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SpaceX’s Transporter 14 launch will carry more than 150 capsules of DNA, human remains
By Jeff Spry last updated
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).

Elon Musk promises more risky launches after sixth Starship failure
By Sara Webb published
Is this setting a new precedent for the future of spaceflight?

Blue Origin launch of 6 people to suborbital space delayed again due to weather
By Mike Wall last updated
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin plans to launch six people to suborbital space on the NS-33 mission are on hold due to local weather conditions in West Texas.

Leak on International Space Station delays SpaceX launch of Axiom-4 astronauts
By Josh Dinner published
An ongoing leak aboard the International Space Station is once again delaying the launch of Axiom Space's next private astronaut mission.

Meet the crew of Blue Origin's NS-33 tourism launch to the edge of space
By Josh Dinner published
Blue Origin's next suborbital flight is scheduled to launch on Saturday (June 21), carrying a private crew of six.

SpaceX, NASA target June 22 for launch of private Ax-4 astronauts due to ISS leak
By Josh Dinner last updated
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.

Firefly Aerospace to launch 'Ocula' moon-imaging service as early as 2026
By Mike Wall published
Firefly Aerospace plans to launch a new "lunar imaging service" called Ocula, which will collect detailed imagery using a set of moon-orbiting spacecraft.

Blue Origin reveals passengers for 13th space tourism launch
By Mike Wall published
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.

SpaceX launch of private Ax-4 astronauts postponed indefinitely due to leaky ISS module
By Mike Wall published
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.

Propellant leak delays SpaceX launch of private Ax-4 astronaut mission to the ISS
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX is standing down from the planned June 11 launch of the Ax-4 private astronaut mission due to a liquid oxygen leak in its Falcon 9 rocket. No new target date has been announced.
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