SpaceX to launch more private astronaut missions to ISS
3 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX to launch more private astronaut missions to ISS

Raw Story  

Elon Musk's SpaceX is planning to fly private crew missions to the International Space Station in partnership with a Calfornia-based startup, the two companies said on Thursday. The missions are contingent on approval by NASA and involve the Vast startup, which also aims to launch the world's first commercial space station as early as next year. "Enabling payload and crewed missions to the ISS is a key part of Vast's strategy, allowing us to further our collaboration with NASA and global space agencies," Vast's CEO Max Haot said in a statement, which did not provide a timeline. With the ISS set to be decommissioned in 2030, Vast is among several companies competing to build and launch the world's first commercial space station.

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SpaceX mission to return US astronauts to happen 'soon': Trump
1 month, 4 weeks ago

SpaceX mission to return US astronauts to happen 'soon': Trump

Raw Story  

U.S /President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Elon Musk's company SpaceX will "soon" begin a mission to repatriate two American astronauts who have been stranded for months on the International Space Station. Veteran astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the ISS in June aboard Boeing's Starliner, and were due to spend only eight days on the orbiting laboratory, …

This Company Wants to Build a Space Station That Has Artificial Gravity
55 years, 2 months ago

This Company Wants to Build a Space Station That Has Artificial Gravity

Wired  

California-based Vast Space has big ambitions. In doing so, it is attempting to muscle in on NASA’s plans to develop commercial low-orbit space stations with partner organizations—but most ambitious of all are Vast Space’s goals for what it will eventually put into space: a station that has its own artificial gravity. Vast Space announced in mid-December a partnership with SpaceX …

2024: The year US private companies reached new frontiers in space exploration
2 months, 4 weeks ago

2024: The year US private companies reached new frontiers in space exploration

Live Mint  

The year 2024 has proven to be a milestone year for US private space companies, with several significant launches advancing space exploration, technology, and commercial space endeavors. The mission’s objectives were to continue NASA’s partnership with private companies, furthering the role of commercial companies in human space exploration. Axiom Mission 3, the first all-European commercial astronaut mission to the International …

SpaceX: Billionaire leaves spacecraft on perilous first ever spacewalk
6 months, 2 weeks ago

SpaceX: Billionaire leaves spacecraft on perilous first ever spacewalk

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A billionaire floated in space in the first ever private spacewalk on Thursday …

NASA taps Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring International Space Station out of orbit in a few more years
9 months ago

NASA taps Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring International Space Station out of orbit in a few more years

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — NASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to build the vehicle that will bring the International Space Station out of its longtime orbit of Earth when its operating lifespan ends in a few more years. SpaceX, a privately held company controlled by technology mogul Elon Musk, will build the vehicle that will bring down the space station, …

NASA taps Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring International Space Station out of orbit in a few more years
9 months ago

NASA taps Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring International Space Station out of orbit in a few more years

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy NASA has awarded SpaceX an …

Four European astronauts return to Earth after Axiom Space's Ax-3 commercial mission
1 year, 1 month ago

Four European astronauts return to Earth after Axiom Space's Ax-3 commercial mission

NPR  

Four European astronauts return to Earth after Axiom Space's Ax-3 commercial mission Enlarge this image toggle caption NASA via AP NASA via AP ORLANDO, Fla. — A crew of four is back on Earth after splashing down off Daytona Beach, Fla. Friday morning in the same SpaceX capsule that launched the crew's mission three weeks ago from the Kennedy Space …

SpaceX launches 4 people for a private mission to the International Space Station
1 year, 2 months ago

SpaceX launches 4 people for a private mission to the International Space Station

NPR  

SpaceX launches 4 people for a private mission to the International Space Station Enlarge this image toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images The first all-European commercial crew is on its way to the International Space Station after an early evening SpaceX launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Unlike a NASA mission, this …

SpaceX mission returns from space station with ex-NASA astronaut, 3 paying customers
1 year, 9 months ago

SpaceX mission returns from space station with ex-NASA astronaut, 3 paying customers

NPR  

SpaceX mission returns from space station with ex-NASA astronaut, 3 paying customers Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Panama City, Florida, late Tuesday. The nighttime return capped a nine-day mission that launched in a SpaceX Falcon rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and …

Space startup partners with SpaceX to launch commercial space station
1 year, 10 months ago

Space startup partners with SpaceX to launch commercial space station

The Hindu  

Vast, a startup backed by cryptocurrency billionaire Jed McCaleb, is aiming to launch a school bus-sized space station to orbit by late 2025 with some help from partner SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket firm. The cylindrical spacecraft dubbed Haven-1 is the latest platform planned as a replacement to the International Space Station, a two-decade-old orbital research laboratory run primarily by the …

SpaceX launches US, Russia, UAE astronauts to space station
2 years ago

SpaceX launches US, Russia, UAE astronauts to space station

Al Jazeera  

Elon Musk’s rocket company has sent the four astronauts to the International Space Station. Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, including the first person from the Arab world to go for an extended monthslong stay. Also riding the Dragon capsule that is due at the space station on Friday: NASA’s …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches latest crew of astronauts to ISS
2 years, 11 months ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches latest crew of astronauts to ISS

Al Jazeera  

The launch comes after the company and NASA successfully completed the first civilian trip to the space station. Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk‘s rocket company SpaceX has launched four astronauts into orbit as part of a NASA mission to the International Space Station. Kathy Lueders, NASA’s space operations mission chief, said the crew was likely “one of the most diversified” in …

First private mission reaches International Space Station
2 years, 11 months ago

First private mission reaches International Space Station

Firstpost  

The Axiom crew will now live and work alongside the station’s regular crew: currently three Americans and a German on the US side, and three Russians on the Russian side Washington, United States: The first fully private mission reached the International Space Station early Saturday with a four-member crew from startup company Axiom Space. “Our guys aren’t going up there …

First fully private mission with four member crew launches for ISS; Tickets cost $55 million
2 years, 11 months ago

First fully private mission with four member crew launches for ISS; Tickets cost $55 million

Firstpost  

NASA has hailed the three-way partnership with Axiom and SpaceX as a key step towards commercializing the region of space known as ‘Low Earth Orbit’ Washington**, United States:** The first fully private mission to the International Space Station blasted off from Florida Friday with a four-member crew from startup company Axiom Space. NASA has hailed the three-way partnership with Axiom …

SpaceX launches 3 visitors to space station for $55M each
2 years, 11 months ago

SpaceX launches 3 visitors to space station for $55M each

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station on Friday for more than a week’s stay, as NASA joins Russia in hosting guests at the world’s most expensive tourist destination. The visitors’ tickets include access to all but the Russian portion of the space station — they’ll need permission from …

How and when to watch the first all-private mission to the International Space Station
2 years, 11 months ago

How and when to watch the first all-private mission to the International Space Station

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Axiom-1, the first all-private mission to the International Space Station, is set for …

SpaceX to launch first fully commercial crew to the International Space Station tomorrow
2 years, 11 months ago

SpaceX to launch first fully commercial crew to the International Space Station tomorrow

Daily Mail  

The first fully commercial crew of astronauts will fly to the International Space Station tomorrow, with three businessmen each paying $55 million for a seat. Canadian investor Mark Pathy, US entrepreneur Larry Connor, and ex-Israeli Air Force pilot Eytan Stibbe have reportedly paid $55 million each Former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría will serve as commander on the Axiom Mission 1, …

NASA will carry three civilians paying $55 million each to the ISS this week
2 years, 11 months ago

NASA will carry three civilians paying $55 million each to the ISS this week

Daily Mail  

NASA is set to launch its first-ever space tourism mission to the International Space Station later this week. Canadian investor Mark Pathy, US entrepreneur Larry Connor, and ex-Israeli Air Force pilot Eytan Stibbe have reportedly paid $55 million each Former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría will serve as commander on the Axiom Mission 1, which will see the crew devote roughly …

Stunning concept images reveal the commercial space stations of the future
3 years, 2 months ago

Stunning concept images reveal the commercial space stations of the future

Daily Mail  

In the coming decades humans will be visiting space more frequently, and will be doing so in luxury, thanks to a number of new space station concepts. More than 600 people have been into space since Yuri Gagarin made the first solo orbit of the planet on April 12, 1961, with more than 250 of them visiting the International Space …

Stunning concept images reveal the commercial space stations of the future
3 years, 2 months ago

Stunning concept images reveal the commercial space stations of the future

Daily Mail  

In the coming decades humans will be visiting space more frequently, and will be doing so in luxury, thanks to a number of new space station concepts, including a 'business park' by Blue Origin and a Voyager space hotel. A number of concepts for future commercial space stations have been proposed, including a massive 'space business park' called Orbital Reef, …

SpaceX launches amateur crew on private Earth-circling trip
3 years, 6 months ago

SpaceX launches amateur crew on private Earth-circling trip

Al Jazeera  

SpaceX’s first private flight has been launched into orbit with two contest winners, a healthcare worker and their rich sponsor on board, the most ambitious leap yet in space tourism. The Dragon capsule’s two men and two women are looking to spend three days circling the planet from an unusually high orbit – 160km higher than the International Space Station …

EXPLAINER: 4 will circle Earth on 1st SpaceX private flight
3 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: 4 will circle Earth on 1st SpaceX private flight

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They’ll ride alone in a fully automated Dragon capsule …

Training of first private crew to go to the ISS will begin soon, say Axiom Space and NASA
3 years, 10 months ago

Training of first private crew to go to the ISS will begin soon, say Axiom Space and NASA

Firstpost  

The mission dubbed Ax-1 is to last around 10 days, said Axiom Space president and CEO Michael Suffredini. Training of the crew for the first entirely private trip to the International Space Station is to begin soon, Axiom Space, the company behind the flight, said Monday at a joint press conference with NASA. “From there the pace will pick up, …

SpaceX aims to launch ‘all-civilian’ trip into orbit
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX aims to launch ‘all-civilian’ trip into orbit

The Hindu  

SpaceX announced Monday it's aiming to launch this year the first all-civilian mission into Earth's orbit, led by a tech billionaire who plans to raffle off one of the spots aboard the craft. All three crewmembers "will receive commercial astronaut training by SpaceX on the Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft," as well as orbital mechanics and stress testing, …

SpaceX announces first-ever non-astronaut space flight crew
4 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX announces first-ever non-astronaut space flight crew

CNN  

Austin, Texas CNN Business — Jared Isaacman, an entrepreneur behind a payment processing startup, is funding a multimillion trip to space aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, which could be the first-ever orbital flight crewed entirely by non-astronauts. Isaacman added that this mission, dubbed Inspiration4, with the “4” referencing the number of crew members, “is the realization of a lifelong …

What the private sector has planned in outer space next year
4 years, 3 months ago

What the private sector has planned in outer space next year

CNN  

Austin, Texas CNN Business — Despite the pandemic, 2020 was a landmark year for the commercial space industry. Astronauts fly commercial SpaceX made history when its Crew Dragon spacecraft proved it can ferry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, marking the first time in SpaceX’s 18-year history that the company put humans in space. ULA goes to the Moon, …

This SpaceX launch will open the door to more business in space: ‘It’s a massive market’
4 years, 4 months ago

This SpaceX launch will open the door to more business in space: ‘It’s a massive market’

LA Times  

Scheduled to head to space on Sunday: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts, from left, mission specialist Shannon Walker, pilot Victor Glover and Crew Dragon Cmdr. The first crewed launch was a test — a demonstration mission to prove that SpaceX’s capsule could safely transport NASA astronauts to the International Space Station and back home again. On Sunday, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon craft …

SpaceX Launch: Nasa Astronauts Launch into Orbit in Historic Mission on Private Spaceship
4 years, 9 months ago

SpaceX Launch: Nasa Astronauts Launch into Orbit in Historic Mission on Private Spaceship

News 18  

Cape Canaveral, Florida: SpaceX, the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched two Americans into orbit from Florida on Saturday in a landmark mission marking the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from US soil in nine years. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 3:22 p.m. EDT, launching Doug Hurley and Bob …

First SpaceX commercial human spaceflight transforms space travel and opens up skies for tourists
4 years, 10 months ago

First SpaceX commercial human spaceflight transforms space travel and opens up skies for tourists

ABC  

When the NASA SpaceX test flight lifted off from Cape Canaveral there was more than just national pride riding on its success. Not only does it return US missions to home soil, but the first commercial operation to carry humans to the International Space Station opens up NASA's ambitions to return to the Moon and beyond. " SpaceX and NASA's …

First commercial space taxi a pit stop on Musk’s Mars quest
4 years, 10 months ago

First commercial space taxi a pit stop on Musk’s Mars quest

Associated Press  

It all started with the dream of growing a rose on Mars. Musk “is a revolutionary change” in the space world, says Harvard University astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, whose Jonathan’s Space Report has tracked launches and failures for decades. “By having that longer-term vision, that’s pushed them to be more ambitious and really changed things.” Everyone at SpaceX, from senior vice …

Elon Musk's SpaceX vows to send first astronauts into orbit in April 2019
6 years, 7 months ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX vows to send first astronauts into orbit in April 2019

Firstpost  

In 2014, NASA had awarded contracts to SpaceX and Boeing as part of its commercial crew programme. Tech magnate Elon Musk’s SpaceX vowed on Monday to send its first astronauts into orbit on schedule next year — part of a drive to restore America’s dominance of the space race. Gwynne Shotwell, the aerospace manufacturer’s president, told journalists in Los Angeles …

SpaceX signs a deal with Israel to launch two of its communication satellites into orbit
7 years, 5 months ago

SpaceX signs a deal with Israel to launch two of its communication satellites into orbit

Firstpost  

The agreements are welcome news for Spacecom after a couple of years of setbacks beyond the SpaceX explosion. Israel’s Space Communications has signed a deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch two communication satellites into orbit, after a prior attempt ended in disaster. But Space Communications said on Wednesday the first new satellite, Amos-17, would be sent into orbit in …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX joins US military
7 years, 9 months ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX joins US military

Live Mint  

Dallas: Not long ago, SpaceX founder Elon Musk cracked what he once labelled a monopoly for defence department space launches, successfully breaking into a business that was dominated by United Launch Alliance LLC. Musk’s 2014 lawsuit against the government was settled out of court and the Pentagon certified SpaceX, also known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., as a suitable supplier …

SpaceX rocket achieves sea landing, setting up Elon Musk’s firm to dominate
8 years, 11 months ago

SpaceX rocket achieves sea landing, setting up Elon Musk’s firm to dominate

LA Times  

Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully landed a booster rocket on a drone ship for the first time Friday, a milestone that could lessen the cost of delivering cargo to space and place the Hawthorne company in position to dominate the commercial launch services market. Landing from the chase plane pic.twitter.com/2Q5qCaPq9P — SpaceX April 8, 2016 “The rocket landed instead of putting …

New Private Spacecraft Set For Mission To Resupply Space Station
11 years, 6 months ago

New Private Spacecraft Set For Mission To Resupply Space Station

NPR  

New Private Spacecraft Set For Mission To Resupply Space Station Enlarge this image toggle caption Orbital Sciences Orbital Sciences The SpaceX Dragon may have gotten there first, but Orbital Sciences' Cygnus spacecraft is set to become the second private robotic ship to dock with the International Space Station after a Wednesday launch from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Space.com …

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