Axiom Space’s Ax-3 mission is the third-ever private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule on Jan. 17 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and is expected to return about two weeks later. The crew includes Ax-3 mission commander and […]
Last year was a very busy one in the final frontier. Here’s a rundown of some of the highlights, from the highly anticipated debut of SpaceX’s giant Starship Mars rocket to the safe landing on Earth of NASA’s first-ever pristine asteroid sample. Related: 8 ways that SpaceX has transformed spaceflight SpaceX’s Starship launches first 2 test […]
Next year is bound to be packed with exciting spaceflight missions, from long-awaited rocket launches to incredible moon missions — including some that’ll dabble in lunar landers and crewed flights — a new Jupiter probe headed to the beyond and even a demonstration flight of a new International Space Station resupply spacecraft. With that in […]
We’ve seen the 12 days of Christmas taken in many different directions and versions, but for those with a passion for space, let’s sing along to the “12 Space Patches of Christmas” designed by an artist to the “stars,” Tim Gagnon. Before we begin, if you haven’t heard of the “KSC artist,” allow us to […]
Virgin Galactic’s sixth commercial spaceflight will lift off next month, if all goes according to plan. The mission, known as Galactic-06, is targeted for Jan. 26, Virgin Galactic announced in a statement issued on Tuesday (Dec. 19). The flight will include four private astronauts — one from Texas, one from California, one from Austria and […]