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Star Trek's Captain Kirk actor William Shatner to journey to space next week in Blue Origins' second flight
• 4 years agoJeff Bezos is a huge fan of the sci-fi series and even had a cameo as a high-ranking alien in the 2016 film “Star Trek Beyond” so his company invited Shatner to fly as its guest.
It's a blast off! SpaceX launches world’s first ‘amateur astronaut’ crew to orbit Earth
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe launch marks biggest advancement so far in space tourism as Elon Musk’s company conducts first chartered passenger flight
SpaceX launches Inspiration4 into orbit, the first all-civilian crew on private Earth-circling trip
• 4 years agoThe recycled Falcon rocket soared from the same Kennedy Space Center pad used by the company's three previous astronaut flights for NASA
From a billionaire to a cancer survivor, meet crew members aboard SpaceX flight
Fp Staff • 4 years agoA billionaire, Jared Isaacman, is behind the project. It was he who chartered the mission, at his own expense, inviting three anonymous people to join him, via a rather original selection process
Nora al-Matrooshi will soon start training to become UAE's first female astronaut
• 4 years agoNora al-Matrooshi and her fellow countryman, Mohammad al-Mulla will later this year head to the United States to train at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Virgin Galactic will launch science communicator Kellie Gerardi into space
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoShe will study the effects of spaceflight on astronauts in real-time using a biomonitor system.
Virgin Galactic reaches edge of Earth's atmosphere for the first time with two pilots
• 4 years agoFounder Sir Richard Branson said this brings the roughly 15-year-old venture tantalizingly close to commercial flights for tourists.
ISRO's SSLV rocket's first stage solid motor fails its static test pushing back launch timeline
• 4 years agoAsked how long it may take for ISRO to complete the two static tests, an official said: "Maybe six months".
SpaceX's Starship SN10 lifts off, flips mid-air, sticks landing before exploding during flight test
• 4 years agoThe two earlier prototypes reached a similar altitude in December and February, before slammed into the ground.
Virgin Orbit rocket launched from 747 wing deploys nine CubeSats in successful second attempt
• 4 years agoThe rocket’s upper stage coasted for some time, reignited to circularize its orbit, and later deployed the nine CubeSats.