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Posted on May 6, 2025

See what it’s like to witness Earth’s poles from space in this stunning 4-hour SpaceX video

SpaceX's Fram2 captured stunning views of the Earth as the mission's private astronauts became the first to orbit over the planet's polar regions.
Posted on May 2, 2025May 2, 2025

SpaceX’s Starbase becomes a new Texas city after landslide election

People who live near SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas voted on Saturday (May 3) to incorporate the Starship launch as a manufacturing hub as a city.
Posted on April 30, 2025

NASA is looking to privatize astronaut rescue services

NASA is asking private industry and academia for ideas for new rescue services for its astronauts on Earth in the event of emergencies.
Posted on April 29, 2025April 29, 2025

SpaceX’s next private astronaut mission to ISS, Ax-4, to launch May 29 for Axiom Space

Houston company Axiom Space announced on Tuesday (April 29) that it's targeting May 29 for the launch of its fourth astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Posted on April 26, 2025

‘We learned so much that we didn’t know’: Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost moon lander mission was full of surprises

Firefly Aerospace's CEO Jason Kim says the company's successful Blue Ghost moon lander mission revealed 'so much that we didn't know' about the lunar surface.
Posted on April 18, 2025

‘It’s very pro-commercial space right now’: An industry insider’s off-Earth status report

Space.com caught up recently with Dave Cavossa, president of the Commercial Space Federation, to discuss the state of the U.S. private space industry.
Posted on April 15, 2025

Aisha Bowe becomes 1st Bahamian woman to reach space, remembers Alan Shepard’s landmark flight: ‘He landed in Grand Bahama’ (video)

On Monday (April 14), Aisha Bowe became the first Bahamian woman to launch to space — and she already wants to go back.
Posted on April 15, 2025April 15, 2025

Katy Perry just became the 1st pop star to sing in space — but Lance Bass, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Sarah Brightman and Justin Bieber had their chance

Katy Perry isn't the first performer with space ambitions; Lance Bass, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber all hoped to be first at one time or another.
Posted on April 15, 2025

‘I’ve never been more proud of my friend than today,’ Oprah Winfrey says as she watches Gayle King launch on Blue Origin rocket (video)

Oprah Winfrey was on hand April 14 to witness the launch of Blue Origin's historic NS-31 mission, which carried her friend of nearly 50 years, journalist Gayle King, to and from suborbital space.
Posted on April 14, 2025

Gayle King just conquered her fears with Blue Origin’s all-female space launch. Here’s how she did it.

Journalist Gayle King conquered her fear of flying in a big way today (April 14), going to space with Katy Perry and others in Blue Origin's historic all-female flight.

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