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Blue Origin to debut 2nd human-rated New Shepard rocket on Oct. 7 launch (photo)
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin will debut its second human-rated New Shepard vehicle on an uncrewed launch Monday morning (Oct. 7), if all goes according to plan.
Lucky ticket to space: How a Tennessee cardiologist made it to the final frontier
By Anastasia Stepanova published
Eiman Jahangir narrowly missed out on being a NASA astronaut — twice. But he made it to space anyway, thanks to persistence and some luck.
Polaris Dawn: Everything you need to know about the 1st mission of the Polaris Program
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Reference Polaris Dawn was the first of three missions of the Polaris Program. The mission flew on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and was commanded by Jared Isaacman.
SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts splash down to end historic spacewalk mission (video)
By Mike Wall published
The four Polaris Dawn astronauts splashed down safely off the coast of Florida today (Sept. 15), bringing an end to their historic commercial mission.
SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts will return to Earth early Sunday. Here's how to watch live online
By Josh Dinner published
After five days in space aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon, the crew of Polaris Dawn will return to Earth early TKday, and you can watch the landing live.
SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts beam photos to Earth using Starlink satellites
By Mike Wall published
The private Polaris Dawn crew notched another milestone on Thursday (Sept. 12), beaming photos home using SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites.
SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts talk US flag and kids' books from orbit on historic spaceflight (videos)
By Elizabeth Howell published
The Polaris Dawn crew called down to Earth to honor the anniversary of 9/11, and to do a book-reading event to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
New record! 19 people are orbiting Earth right now
By Mike Wall published
Three people launched toward the ISS today (Sept. 11) aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule, bringing the total number of people in Earth orbit to 19 — a new record.
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