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We put Elon Musk's dream to colonize Mars up against Jeff Bezos' vision of living in space — and one is more realistic
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos dream of colonizing space, but have very different ideas of how to do it. …
Ellyn Lapointe
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Boeing says its space mission is 'going well' despite its Starliner leaving 2 astronauts stuck on the ISS
Boeing is doing damage control after delaying Starliner's return from the International Space Stati…
Mikhaila Friel
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Astronauts from Boeing's Starliner were supposed to be in space for 8 days. Now they're stuck there with no scheduled return date.
The NASA astronauts' return is delayed again, marking another setback for Boeing's first crewed com…
Aditi Bharade
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Watch Boeing launch its Starliner spaceship for NASA on a do-over flight to the International Space Station
NASA needs Boeing's Starliner spaceship to transport astronauts, but first the company has to fly i…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Jeff Bezos has a vision to colonize space with a trillion people. We asked experts to put it to the test.
Jeff Bezos dreams of a future where a trillion humans live in the solar system. But experts are ske…
Ellyn Lapointe
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Luxury space-tourism company shows off its capsule designed to float to the edge of space with a massive balloon
Space Perspective's new pressurized Neptune capsule is designed to take passengers on a six-hour tr…
Camilo Fonseca
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Sunita Williams flies to ISS on NASA's Boeing Starliner tonight; 3rd time in space for Indian-origin astronaut
"I'm very proud of the teams who have worked really hard the last two and a half weeks to prepare f…
ANI
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NASA says astronauts from Boeing's Starliner could be in space for a couple more weeks even though their test flight was only supposed to last 8 days
NASA and Boeing say they're being cautious to make sure astronauts testing the new Starliner spacec…
Jack Newsham
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NASA backs Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and others with over $400 million funding to build commercial space stations
NASA plans for a “robust low-Earth orbit economy” includes coordination with private industry to…
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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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US-Russia collaboration has long endured in space. The Ukraine war could ruin it.
Tensions between the US and Russia are at their worst point since the Cold War, and the Internation…
Tom Porter,Mikhaila Friel
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A NASA astronaut stuck indefinitely in space due to Boeing's Starliner delays has a 'good feeling' she'll get home safe, but for now she's just floating around
"I have a real good feeling in my heart that the spacecraft will bring us home," NASA astronaut Sun…
Aditi Bharade
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Boeing was supposed to start flying astronauts for NASA 2 years ago. Now its glitching spaceship may not do so until 2023.
Boeing's Starliner spaceship has failed to reach the International Space Station twice. Now it like…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Billionaires going to space aim to industrialize the moon, asteroids, and Mars. It's time to set some ground rules.
Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have huge plans in space, but there are no laws or regul…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft back to Earth with scientific research samples
SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft returned to Earth on Friday with scientific research sample…
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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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Reports of Russia building nuclear space weapons have alarmed officials, but security experts aren't panicked — yet
CNN reported that US officials have been briefed on a sort of nuclear EMP device designed to "destr…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Boeing's Starliner docks with the International Space Station for the first time
Success of test flight after previous failure helps demonstrate the Starliner's ability to transpor…
Jyoti Mann
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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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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…