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NASA picks 9 companies to develop Mars 'commercial services' ideas
By Mike Wall published
NASA has selected nine companies to develop concepts that could agency science missions to Mars down the road.
Blue Origin will launch Ed Dwight, the 1st-ever Black astronaut candidate, to space on next New Shepard rocket flight
By Mike Wall published
The six-person crew of Blue Origin's seventh human spaceflight includes Ed Dwight, who was picked in 1961 to be the nation's first black astronaut candidate.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket rises on launch pad ahead of debut liftoff (photo)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Blue Origin's first New Glenn rocket has gone vertical at its Florida launch pad ahead of a planned debut liftoff later this year.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket simulator seen on launchpad from space (photos)
By Josh Dinner published
Satellites captured Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket standing upright at Launch Complex 36 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
'There's nothing magical that happens in 2030': NASA eyes possible ISS extension for astronaut missions
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA says the ISS is healthy enough to keep flying past 2030, as things stand today. But the agency has other factors to consider to keep the venerable complex in space.
Blue Origin joins 2 stages of New Glenn rocket for the 1st time (photo)
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin mated the two stages of its powerful New Glenn rocket for the first time recently, in preparation for the heavy lifter's debut later this year.
Watch balloon-like space station module explode (on purpose) during 1st full-scale burst test
By Elizabeth Howell published
Sierra Space's latest deliberate explosion saw a futuristic space module prototype blow to pieces. The burst test is meant to assure safety for a space station that may fly in 2030.
NASA awards another $100 million for private space stations
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA has awarded nearly $100 million in additional funding to commercial space station partners that are developing low Earth orbit destinations.
10 exhilarating spaceflight missions to watch in 2024
By Samantha Mathewson published
From long-awaited rocket launches and lunar landers to crewed flights around the moon, here are a few exciting spaceflight missions to look forward to in 2024.
Blue Origin launches New Shepard rocket, aces landing in 1st return to flight since 2022 failure (video)
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin launched its first mission since September 2022 on Dec. 19, safely bringing the payloads back to Earth. The next space tourism crew has not yet been announced.
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