SpaceX to launch private astronauts on first crewed polar orbit
Cape Canaveral (AFP) - SpaceX is set to launch the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday ...
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More wait for stranded astronauts after replacement crew delayed
Washington (AFP) - A pair of astronauts stuck aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for over nine months may have ...
‘Stranded’ astronauts closer to coming home after next ISS launch
Washington (AFP) - A routine crew rotation at the International Space Station has taken on unusual significance: It paves the ...
Deja vu on the Moon: Private US spaceship again lands awkwardly
Washington (AFP) - Second time unlucky: A US company's lunar lander appears to have touched down at a wonky angle ...
US firm targets Moon landing with drill, rovers, hopping drone
Washington (AFP) - A drill to search for ice. A 4G network test
Private US spaceship hours from Moon landing attempt
Washington (AFP) - After a long journey through space, a US company is just hours away from attempting a daring ...
Two lunar landings in a week for NASA’s private Moon fleet
Washington (AFP) - More than fifty years passed between the last Apollo mission and the United States' return to the ...
Private US, Japanese lunar landers launch on single rocket
Kennedy Space Center (United States) (AFP) - One rocket, two missions: lunar landers built by US and Japanese companies launched ...
NASA eyes SpaceX, Blue Origin to cut Mars rock retrieval costs
Washington (AFP) - NASA announced Tuesday it may turn to Elon Musk's SpaceX or Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin to help ...
Trump names billionaire private astronaut as next NASA chief
Washington (AFP) - US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Jared Isaacman, the online payments billionaire and the first private ...
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