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Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon splash down in the Atlantic Ocean live as astronauts return to Earth
SpaceX and NASA are getting ready to complete their most important joint mission to date – Crew Dragon Demo-2, which is the culmination of the partners’ work on their Commercial Crew program d
Astronauts successfully depart the ISS aboard SpaceX Dragon, starting their trip home
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley have successfully undocked from the International Space Station, which is the first crucial stage of their return to Earth. Next, they’ll travel on a
TikTok says it’s ‘not planning on going anywhere’ in response to pending US ban
TikTok’s U.S. General Manager Vanessa Pappas has posted a video message to the platform that appears to be a response to reports from Friday that President Trump is working on an effective ̶
Watch live as SpaceX brings NASA astronauts back from the Space Station aboard Crew Dragon
SpaceX and NASA are now in the final stages of preparation for the conclusion of its Demo-2 Crew Dragon mission, which will see astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley depart the International Space St
Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Say I Do’ offers a wedding-focused twist on the ‘Queer Eye’ formula
Parts of “Say I Do,” a new reality series on Netflix, will feel pretty familiar to fans of the streaming service’s popular reboot of “Queer Eye.” Like “Queer Eye,&#
First US apps based on Google and Apple Exposure Notification System expected in ‘coming weeks’
Google Vice President of Engineering Dave Burke provided an update about the Exposure Notifications System (ENS) that Google developed in partnership with Apple as a way to help public health authorit
Mammoth Biosciences’s CRISPR-based COVID-19 test receives NIH funding through RADx program
CRISPR tech startup Mammoth Biosciences is among the companies that revealed backing from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) program on Friday. Mammoth re
Genomics startup Helix receives $33 million in NIH funding to scale COVID-19 testing
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is revealing the first beneficiaries of its Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) program, and San Mateo-based Helix is on the receiving end of $33 mill
Amazon gains FCC approval for Kuiper internet satellite constellation and commits $10 billion to the project
Amazon has received approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch and operate a planned constellation of 3,236 internet satellites. That’s the backbone of Amazon’
Starship SN5 completes engine test – short, low-altitude flight test to follow ‘soon’ says Elon Musk
The sixth full-scale testing prototype of SpaceX’s Starship has successfully completed a key static fire test of its Raptor engines, according to SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk . The so-called
Rocket launch startup Astra readies for orbital test flight as early as Sunday
Rocket launch startup Astra is readying for its first orbital flight test, set to take place either this weekend or next week, weather permitting. The company will launch its “Rocket 3.1”
Boom Supersonic enlists Rolls-Royce to help build the engines for world’s fastest commercial aircraft
Boom Supersonic, the Colorado -based startup working on creating a supersonic passenger jet to continue and dramatically advance the legacy of the original Concorde, has signed on Rolls-Royce to build
Ispace reveals the final design of its lunar lander ahead of its first mission to the moon in 2022
Japanese new space startup ispace has revealed the final design of its HAKUTO-R lunar lander, a spacecraft set to make its first touchdown on the moon in 2022 if all goes to the updated plan (it had b
NASA successfully launches its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover using an Atlas V rocket
NASA has launched one of its most crucial science missions to date, the Mars 2020 mission that carries its Perseverance robotic rover. This rover, a successor to the Curiosity robotic explorer, is equ
Watch NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover launch live
NASA is set to launch its newest rover to Mars later this morning. The liftoff is set for 7:50 AM EDT (4:50 AM PDT), with a broadcast beginning at 7:00 AM EDT (4:00 AM PDT). This mission will launch a
Elon Musk says Tesla is open to licensing Autopilot, supplying powertrains and batteries to other automakers
Tesla CEO Elon Musk noted on Twitter on Tuesday night that the automaker would be “open to licensing software and supplying powertrains & batteries” to other automakers. Musk added tha
Take a first look inside Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft for private astronauts
As part of its continued preparations to begin its commercial passenger spaceflight operations, Virgin Galactic has revealed the final design of the interior cabin of its VSS Unity spacecraft. The com
NASA reveals the astronauts who will fly on SpaceX’s second operational Crew Dragon spacecraft mission
NASA and SpaceX are looking to finish up the final demonstration mission of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon astronaut spacecraft at the end of this week, but it’s already looking ahead to Crew-2 R
Xprize launches $5 million rapid COVID testing competition
Xprize is turning its tried and tested model of offering cash prizes to spur innovation in critical areas to the challenge of COVID-19 testing. the nonprofit has created a $5 million prize pool for a
Dawn Aerospace unveils the Mk II Aurora suborbital space plane, capable of multiple same-day flights
Just like we enjoy a range of different possible modes of transportation on Earth, the potential of the space economy allows for many different types of vehicles and launch systems. Dawn Aerospace too