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Axiom Space is ready to launch its second-ever private mission to the International Space Station.

A private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) organized by Axiom Space is due to blast off from Florida on Sunday, carrying the first two Saudi astronauts to go to the orbiting laboratory.

When former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson launches on her first commercial mission, she will have a familiar tool along with her. Whitson will be among the first to use Axiom Space Fisher space pens.

Three U.S. government agencies are undertaking studies to examine the safety issues associated with a new generation of launch vehicles that use liquid oxygen and methane propellants. The post Agencies studying safety is...

Four private astronauts are in orbit following the successful launch of Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Axiom Space astronauts lifted off at 5:37 p.m. ...

As NASA faces both short-term and long-term uncertainty about its funding, the agency is turning to its most powerful advocates: its astronauts. The post NASA seeks to shore up congressional support for Artemis appeared ...

The zero-g indicator flying on the second private mission to the International Space Station may be the first that needed assembly. Ax-2's 'GiGi' is the first Build-A-Bear to launch into orbit.

Vancouver-based EarthDaily Analytics is offering access to the French-Israeli Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New Micro-Satellite (VENµS) mission through Amazon Web Services. The post EarthDaily Analytics off...

Iceye plans to develop a five-satellite constellation for Bayanat, a United Arab Emirates geospatial analysis firm, and Emirati fleet operator Yahsat. The post Iceye to supply UAE SAR satellites appeared first on SpaceNe...

SpaceX's next private flight to the International Space Station awaited takeoff Sunday, weather and rocket permitting.

Satellite operator Umbra and satellite data analytics specialist Ursa Space announced a strategic partnership to pursue more advanced applications of synthetic aperture radar imagery. The post Umbra and Ursa to collabora...

SpaceX is launching the second all-private mission to the International Space Station today (May 21) and if you're hoping to follow it online, you need to know when it actually lifts off.

The last caldera-forming eruption at Yellowstone "was much more complex than previously thought," according to the annual report about activity at the supervolcano.

A new analysis of those James Webb images showed that the galaxies it observed (deemed "too massive") could be even more massive than we thought! The post Remember Those Impossibly Massive Galaxies? They May Be Even More...