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The big picture: Space tourism is quickly developing into a favorite pastime for the few who can afford it. While it might sound like a pipe dream right now, these early flights could pave the way to lowering costs and allow ordinary people to experience it someday. Axiom Space, together…

A retired NASA astronaut and three space tourists are right now tucked inside a SpaceX Dragon capsule above Earth for the first-ever purely commercial mission to the International Space Station. Flames billowed from the sky as the four-person crew were carried into space by a Falcon 9 rocket lifting off…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket climbs away from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to begin the Ax-1 commercial crew mission. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Strapped in the seats of a SpaceX crew capsule, a retired NASA astronaut and three wealthy paying passengers rocketed into orbit Friday from the Kennedy…

Home News Human Spaceflights CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Four private astronauts left Earth this morning (April 8), riding a SpaceX capsule toward the International Space Station on a history-making liftoff that wowed observers. "Wow! It was a beautiful, beautiful launch," Kathy Lueders, NASA's associate administrator for space operations, said during…

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Axiom’s Ax-1 mission. The Ax-1 mission will carry Michael López-Alegría, Larry Connor, Eytan Stibbe, and Mark Pathy to the International Space Station. Follow us on Twitter. SFN…

Home News Human Spaceflights CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — SpaceX will launch a former NASA astronaut and three paying customers on a journey to the International Space Station. That mission, called Ax-1, lifts off today (April 8)! Today's launch, which comes a couple of days later than expected after a delay…

Home News Human Spaceflights The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule that will fly the Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station is seen on its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on April 6, 2022 (at left). At right is NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission, which is…

by Jason Rainbow — April 7, 2022 France’s Conseil d’État revoked Starlink's spectrum license in the country April 5, following an appeal from environmental groups. COLORADO SPRINGS —SpaceX has lost the right to provide Starlink broadband services in France after the country’s highest administrative court revoked its spectrum license.  France’s…

Ax-1 pilot Larry Connor, commander Mike Lopez-Alegria, Mark Pathy, and Eytan Stibbe during a test with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Credit: SpaceX The launch of the first all-private crew to the International Space Station has been delayed to Friday, officials announced late…

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk now owns 9.2 percent of Twitter after purchasing $2.89 billion in stock, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing spotted by CNBC. The purchase follows recent criticism by Musk over the social media site's free speech policies. "Given that Twitter serves…