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Virgin Galactic launches 1st Ukrainian woman to space — and 3 others — on Galactic 06 suborbital flight (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
Virgin Galactic launched its sixth commercial mission today (Jan. 26), sending four passengers to suborbital space and back.
Virgin Galactic may launch 6th commercial spaceflight this week
By Mike Wall published
Virgin Galactic's sixth commercial spaceflight may be just around the corner. The launch window for the Galactic 06 mission opens on Friday (Jan. 26).
'We have doubled the number of nationalities aboard' ISS as all-European SpaceX Ax-3 astronauts dock at space station
By Josh Dinner last updated
SpaceX's Crew Dragon Freedom arrived at the ISS early Saturday morning (Jan. 20) with the four astronauts of the private Ax-3 mission to begin a two-week mission aboard.
SpaceX launches private Ax-3 mission to ISS, 1st Turkish astronaut on board
By Josh Dinner published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today (Jan. 18), sending four people, including Turkey's first astronaut, toward the ISS.
SpaceX delays launch of private Ax-3 astronaut mission to Jan. 18
By Brett Tingley published
The SpaceX launch of Axiom Space's Ax-3 private astronaut mission to the ISS has been delayed one day, to 4:49 p.m. EST (2149 GMT) on Thursday (Jan. 18).
SpaceX poised to launch private Ax-3 astronaut mission to ISS today
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX remains on target to launch the private Ax-3 astronaut mission to the International Space Station on Wednesday evening (Jan. 17).
SpaceX rolls rocket to pad for Ax-3 astronaut launch (photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX just rolled its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule out to the pad for the planned Wednesday (Jan. 17) launch of the private Ax-3 astronaut mission.
Meet the 4 astronauts of SpaceX's Ax-3 launch for Axiom Space
By Josh Dinner published
An international crew of four private astronauts are launching on Axiom Space's third mission to the International Space Station.
SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at pad for Ax-3 astronaut launch (photos)
By Mike Wall published
The SpaceX Dragon capsule that will fly the private Ax-3 astronaut mission to the International Space Station has arrived at its launch pad ahead of its planned Jan. 17 liftoff.
GiGi, Axiom's spacesuit-clad Build-A-Bear zero-g indicator, returning to orbit on Ax-3
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
As it turns out, when you build a bear to fly into space, one mission is not enough. 'GiGi,' the Build-A-Bear doll outfitted in Axiom Space's lunar spacesuit, will be returning to orbit on Ax-3.
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