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![Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson (third from right) will launch on the company's first fully crewed flight on July 11, 2021 as part of a six-person crew. They are (from left): Pilot Dave Mackay; Coplin Bennet, lead operations engineer; Beth Moses, chief astronaut instructor; Branson; Sirisha Bandla, vice president of government affairs and research operations; and pilot Michael Masucci.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J23ZfsMNTjLgARiu67R9B5-320-80.jpg)
Will Richard Branson actually reach space on Virgin Galactic's 1st fully crewed launch?
By Mike Wall last updated
As the commercial race to suborbital space has heated up in the past few years, a tricky question has popped up again and again: Where does outer space begin?
![A pair of astronauts embrace against a rocky background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GdD8QCXpNsaxEiB4z57PFQ-320-80.jpg)
#MeToo in space: We must address the potential for sexual harassment and assault away from Earth
By Maria Santaguida, Judith Lapierre, Simon Dubé published
The realities of sexuality and intimacy in space are mostly omitted from discussions of human factors associated with working and living in space.
![marc hagle (left) and sharon hagle in blue suits standing next to each other](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VsvJQwCfpBF7E9QCWecPg8-320-80.jpg)
Blue Origin will return husband-and-wife passengers to suborbital space
By Elizabeth Howell published
A launch date hasn't been set yet for the next flight carrying Sharon Hagle and Marc Hagle, who last flew in March.
![Blue Origin New Shepard capsule rockets away from booster in abort](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nEciQqKXW28Xc9zSAR4sNA-320-80.jpg)
Congress wants transparency on Blue Origin launch failure investigation by FAA
By Tariq Malik published
The failure of a Blue Origin rocket during an uncrewed launch this month has members of Congress urging for more transparency of an FAA investigation into the accident.
![Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle suffered an anomaly during an uncrewed launch on Sept. 12, 2022. This screengrab shows New Shepard just before the vehicle's capsule successfully engaged its emergency escape system.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QCAPE5Guo6FyUQK97Vcqgk-320-80.jpeg)
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket grounded as FAA investigates launch failure
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin is working to understand what caused Monday's accident, and the FAA is overseeing the investigation.
![Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle suffered an anomaly during an uncrewed mission on Sept. 12, 2022. This screengrab shows New Shepard just before the vehicle's capsule successfully engaged its emergency escape system.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QCAPE5Guo6FyUQK97Vcqgk-320-80.jpeg)
Failure of Blue Origin's New Shepard a reminder that spaceflight is still hard
By Mike Wall published
In-flight failures are always startling, given the dramatic visuals that accompany them. But the possibility of failure should always be in the back of our minds.
![blue origin rocket in middle of a fireball during launch](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NkCSzW4MYiazMnSH5CDxJG-320-80.jpg)
Blue Origin's New Shepard suffers anomaly during launch, capsule lands safely
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin suffered an anomaly during an uncrewed space mission Monday (Sept. 12) but recovered its New Shepard capsule successfully.
![Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket and capsule, the RSS H.G. Wells, launches on the NS-17 suborbital spaceflight from West Texas on Aug. 26, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kpQq3MbLEGvezdhv5K4KkZ-320-80.jpg)
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to launch next space mission on Aug. 31
By Mike Wall last updated
Blue Origin plans to launch its next mission to suborbital space next week, but it won't be a crewed affair.
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