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China to Launch ‘Core Module’ for Space Station Around 2018
China plans to have a working permanent manned space station around 2022.
By Reuters
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Bezos Praises Third Blue Origin Launch-and-Land Rocket Test as ‘Perfect’
Saturday's flight marks the third successful launch-and-land for the rocket, with similar missions completed in January and November.
By Reuters
Tech
Could This Inflatable Habitat Be the Future of Space Tourism?
Bigelow Aerospace's space habitat is set to be delivered to the ISS next week.
By Nina Zipkin
Tech
Now You Can Have Your Product Printed in Space
The ISS will be getting a permanent 3-D printing facility built by Made in Space and open to us on Earth.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
NASA Turns to Small Businesses for Advances in Space Travel
More than a 100 proposals worth over $100 million were chosen through the agency's Small Business Innovation Research program.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
Jeff Bezos’s Space Company Aims for Passenger Flights in 2018
'We'll probably fly test pilots in 2017, and if we're successful then I'd imagine putting paying astronauts on in 2018,' he said.
By Reuters
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International Space Station Crew Returns Home Today. See Photos of Their Year in Space
A look back at astronaut Scott Kelly's time spent living on the International Space Station.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Report: Space Projects Lured $1.8 Billion in Venture Capital Last Year
The lion's share of the 2015 space investments was a $1 billion round of financing for SpaceX.
By Reuters
Business News
NASA Challenges High Schoolers to Make a Meal Fit for an Astronaut
The second annual HUNCH Culinary Challenge asks teen chefs to cook up a dish to be served on the International Space Station.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
NASA Building Telescope 100 Times More Powerful Than Hubble
The Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope will be used to find far flung planets and to better understand dark energy.
By Nina Zipkin
Tech
Look Hard, Stargazers: There May Be a 9th Planet in Our Solar System
'It was probably the runt of the family,' astronomer says of the mysterious Planet Nine.
Tech
Boldly Growing Where No Flower Has Grown Before
ISS Astronaut Scott Kelly takes to Twitter to showcase the first flower grown in space.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Watch: SpaceX’s Third Attempt to Land a Rocket at Sea Ends in Flames
The third time is apparently not a charm.
Business News
Do You Have the Right Stuff? NASA Is Looking for Astronaut Candidates.
The application process is opening up for the first time since 2012.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
Jeff Bezos’s Space Startup Blue Origin Soars Into the Reusable Rocket Race
The Amazon founder's space startup successfully landed a reusable, suborbital rocket, and raised Elon Musk's eyebrows in the process.
Building a Business
Remembering George Mueller, the ‘Father of the Space Shuttle’
The trailblazing electrical engineer who played a pivotal role in landing men on the moon died last week. He was 97.
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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to Build Rocket Plant, Launch Pad in Florida
Bezos's space startup, Blue Origin, will compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX venture.
By Reuters
Business News
Stephen Colbert Tries to Figure Out if Elon Musk Is a Superhero or Something More Sinister (VIDEO)
The SpaceX and Tesla CEO talked Mars, reusable rockets and sustainable energy with the newly minted Late Show host.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
For the First Time Ever, NASA Astronauts Eat Vegetables Grown in Space
Space gardens mean more delicious meals aboard the International Space Station, and they are also a critical development for the march towards life on Mars.
Business News
Not Your Average Business Trip: Buzz Aldrin Shares His Apollo 11 Expense Report
Your business trips will never be that cool.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
This Daring Distiller Is Rocketing Whiskey Into Space
Japan's Suntory Holdings is taking one small, historic step for cocktail connoisseurs everywhere.
Building a Business
The Smithsonian and Kickstarter Partner Up to Preserve Neil Armstrong’s Spacesuit
More than 7,000 campaign backers have already contributed $550,000 to the preservation project.
Tech
Russian Entrepreneur Pledges $100 Million in Search for Extraterrestrial Life
The initiative is backed by Stephen Hawking and is the largest search for intelligent life to date.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
The New Horizons Pluto Mission Is Mind Blowing, and a Great Inspiration for Entrepreneurs
In an amazing feat of precise planning and dedication, the small spacecraft traveled 3 billion miles over nine and a half years to reach our most distant celestial neighbor.
By Peter Gasca
Building a Business
The Power of Planning: NASA’s Pluto Flyby Was Epic and Amazing
The mission, which is still underway but looking ever more promising, marks an unparalleled display of patience and coordination.
By Geoff Weiss
Business Ideas
Explorer Attempts Longest Solo Trip in a Solar-Powered Aircraft
The Solar Impulse 2 is currently in flight from Nagoya, Japan, to Hawaii.
Business News
Unmanned SpaceX Rocket Explodes Minutes After Launch
The Falcon 9 rocket's mission was to re-supply the space station. It's the third time an effort to do so has failed.