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SpaceX all-civilian orbital crew completes historic mission

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The mission served as a huge fundraiser for St Jude's Children's Research Hospital, a leading facility in Tennessee.

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In first, SpaceX to send all-civilian crew into Earth orbit

This will be the fourth crewed mission for SpaceX, having now sent 10 astronauts to the ISS.

By Lucie Aubourg

Blue Origin sues NASA over SpaceX Moon contract

NASA is planning to return humans to the Moon in the middle of this decade and build a lunar orbital station

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Amazon magnate Bezos ready to ride his own rocket to space

Bezos, 57, founded Blue Origin in 2000 with the goal of one day building floating space colonies with artificial...

By Issam Ahmed

'Experience of a lifetime': Billionaire Branson achieves space dream

After Sunday, Virgin Galactic plans two further flights, and then the start of regular commercial operations from early...

By Lucie Aubourg

Astronauts complete first spacewalk at China's new Tiangong Station

The ISS is due for retirement after 2024, although NASA has said it could potentially remain functional beyond 2028.

By Beiyi Seow

Richard Branson planning trip to space ahead of rival Bezos

Branson "will evaluate the private astronaut experience and will undergo the same training, preparation and flight as...

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NASA announces two new missions to Venus

NASA's last Venus orbiter was Magellan, which arrived in 1990, but other vessels have made fly-bys since then.

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Competitor fears Elon Musk's SpaceX could 'monopolise' space

In all, SpaceX has requested FCC authorisation for up to 42,000 satellites.

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"I felt really heavy:" Astronauts describe returning to Earth on SpaceX capsule

US astronaut Mike Hopkins believes that space tourists will be able to handle the rough reentry rides.

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Egos clash in Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk space race

Analyst Ives predicted that the "monetization" of space would launch in earnest soon, with trillions of dollars to be...

By Ali Bekhtaoui

Perseverance Mars rover makes oxygen on another planet

Its mini helicopter Ingenuity made history this week by achieving the first powered flight on another planet.

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SpaceX all-civilian orbital crew completes historic mission

In first, SpaceX to send all-civilian crew into Earth orbit

Blue Origin sues NASA over SpaceX Moon contract

Amazon magnate Bezos ready to ride his own rocket to space

'Experience of a lifetime': Billionaire Branson achieves space dream

Astronauts complete first spacewalk at China's new Tiangong Station

Richard Branson planning trip to space ahead of rival Bezos

NASA announces two new missions to Venus

Competitor fears Elon Musk's SpaceX could 'monopolise' space

"I felt really heavy:" Astronauts describe returning to Earth on SpaceX capsule

Egos clash in Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk space race

Perseverance Mars rover makes oxygen on another planet

NASA's Mars helicopter succeeds in historic first flight

NASA aims for historic helicopter flight on Mars

Elon Musk says no SpaceX Starship launch on Monday

Successful test for NASA's giant Moon rocket

Warp speed can become reality as spaceships can travel faster than light, says scientist

Sperm bank in space: Scientists consider building "ark" on moon to store 6.7 million sperm specimens

NASA releases first audio recordings taken from Mars

Perseverance 'SuperCam' begins hunt for past life on Mars

Closing the gap between the promise of AI and its implementation

Closing the gap between the promise of AI and its implementation

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How decentralisation is expanding the possibilities of finance

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