Focus: Human Spaceflight
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LaunchBillionaire Space Race Heats Up as Branson Plans Mid-July Flight
The billionaire race to space is heating up, as Virgin Galactic bumped plans to fly Sir Richard Branson to space ahead of Blue Origin’s timeline for Jeff Bezos. Virgin Galactic […]
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LaunchSpaceX Successfully Launches 3rd Crewed ISS Mission in Less Than a Year
This time last year, the U.S. had not launched astronauts from American soil in nearly a decade, but with SpaceX’s Crew-2 mission, these missions are now happening regularly. SpaceX launched […]
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LaunchSpaceX Beats Out Blue Origin, Dynetics for $2.89B NASA Moon Lander Contract
SpaceX has won yet another significant human space exploration contract with NASA. This time, the company was awarded the sole, firm-fixed price $2.89 billion milestone-based Artemis program contract to send […]
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LaunchBlue Origin Executes New Shepard Launch, Tests New Crew Capsule
Blue Origin successfully launched its New Shepard suborbital rocket on Thursday, testing upgrades to its crew capsule. This was the 14th New Shepard mission for Blue Origin, the commercial launch […]
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Government/MilitaryNASA and FAA Sign MOU to Support Commercial Space
NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have signed an MOU to support commercial space activities. Under the MOU signed Jan. 8, the FAA and NASA have agreed to collaborate […]