Private Spaceflight
Latest about Private Spaceflight

By Mike Wall Last updated
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin plans to launch its 15th space tourism mission on Wednesday morning (Oct. 8), and you can watch it live.

By Mike Wall Published
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin just announced the passenger list for NS-36, the company's 15th space tourism launch.

By Mike Wall Published
Purdue University, known as the "cradle of astronauts," will send a six-person crew to suborbital space with Virgin Galactic in 2027.

By Mike Wall Published
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.

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
The view underneath SpaceX's Starship spacecraft shows the Super Heavy booster's complex array of 33 Raptor engines.

By Tariq Malik Published
Rocket Lab's new Launch Complex 3 will launch Neutron rockets that can land themselves on land or at sea just like SpaceX rockets.

By Mike Wall Published
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.

By Josh Dinner Published
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.

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
Like birds returning to their nests, these feather-like grid fins help steer rockets back down through the atmosphere toward their landing zones.
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!
