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by Robin George Andrews on 2021-07-23 in Moons, Space and Astronomy, Stars and Galaxies, Telescopes and Observatories, Astrophysical Journal Letters, Research

Scientists have never before gotten such a clear view of moons in the making.

by Robin George Andrews on 2021-07-22 in Mars (Planet), Mars InSight (Spacecraft), Geology, Earthquakes, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Science (Journal), Space and Astronomy, Research

NASA’s InSight mission revealed Mars’s inner workings down to its core, highlighting great differences of the red planet from our blue world.

by Kenneth Chang on 2021-07-21 in Space and Astronomy, Blue Origin, Bezos, Jeffrey P, Private Spaceflight, Rocket Science and Propulsion, Amazon.com Inc

The Amazon founder and three others lifted off in Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft, fulfilling a goal more than 20 years in the making.

by David Streitfeld and Erin Woo on 2021-07-21 in Rocket Science and Propulsion, Space and Astronomy, Apollo Project, Private Spaceflight, Computers and the Internet, Entrepreneurship, High Net Worth Individuals, Start-ups, Blue Origin, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Virgin Galactic, Starlink Satellite Constellation (SpaceX), Bezos, Jeffrey P, Musk, Elon, Branson, Richard

With the suborbital flights made by Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson this month, the privatization of the space industry has crossed the point of no return.

by Kenneth Chang on 2021-07-20 in Daemen, Oliver, Bezos, Jeffrey P, Blue Origin, Private Spaceflight, Space and Astronomy

Oliver Daemen will fly to the edge of space after another passenger who paid $28 million for the seat had a scheduling conflict.

by Isabella Grullón Paz on 2021-07-20 in Blue Origin, Bezos, Jeffrey P, Women and Girls, Space and Astronomy, Private Spaceflight, Funk, Wally, Age, Chronological

At 82, Ms. Funk will become the oldest person ever to go to space. In the 1960s, she was part of a test program to determine whether women were fit for space.

by Kenneth Chang on 2021-07-20 in Branson, Richard, Virgin Galactic, Private Spaceflight, Virgin Group, Spaceport America, New Mexico, Blue Origin, Space and Astronomy, Bezos, Jeffrey P

The successful trip was the first in a series to the edge of space and beyond by billionaire entrepreneurs that seek to make human spaceflight more routine.

by Stephen Gandel on 2021-07-20 in Insurance, Private Spaceflight, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, Branson, Richard, Bezos, Jeffrey P

Brokers say neither mogul appears to have bought coverage in case of an accident, but some insurers are interested in developing policies for space tourism.

by Kenneth Chang on 2021-07-20 in Virgin Galactic, Branson, Richard, Private Spaceflight, Rocket Science and Propulsion, Space and Astronomy, Bezos, Jeffrey P, New Mexico, Spaceport America

The Virgin Galactic founder hopes to edge out, by nine days, Blue Origin’s first flight with a crew aboard.

by Mary Robinette Kowal on 2021-07-20 in Funk, Wally, Bezos, Jeffrey P, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Blue Origin, Women and Girls, Private Spaceflight, Discrimination, Space and Astronomy, Pilots, Content Type: Personal Profile, never too late 2021

Ms. Funk’s trip to space with Jeff Bezos is reason to celebrate. But the launch this week, decades after she was denied the opportunity, also raises questions about whom space is for.

by Andrew Ross Sorkin, Jason Karaian, Sarah Kessler, Stephen Gandel, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Ephrat Livni on 2021-07-14 in Bezos, Jeffrey P, Branson, Richard, Biden, Joseph R Jr, Shkreli, Martin (1983- ), Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, Lloyd’s of London, Insurance, Private Spaceflight, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues

As Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos set off into space, without liability insurance, providers are planning ahead for future demand.

by Erin Woo on 2021-07-13 in Venture Capital, Rocket Science and Propulsion, Satellites, Computers and the Internet, Start-ups, Space and Astronomy, Space Exploration Technologies Corp, Blue Origin

Advancements in space technology and new means of financing are driving a flurry of investor interest.

by Neil Vigdor and Kenneth Chang on 2021-07-11 in Rocket Science and Propulsion, Private Spaceflight, Space and Astronomy, Travel and Vacations, Virgin Galactic, Space Exploration Technologies Corp, Blue Origin

A short suborbital jaunt to the edge of space for most people requires having a lot of spare cash on hand, for now.

by Kenneth Chang on 2021-07-05 in Mars (Planet), Hope (Spacecraft), United Arab Emirates, Aurora Borealis, Aurora Australis, Magnets and Magnetism, Space and Astronomy

The Hope orbiter, built by the United Arab Emirates, was able to use its scientific instruments to capture an improved view of the red planet’s night lights.

by Robin George Andrews on 2021-06-28 in Comets, Space and Astronomy, Solar System, Telescopes and Observatories

By 2031, you may be able to spot the icy object in night skies with a good telescope.

by Julian E. Barnes on 2021-06-26 in Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO), United States Defense and Military Forces, United States Politics and Government, Defense Department, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, United States Navy

A new government report is likely to fuel theories about unexplained aerial phenomena.

by Robin George Andrews on 2021-06-22 in Venus (Planet), Geology, Space and Astronomy, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Research

Scientists say giant slices of rock may move across the surface of Earth’s closest neighbor like pack ice floating in the sea.

by Kenneth Chang on 2021-06-18 in Jupiter (Planet), Juno (Spacecraft), National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Space and Astronomy, Ganymede (Jupiter Moon), Europa (Moon of Jupiter), Io (Moon of Jupiter), Research, Rocket Science and Propulsion, audio-positive-escape, audio-neutral-immersive

NASA’s Juno probe is beginning an extended mission that may not have been possible if it hadn’t experienced engine trouble when it first arrived at the giant planet.

by Steven Lee Myers and Kenneth Chang on 2021-06-18 in Space Stations, Space and Astronomy, China, China Manned Space Agency

Three Chinese astronauts arrived on Thursday to help build their country’s rival to the International Space Station.

by Richard Goldstein on 2021-04-28 in Collins, Michael (Astronaut), Deaths (Obituaries), Space and Astronomy, Apollo Project, Moon, Armstrong, Neil Alden, Aldrin, Buzz

Orbiting dozens of miles above the lunar surface, he kept solitary watch of the Apollo command module as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin embarked for the moon.