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Commercial Space

Large metal object pictured against backdrop of Earth

Private Space Stations Are the Next Frontier of the Billionaire Space Race

Forget rockets—wealthy space enthusiasts are now racing to build commercial space stations.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
The International Space Station

The International Space Station is Retiring, Opening Up a Unique Opportunity for Space Startups

In the next decade, the function of the ISS is expected to be replaced by lower-orbit space stations built and maintained by private space companies.
By Abigail Bassett
Jared Isaacman

Tech Billionaire Jared Isaacman Completes World’s First Private Spacewalk

Isaacman walked in the vacuum of space for 10 minutes at 460 miles above Earth.
By Sissi Cao
SpaceX Starship

Space Missions to Watch in August: SpaceX’s Busy Month With Starship and Polaris Dawn

By Colette Holcomb

6 Space Missions to Watch in July 2024: Starliner Returns, SpaceX Launches Polaris Dawn

By Samuel O'Brient
SpaceX Starship

5 Space Missions to Watch in June 2024: Boeing Starliner, SpaceX Starship and More

By Samuel O'Brient
Blue Origin Launches Third Manned Mission From West Texas

Blue Origin Flies Tourists Again After 20-Month Pause: Every ‘Space First’ Launched So Far

By Amy Thompson
China Launches Its First Lunar Probe

Space Missions to Watch in May: China Explores the Dark Side of the Moon, Boeing Starliner, and More

By Samuel O'Brient
China Launches Astronauts To Space Station

5 Space Missions to Watch in April 2024: SpaceX, China, Russia and More

By Samuel O'Brient
SpaceX

6 Space Missions to Watch in March 2024: SpaceX, Rocket Lab and More

By Samuel O'Brient
A view of planet Earth from space.

Virgin Galactic Astronaut: My 20-Year Journey of Getting Ready for Space Travel

By Per Wimmer
Starship mishap

Starship’s Second Orbital Launch Date In Flux as FAA Orders ‘Corrective Actions’

By Sissi Cao
space missions September

Space Missions to Watch in September 2023: the Sun, the Moon and Suborbital

By Sissi Cao
Peter Beck

SpaceX Has a Looming Competitor In a Formerly Peerless Industry

By Sissi Cao
Elon Musk wearing a black shirt.

SpaceX Gets Another Valuation Bump, Expects to Double Revenue in 2023

By Sissi Cao
Starlink

Elon Musk Is One Step Closer to Taking SpaceX’s Starlink Public

By Sissi Cao

What You Pay For Blue Origin’s Spaceflight Depends On Who You Are

By Sissi Cao

Amazon Is Preparing for a Looming Rocket Shortage Due to the Russia-Ukraine War

By Sissi Cao

Space Tourism is Inching Closer to Being a Real Business

By Sissi Cao

Elon Musk’s First SpaceX Moon Passenger Is Running Out of Money

By Sissi Cao

How SpaceX’s First Moon Tourist Just Broke the Record for Most Shared Tweet Ever

By Sissi Cao

Richard Branson Intends to Colonize Mars Whether You Like It or Not

By Jessica Roy
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