Space Tourism

Ax-2's SpaceX Dragon capsule Freedom put on quite a show as it streaked through Earth's atmosphere late Tuesday night (May 30), as videos show.

The four astronauts of the private Ax-2 mission returned to Earth in their SpaceX Dragon capsule tonight (May 30).

The four astronauts of the private Ax-2 mission are scheduled to head home to Earth today (May 30), and you can watch the action live.

Virgin Galactic aced its fifth test flight to suborbital space this morning (May 25), keeping the company on track to start commercial operations next month.

Virgin Galactic's Unity 25 spaceflight will see eight crew members work to bring the company back to space. See the flight and training in photos.

Follow along with Axiom Space's Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station, the second-ever all-private mission to the orbital lab.

Virgin Galactic has 9-hour window for its SpaceShipTwo Unity 25 launch to suborbital space on May 25.

Virgin Galactic is readying to send six people to suborbital space Thursday morning (May 25), on the company's final test flight before starting commercial operations.

Eight people will fly on Virgin Galactic's upcoming test mission. Six of them will go to suborbital space, and the other two will pilot the carrier aircraft to start the journey.

Virgin Galactic has released a video introducing the public to the pilots who fly the company's VSS Unity space plane, which is gearing up for its final test flight.

A SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying four private astronauts arrived at the International Space Station early Monday (May 22) after a record-setting trip to the orbiting laboratory

The 600th person to enter Earth orbit, Rayyanah Barnawi of Saudi Arabia, is now on her way to the International Space Station on Axiom-2, the second commercial mission to fly there.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today (May 21), kicking off the pioneering private Ax-2 mission to the space station.

The zero-g indicator flying on the second private mission to the International Space Station may be the first that needed assembly. Ax-2's 'GiGi' is the first Build-A-Bear to launch into orbit.

SpaceX is launching the second all-private mission to the International Space Station today (May 21) and if you're hoping to follow it online, you need to know when it actually lifts off.

When former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson launches on her first commercial mission, she will have a familiar tool along with her. Whitson will be among the first to use Axiom Space Fisher space pens.

Axiom Space is ready to launch its second-ever private mission to the International Space Station.

SpaceX's next private spaceflight will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday (May 21) and you can watch the mission live online in a series of free webcasts.

The Ax-2 mission is set to lift off on Sunday (May 21) atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, sending the first private mission commanded by a woman, and the first female Saudi astronaut, to space.

Rayyanah Barnawi, who will become the first Saudi woman in space when the private Ax-2 mission launches on Sunday (May 21), hopes she's blazing a trail for others to follow.