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'The Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli opens up about her coming Blue Origin flight (interview)

By Meredith Garofalo published

STEM advocate and space enthusiast Emily Calandrelli will fly to suborbital space with Blue Origin. She shares her story, and her excitement, with Space.com.

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NASA reveals astronauts flying on SpaceX's Crew-10 mission to the ISS

By Mike Wall published

NASA revealed on Thursday (Aug. 1) the four astronauts who will launch on SpaceX's Crew-10 mission to the ISS early next year.

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SpaceX to resume astronaut launches on Aug. 18 with Crew-9 mission to ISS

By Brett Tingley published

The ninth crew rotation for SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to lift off on Aug. 18 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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After ISS: The private space station era is dawning

By Leonard David published

As the end of the ISS looms on the horizon, NASA and private space companies are looking forward to the era of private space stations and what it will mean for humanity's presence in low Earth orbit.

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SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 5th test flight (photos, video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX ignited the engines on its Starship spacecraft on Friday afternoon (July 26) to prep for an upcoming test flight, which may be just a few weeks away.

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Sierra Space won't stop blowing up inflatable space station modules (video)

By Meredith Garofalo published

Sierra Space has conducted its second full-scale burst test of an inflatable space station module as it looks towards building the Orbital Reef commercial outpost.

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'Wonderlab' host Emily Calandrelli will fly to suborbital space with Blue Origin

By Samantha Mathewson published

The Space Gal is headed into orbit, as part of Space for Humanity's Citizen Astronaut Program.

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Next Blue Origin space tourism flight will launch youngest woman above the Kármán line

By Andrew Jones published

Blue Origin has announced the six crewmembers for its next space tourism flight. One of them will become the youngest woman to cross the Kármán line.

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Earth-based telescope sees Boeing's Starliner approach the ISS in broad daylight (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

Infrared telescopes scanning the skies during the day watched as Boeing's first crewed Starliner spacecraft approached the International Space Station on June 6, 2024.

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Where to? Space: Tripadvisor publishes 1st off-Earth travel review

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

After helping millions of people plan their trips around the world, Tripadvisor is ready to do the same for those looking to travel beyond Earth. "Destination Space" is focused on space tourism.

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