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![Elon Musk says SpaceX's Falcon 9 reusability is key to success in the new documentary "Space Titans."](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bC9i9mf6nSZE5qb9u9YENE-320-80.jpg)
'Space Titans' goes inside a billionaires' space race on Discovery+ (exclusive clip)
By Elizabeth Howell published
In "Space Titans," a new documentary launching today (Nov. 4), SpaceX founder Elon Musk shares the secret of his company's Falcon 9 rocket success.
![An up-close look at VSS Unity's rocket motor in action during the vehicle's most recent spaceflight, which occurred on July 11, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fUaA9c8CTfyuCoVWm2bYt4-320-80.jpg)
Virgin Galactic delays next crewed space launch to 2022
By Mike Wall published
Virgin Galactic won't fly another crewed space mission this year after all.
![William Shatner, seen here preparing for his spaceflight with Blue Origin, revealed the limits put on the crew's carry-ons.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AL3Er2whqvzAr7ZU8akHJb-320-80.jpg)
Spaceflight companies set limit on carry-ons: souvenirs not for sale
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
"You can't sell it," says William Shatner.
![A Saturday Nigh Live sketch starring Owen Wilson spooks Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and other space billionaires.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RNksYEEyDU6Ur7HmWsTxn7-320-80.jpg)
SNL spoofs Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin and space billionaires with 'Star Trek' skit
By Elizabeth Howell published
It stars Owen Wilson as a cowboy-hatted Jeff Bezos.
![SpaceX's all-civilian Inspiration4 astronauts are all smiles after splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean to end their historic three-day trip to orbit on the Crew Dragon Resilience.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zukvudEd5zV2EKqndjaB9M-320-80.jpg)
Do space tourists really understand the risk they're taking?
By Tereza Pultarova last updated
Space tourism vehicles are probably the only technology with the potential to kill humans that doesn't need to undergo independent safety certification. Is that a good idea?
![Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson soars like Superman while in weightlessness during his Unity 22 launch on the SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity on July 11, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zUyGuGC4S7oZH4unZKqNrZ-320-80.jpg)
FAA clears Virgin Galactic to start flying again
By Mike Wall published
The Federal Aviation Administration has wrapped up its six-week inquiry into the July 11 test flight of Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane.
![The four private astronauts of SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission smile after returning to Earth on Sept. 18, 2021 to end their historic three-day spaceflight on a Dragon spacecraft.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/brCwSGn5VR6Z7SPTA8HfAN-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission just opened a new era of private spaceflight
By Mike Wall published
Inspiration4 may be over, but many other missions are poised to follow in its pioneering footsteps.
![An up-close look at VSS Unity's rocket motor in action during the space plane's suborbital test flight on July 11, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fUaA9c8CTfyuCoVWm2bYt4-320-80.jpg)
Virgin Galactic delays next spaceflight to investigate possible component defect
By Mike Wall published
Virgin Galactic has pushed its next mission back a bit to investigate a possible manufacturing defect that might affect its VSS Unity space plane.
![Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity launches billionaire Richard Branson and a crew of five others to suborbital space and back in a flight from Spaceport America, New Mexico on July 11, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Xc6ndUysgCM2Yw4xqfNBZU-320-80.jpg)
Virgin Galactic announces crew for next launch to suborbital space
By Mike Wall last updated
Unity 23 will carry Italian Air Force Col. Walter Villadei and Lt. Col. Angelo Landolfi, as well as aerospace engineer Pantaleone Carlucci, a scientist with the Italian National Research Council.
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