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SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronaut plays 'Star Wars' song in music video beamed from space (video)
By Brett Tingley published
Polaris Dawn astronaut Sarah Gillis released a new music video from space while playing violin inside the mission's Crew Dragon spacecraft.
SpaceX's Starship won't be licensed to fly again until late November, FAA says
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's Starship likely won't be able to fly again until late November at the earliest, because the FAA and partner agencies need more time for licensing reviews.
SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts perform historic 1st private spacewalk in orbit (video)
By Brett Tingley published
Two Polaris Dawn astronauts completed the world's first all-private spacewalk in their new SpaceX extravehicular activity suits, on Day 3 of the groundbreaking mission.
Watch SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts conduct 1st private spacewalk early Sept. 12
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn astronaut mission plans to conduct the first-ever private spacewalk early Thursday morning (Sept. 12), and you can watch the historic action live.
Meet the NASA science flying on SpaceX's Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's historic Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission carried a variety of NASA experiments to orbit. Here's a quick look at the research and its goals.
SpaceX's historic private Polaris Dawn astronaut launch lights up predawn sky (photos)
By Brett Tingley published
SpaceX launched the history-making Polaris Dawn mission early this morning, and the nighttime launch made for some incredible imagery.
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn astronauts will make a daring trek into Earth's Van Allen radiation belt
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
SpaceX's trailblazing Polaris Dawn mission will make a daring trek into Earth orbit, one that will ferry the crew through belts of radiation wrapped around our planet.
SpaceX launching private Polaris Dawn astronaut mission Sept. 10: How to watch live online
By Samantha Mathewson last updated
SpaceX is targeting Sept. 10 for the launch of its Polaris Dawn mission, which will feature the first-ever private spacewalk. Here's how you can watch the historic action live.
SpaceX to launch private Polaris Dawn spacewalk mission overnight on farthest human spaceflight since Apollo
By Josh Dinner last updated
SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn mission is poised to launch a crew of private astronauts farther from Earth than any human has flown since Apollo 17.
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