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Bidding for space tourism seat exceeds $2.8M
VIDEO 5-20-2021 |
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Bidders are hoping to win a seat aboard the first crewed flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft.
Osiris-Rex heads for home with Bennu samples
5-11-2021 | 1
NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft is now on its way back to Earth with samples collected from the asteroid Bennu.
Two probes arrive at Mars mere hours apart
VIDEO 2-11-2021 | 13
Space probes sent by China and the United Arab Emirates have both entered into orbit around Mars.
4 astronauts launch to ISS aboard Crew Dragon
11-16-2020 | 3
The second ever manned flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft saw the new ISS crew blast into orbit.
Firm invents nuclear thermal propulsion engine
10-27-2020 | 5
A new type of propulsion system is being developed that could significantly reduce the time it takes to reach Mars.
Musk: 'Starship could go to Mars by 2024'
10-19-2020 | 6
The SpaceX CEO's upcoming Starship spacecraft/rocket hybrid could launch on a mission to Mars within 4 years.
Dwarf planet Ceres turns out to be ocean world
8-12-2020 | 12
Scientists have determined that Ceres, like Europa and Enceladus, is home to an ocean of liquid water.
Green glow detected on Mars for the first time
6-17-2020 | 0
An orbiting spacecraft has picked up a phenomenon that, until now at least, had only been seen on Earth.
Astronauts rehearse for Crew Dragon flight
VIDEO 5-24-2020 | 2
Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will be blasting off to the ISS aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft on Wednesday.
Firms compete to build next-gen lunar lander
VIDEO 5-2-2020 | 8
Blue Origin, SpaceX and Dynetics are each working on their own solutions to landing humans on the Moon.
Real-life warp drive concept is gaining traction
3-2-2020 | 23
The idea that a spacecraft could 'warp' over vast distances of space may have genuine potential.
Voyager 2 is back online after power glitch
2-3-2020 | 9
The long-lived spacecraft went into fault protection mode last week after unexpectedly drawing too much power.
Elon Musk unveils new 'Starship' spacecraft
VIDEO 9-29-2019 | 8
The SpaceX CEO revealed the impressive new vehicle at a live-streamed event in Texas on Saturday.
Gallup poll: 'Government is covering up UFOs'
9-8-2019 | 107
The majority of Americans believe that the US government knows more than it is letting on about UFOs.
Musk: 'Starship 2.0 could be twice as big'
9-4-2019 | 2
Elon Musk has hinted that SpaceX's next-generation interplanetary spacecraft could be absolutely huge.
Mystery X-37B space plane breaks new record
8-26-2019 | 14
The US military's secretive pint-sized spacecraft has now spent a whopping 717 days up in space non-stop.
SpaceX Starship update coming later this month
VIDEO 8-4-2019 | 0
Elon Musk's private space firm has been developing a spacecraft capable of landing humans on other worlds.
'LightSail 2' deploys its solar sail in Earth's orbit
VIDEO 7-24-2019 | 5
The experimental project could one day make it possible for solar sails to propel spacecraft to other worlds.
Secretive X-37B space plane caught on camera
7-6-2019 | 13
For the first time, someone has managed to snap an image of the enigmatic mini-shuttle in Earth's orbit.
Fusion could power spacecraft within 10 years
VIDEO 6-17-2019 | 3
A new type of nuclear fusion propulsion system could see spacecraft make it to Saturn in a matter of months.
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