Space

On April 8, 2022, SpaceX and the private spaceflight company Axiom Space will make history with the launch of Ax-1, the first all-private mission to the International Space Station. 

SpaceX rolled a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule to their launch pad Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center, setting up for an engine test-firing Wednesday and launch Friday of four private space fliers on a 10-day mission to the International Space Station.

An ultra-powerful scan of the pyramid’s interior could finally reveal the contents of two mysterious voids inside the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Unlike the short “joyrides” of Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos, this mission will be reaching the roughly 400km altitude needed to dock with the ISS.

The launch of the first all-private crew to the International Space Station has been delayed to Friday, officials announced late Monday. The four commercial space fliers will ride to the station on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Some 50 years ago, Alan Shepard hit some golf balls on the Moon. Just how far could a tour pro hit a golf ball on the Moon if they weren’t encumbered by a spacesuit? Jim Knoll Vancouver, Washington Alan Shepard shanked his first shot into a crater, but estimated that […]

NASA to Discuss Final Test Status Today Before Artemis Moon Mission

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NASA launch controllers called off plans to load super-cold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen into the first fully-assembled Space Launch System moon rocket Sunday for a countdown dress rehearsal, giving time for ground teams to troubleshoot problems with fans used to ventilate the giant rocket’s mobile launch structure at the […]

Giovanni Schiaparelli didn’t just see canals on Mars. He also recorded odd markings on Mercury.