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SpaceX's historic private Polaris Dawn astronaut launch lights up predawn sky (photos)
By Brett Tingley published
SpaceX launched the history-making Polaris Dawn mission early this morning, and the nighttime launch made for some incredible imagery.
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn astronauts will make a daring trek into Earth's Van Allen radiation belt
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
SpaceX's trailblazing Polaris Dawn mission will make a daring trek into Earth orbit, one that will ferry the crew through belts of radiation wrapped around our planet.
SpaceX launching private Polaris Dawn astronaut mission Sept. 10: How to watch live online
By Samantha Mathewson last updated
SpaceX is targeting Sept. 10 for the launch of its Polaris Dawn mission, which will feature the first-ever private spacewalk. Here's how you can watch the historic action live.
SpaceX to launch private Polaris Dawn spacewalk mission overnight on farthest human spaceflight since Apollo
By Josh Dinner last updated
SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn mission is poised to launch a crew of private astronauts farther from Earth than any human has flown since Apollo 17.
SpaceX will start launching Starships to Mars in 2026, Elon Musk says
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX plans to start launching uncrewed Mars missions with its Starship megarocket in 2026 and crewed flights to the Red Planet two years after that, Elon Musk said.
Blue Origin's next space tourism flight will launch on Aug. 29
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin is targeting Thursday (Aug. 29) for the launch of its eighth suborbital crewed mission, a flight called NS-26.
SpaceX stacks 2nd Starship launch tower in Texas (photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX continues to build out its Starbase site in South Texas, recently stacking the tower for a second Starship launch pad at the facility.
SpaceX delays launch of Polaris Dawn private spacewalk mission to Aug. 27
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn mission will wait one more day for launch as the company completes preflight checkouts of the spacecraft.
Billionaire's Polaris Dawn crew arrives at SpaceX launch site for 1st-ever private spacewalk flight (photos, video)
By Josh Dinner published
The crew of SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn mission has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as their historic mission inches closer to launch.
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