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SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn astronauts to attempt world's 1st-ever private spacewalk (video)
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX launched the four-person Polaris Dawn mission to orbit on Tuesday (Sept. 10) to carry out the first spacewalk ever performed by private astronauts.
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.
New record: Blue Origin launches youngest woman beyond Kármán line
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin set a new record with today's space tourism launch, sending the youngest woman beyond the 62-mile-high (100 kilometers) Kármán line.
Private astronauts of Polaris Dawn mission patiently await SpaceX launch amid multiple delays
By Josh Dinner published
Weather conditions at the mission's landing zones have postponed the Polaris Dawn launch, and also the FAA grounded the Falcon 9, so the crew might be waiting a minute.
'One of the cleanest flights I've seen.' Blue Origin launches 6 people to space, lands safely on NS-26 flight (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
Blue Origin launched its eighth suborbital space tourism mission this morning (Aug. 29), sending six people to space and back.
Space tourism: What are the pros and cons?
By Paul Sutter published
Space tourism is controversial, and there are a multitude of reasons why.
What time is Blue Origin's private NS-26 astronaut launch on Aug. 29 (and how to watch live)
By Elizabeth Howell published
A Blue Origin rocket will launch a new private astronaut mission to suborbital space this week. Here's what time and where to watch.
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