Boeing and SpaceX are racing to become the first private companies to carry astronauts into space, as early as next ...

Sarah Fecht at 12:28 PM Feb 18 2016

If things go as planned, 2017 will mark the year when private companies will deliver astronauts to the International ...

Sarah Fecht at 12:06 PM Sep 11 2015

NASA can afford to set up a permanent, manned station on the moon, according to a recent study. By working with ...

Sarah Fecht at 10:18 AM Aug 5 2015

NASA has been launching astronauts into low Earth orbit for over fifty years, so the technology is mature and we ...

Leroy Chiao at 09:25 AM Nov 12 2014
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Private companies are already sending cargo into space on their own, but no one is sending any people yet - for now, ...

Rebecca Boyle at 04:43 AM Jan 15 2013
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Getting to the moon is a noble and ambitious goal for any country, and other nations will probably follow in the ...

Rebecca Boyle at 04:35 AM Apr 3 2012
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Rarely does a week pass without some concern about space debris, whether it's falling to Earth or threatening the ...

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