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SpaceX launched 4 astronauts to the International Space Station for Axiom Space in the first ever all-private mission
The first private space crew headed to the International Space Station lifted off Friday from Kenne…
Zahra Tayeb
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A veteran astronaut says the ISS crew don't dwell on politics, as Russia warns sanctions could 'destroy' its cooperation with the US over the station
Astronauts in space depend on each other to survive, Peggy Whitson told Insider. Because of that, t…
Zahra Tayeb
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Record-breaking astronaut Peggy Whitson says Russia's invasion should lead to more engine development in the US: 'We rely on Russian engines a bit more than we should.'
Peggy Whitson's comments come after Russia's space agency said it will stop delivering rocket engin…
Zahra Tayeb
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NASA hails a 'significant milestone' for building a 'low-Earth orbit economy' as it approves the crew for Axiom Space's first private mission to the ISS
NASA and its international partners approved the astronaut crew for Axiom Space's first private mis…
Zahra Tayeb
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Producers on a Tom Cruise film set in space are planning to launch the world's first movie studio connected to the International Space Station
The studio will reportedly be able to support production for film, television, music, and sports in…
Francis Agustin
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Space travel should be democratized, say producers of Discovery Channel show 'Who Wants to Be an Astronaut.' The winner is expected to fly to the ISS in 2022.
Who Wants to Be An Astronaut? will be an eight-part series documenting the journey of 10-12 contest…
Zahra Tayeb
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Meet the Axiom Space crew who are paying $55 million each to fly on a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station
An American entrepreneur, a Canadian investor, and an Israeli businessman will be the crew aboard t…
Kate Duffy
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A private astronaut explains how Axiom plans to replace the International Space Station and potentially save NASA billions per year
Michael López-Alegría, a former NASA astronaut, is working for aerospace startup Axiom to help repl…
Dave Mosher
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A private astronaut explains why his next flight - likely with Tom Cruise - is 'setting the bar for commercial human spaceflight forever'
The former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría will command Axiom Space's historic all-private mis…
Dave Mosher
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Meet the astronaut who may fly Tom Cruise to orbit on the first all-private space mission with SpaceX's help
Axiom Space commander Michael López-Alegría, a former NASA astronaut, may pilot three tourists to t…
Dave Mosher
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NASA will let Axiom Space fly the first private astronauts to the International Space Station in 2022
Axiom is launching four of its own astronauts on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship. Eventually, Axiom …
Kelly McLaughlin
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Saudi Arabia plans to send its first female astronaut into orbit on a SpaceX rocket after striking a deal with Axiom
Axiom Space provided two Saudi astronauts with seats on board SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, sources…
Beatrice Nolan
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Axiom Space inks deal with SpaceX to take private astronauts into space - and possibly corner the private space-mission market
"Axiom's partnership with SpaceX directly supports NASA's broad strategy to facilitate the commerci…
Dave Mosher
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8 unforgettable moments during the International Space Station's decades in orbit, from DNA research to making space tacos
While Russia's role at the International Space Station may be ending, the ISS is still a shining ex…
Marianne Guenot,Paola Rosa-Aquino
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SpaceX astronauts on an all-private mission to the ISS are spending a day free flying in orbit after their return home was delayed
Axiom's Ax-1 mission is set to conclude on Monday, while NASA's SpaceX crewed orbital flight, Crew-…
Jyoti Mann
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NASA plans to spend up to $400 million on commercial space stations. It's evaluating about a dozen proposals from companies.
NASA expects to retire the International Space Station by the end of the decade. The agency is turn…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Russia chose a 36-year-old patriotic film star to send to space, sparking a race with Tom Cruise to be first to shoot a movie in orbit
Yulia Peresild is set to undergo space training before launching for the ISS on October 5, Roscosmo…
Marianne Guenot
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Watch Russia beat NASA and Tom Cruise to launch the first film crew to the space station on Tuesday
Cosmonauts will help actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko film a movie on the space st…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Cracks found on the International Space Station are a 'fairly serious issue,' a former NASA astronaut says
NASA says mysterious cracks on Russia's Zarya module are not currently a threat to astronauts. But …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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SpaceX's first space tourists have returned to Earth, splashing down inside the Crew Dragon spaceship
SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission, a spaceship filled with tourists, has survived a high-speed plummet …