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World Space Week 2023 kicks off Oct. 4 to highlight the growing private space economy
By Josh Dinner published
World Space Week 2023 will run from Wednesday, Oct. 4, through Tuesday, Oct. 10, with a theme of "Space and Entrepreneurship."
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Virgin Galactic delays next flight by 1 day, to Oct. 6
By Mike Wall published
Virgin Galactic has delayed its 'Galactic 04' mission by a day to Oct. 6, allowing more time for vehicle preparations and checkouts.
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The Economist to launch Space Economy Summit on Oct. 11-12
By Brett Tingley published
The Economist will hold its first-ever Space Economy Summit on Oct. 11 and 12 in order to help leaders in the space sector share ideas that can move the burgeoning new off-world economy forward.
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Private astronaut sets HALO skydiving record (video, photos)
By Mike Wall last updated
Ax-1's Larry Connor and the rest of the 'Alpha 5' team set a new HALO formation skydiving world record on Thursday morning (Sept. 28).
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FAA closes investigation of Blue Origin launch failure
By Mike Wall published
The Federal Aviation Administration has finished investigating the failure suffered by Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle on Sept. 12, 2022.
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Virgin Galactic's next flight will take a Pakistani to space for the 1st time
By Mike Wall published
Namira Slim will become the first person from Pakistan to reach space on Virgin Galactic's 'Galactic 04' mission, which is slated to fly on Oct. 5.
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Virgin Galactic to launch next space tourist mission on Oct. 5
By Mike Wall published
Virgin Galactic plans to launch 'Galactic 04,' its fifth spaceflight in the last five months, on Oct. 5 from Spaceport America in New Mexico.
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1 year after launch failure, Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket remains grounded
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital space tourism vehicle suffered a failure during an uncrewed flight on Sept. 12, 2022. It hasn't launched since.
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Virgin Galactic launches 3 of its original space tourist customers to the final frontier (video)
By Mike Wall published
Virgin Galactic launched three of its longest-standing ticketholders today (Sept. 8), sending them to suborbital space on the 'Galactic 03' mission.
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Virgin Galactic will launch some of its 1st space tourist customers on 'Galactic 03' today. But who's flying?
By Mike Wall last updated
Virgin Galactic plans to launch its 'Galactic 03' space tourism mission on Sept. 8, sending three customers to the final frontier and back. You won't be able to watch it live, though.
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