Chandrayaan-3 punches home India's lead in budget space flights
India had to do it on a shoestring budget and ended up spending only 6.15 billion rupees or about $75 million on the moon mission.
Thu Aug 24 2023
Deep space orbit to provide non-traditional resting place
While space burials are not a new concept, the company is preparing for their first deep space flight, orbiting around the sun indefinitely.
Fri Jul 14 2023
South Africa's new ground station to help NASA track space flights
This is going to be one of three stations supporting the communication with all the astronauts in and around the moon.
Wed Nov 09 2022
Hundreds of space flights could be taking off soon, but will ticket prices be out of this world?
The aim is to step up the number of space flights and make this new tourist attraction more popular among passengers with the means to pay.
Wed Jul 13 2022
Biden unveils Webb space telescope's first full-color image of distant galaxies
The image showcased by Biden and NASA chief Bill Nelson showed the 4.6 billion-year-old galaxy cluster named SMACS 0723.
Tue Jul 12 2022
Bezos' Blue Origin completes third crewed space flight
The six-member crew hooted with glee as they unbuckled to enjoy a few minutes of weightlessness.
Sun Dec 12 2021
Japan billionaire Maezawa to fulfil childhood dream with space flight
Maezawa will be the first Japanese private citizen in space since TV journalist Toyohiro Akiyama visited the Mir space station in 1990.
Wed Dec 08 2021
William Shatner to be oldest astronaut at 90, here's how space tourism could affect older people
With commercial spaceflight companies now taking older people to space, it's time to consider the potential physical impact space flight might have on them.
Wed Oct 13 2021
Dutch teen on space flight told Bezos he had never ordered from Amazon
Bezos funded exploration company Blue Origin by selling billions of dollars' worth of stock in his online delivery business Amazon.
Tue Jul 27 2021
Actor Ashton Kutcher backed out of Virgin Galactic space flight
He changed his mind after having children with Mila Kunis.
Sat Jul 17 2021
Party like Bob the wormonaut, wormkind's finest of them all
April 12 is the International Day of Human Space Flight. On this occasion, lets also celebrate by getting to know Bob the wormonaut.
Mon Apr 12 2021
Moon richer in water than once thought
If this water could be extracted, it could give astronauts travelling to the Moon and beyond access to drinking water.
Tue Oct 27 2020