Bezos’ Blue Origin loses NASA lawsuit; win for Musk’s SpaceX
By Peter Aitken A Court of Federal Claims judge ruled against Blue Origin on Thursday, dismissing the case and the claims of safety concerns. The court’s opinion will not be…
A Russian spacecraft pushed the space station out of position and sent astronauts into emergency mode – again
By mmcfalljohnsen@insider.com A Russian spacecraft pushed the International Space Station out of position on Friday morning, prompting astronauts to go into emergency mode. It’s the second time Russian hardware has…
Planet circling a burned-out star offers a glimpse at the solar system’s fate
Nadia Drake Perhaps the luckiest planet in the Milky Way lives about 6,500 light-years away, toward the center of our galaxy: a large, gassy world that narrowly escaped being obliterated…
‘Star Trek’ Actor Shatner Becomes Oldest Person in Space
Actor William Shatner soared aboard a Blue Origin rocketship on a suborbital trip and landed in the Texas desert on Wednesday to become at age 90 the oldest person ever…
William Shatner says he’s ‘terrified’ days ahead of flight with Blue Origin
By Diana Whitcroft Days after news broke that William Shatner would reach space with Blue Origin on Oct. 12, the “Star Trek” actor admitted that he’s experiencing some pre-flight jitters.…
SpaceX Capsule With World’s First All-Civilian Orbital Crew Splashes Down Off Florida
By Reuters The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission safely splashed down in the Atlantic off Florida’s coast on Saturday, completing a three-day flight of…
SpaceX Launches 4 Amateurs on Private Earth-circling Trip
SpaceX’s first private flight streaked into orbit Wednesday night with two contest winners, a health care worker and their rich sponsor, the most ambitious leap yet in space tourism. It…
SpaceX Gets Ready to Launch First All-Civilian Crew to Orbit
Sunday, 12 September 2021 Yet another billionaire entrepreneur is set to ride into space this week, strapped inside the capsule of a SpaceX rocketship, as part of an astro-tourist team…
SpaceX launches supply mission to space station
A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday. The delivery — due to arrive Monday — is the company’s…
Elizabeth Warren took aim at Jeff Bezos, saying ‘the richest guy on Earth can launch himself into space while over half the country lives paycheck to paycheck’
kvlamis@insider.com (Kelsey Vlamis) Sen. Elizabeth Warren took a jab at Jeff Bezos over his recent space flight as other Americans struggle financially. Warren said if the billionaire can go to…
New Solar Telescope in Hawaii Aims to Open in 3 Months
By The Associated Press HONOLULU—The project director of a new solar telescope in Hawaii that will be the most powerful of its kind hopes scientists will be able to start…
Musk Says Starship Orbital Stack Ready for Flight in Few Weeks
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said on Saturday the first orbital stack of the Starship rocket should be ready for flight in the coming weeks, taking the unorthodox billionaire a step…