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Virgin Galactic says that brings the company closer to its goal of being able to fly its spacecraft more frequently than has been typical for human spaceflight. (Photo: Virgin Galactic)

Virgin Galactic sends three humans to space

The spacecraft spent a few minutes in microgravity, proving the safety, comfort and feasibility of the spaceflight for...

27 Feb 2019 5:35 AM GMT

Musk and engineers from his rocket company, SpaceX, built a small submarine and shipped it to Thailand to help with the rescue. (Photo: AP)

NASA clears SpaceX test flight to space station

The approval cleared a key hurdle for SpaceX in its quest to help NASA revive America's human spaceflight program.

25 Feb 2019 5:42 AM GMT

With the engine shut down, Unity coasted upward to an apogee of 84,271 feet (25,686 meters). (Photo: Virgin Galactic)

Branson's Virgin Galactic takes another step toward space tourism

The reusable SpaceShipTwo craft previously flew to an altitude of more than 51 miles in December 2018.

24 Feb 2019 5:18 AM GMT

NASA is paying Boeing and SpaceX about USD 6.8 billion to build rocket and capsule launch systems to return astronauts to the International Space Station from US soil for the first time since Americas Space Shuttle program went dark in 2011. (Photo: AP)

Boeing delays by months test flights for US human space program

NASA has warned Boeing and SpaceX of design and safety concerns the companies need to address before flying humans to...

21 March 2019 6:32 AM GMT

Virgins twin-fuselage carrier airplane holding the SpaceShipTwo passenger spacecraft took off at 7:11 a.m.

Virgin Galactic completes crewed space test, more flights soon

The successful test flight presages a new era of civilian space travel that could kick off as soon as next year.

14 Dec 2018 6:36 AM GMT

SpaceX is working on a version of its Dragon capsule that will carry crew to the space station, perhaps as early as next year (Photo: AFP)

SpaceX's first private passenger is Japanese fashion magnate Maezawa

Billionaire Maezawa will take a trip around the moon planned for 2023 aboard its forthcoming Big Falcon Rocket...

18 Sep 2018 4:01 AM GMT

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, with NASAs Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-M aboard, in a NASA handout photo obtained on August 18, 2017. (Photo: AFP)

Space travel affects astronaut's health at molecular level

The effects of spaceflight on the human body have been studied actively since the mid-20th century.

31 Aug 2017 8:08 AM GMT

Could micro organisms survive space travel?

New study conducted by researchers from Chicago university of technology simulates whether organisms could survive space...

2 May 2017 8:57 AM GMT

Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to venture into space tourism

Bezos' rocket firm Blue Origin would launch paying passengers on 11-minute space rides starting next year.

6 April 2017 6:35 AM GMT