

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The occupants of the International Space Station as of July 11, 2025. The four private Ax-4 astronauts are in blue flight suits.

Private Ax-4 astronauts heading back to Earth early July 14: Watch it live

By Mike Wall published

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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Two astronauts eat pierogis in space

Private Ax-4 astronauts aboard ISS are filling their time with science, views of Earth and pierogis (video)

By Josh Dinner published

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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aerial view of a rocket standing on its launch pad in Texas

Watch Blue Origin to launch 6 people to suborbital space today on NS-33 spaceflight

By Mike Wall last updated

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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Mexico threatens lawsuit against SpaceX over Starship explosion 'contamination'

By Brett Tingley published

The Mexican president said there is a "general review underway of the international laws that are being violated."

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a white capsule falling to earth

Human remains lost after memorial spaceflight capsule crashes into the sea

By Josh Dinner published

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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