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NASA books fifth Axiom private astronaut flight to space station
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2026 NASA has ordered a fifth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station from Axiom Space, targeting a launch no earlier than January 2027 from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The flight, designated Axiom Mission 5, continues the series of commercially sponsored crewed missions to the orbital laboratory under NASA's commercial space strategy. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the new mission underlines that commercial space activity has become a present reality rath ... read more |
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NASA Moon mission launch srubbed to March after testWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 NASA said Tuesday it's delaying until March the launch of its first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, after encountering leaks during final tests. ... more 
SpaceX grounds Falcon 9 missions, could impact ISS launchWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 NASA said Tuesday its next crew rotation to the International Space Station could be delayed after SpaceX announced it was grounding flights of its Falcon 9 rocket to investigate an unspecified issue. ... more 
Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centersSan Francisco USA (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 Elon Musk's SpaceX has taken over his artificial intelligence company xAI in a merger aimed at deploying space-based data centers, a statement said on Monday. ... more 
NASA delays Moon mission over frigid weatherWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 NASA on Friday pushed back the earliest date that astronauts could fly to the Moon, due to forecasts of freezing temperatures at the Florida launch site. ... more |
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China sea launch boosts private rocket activity in 2026Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Galactic Energy has opened Chinas 2026 commercial launch campaign with a pre dawn sea based mission of its Ceres 1 carrier rocket on January 17, extending the companys record of frequent small satel ... more 
Rocket Lab conducts second Electron mission in eight days to orbit Korean imaging satelliteSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Rocket Lab Corporation has completed its 81st Electron mission, successfully deploying an Earth observation satellite for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and marking i ... more 
NASA backs studies to boost hypersonic flight testingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 NASA is preparing for a new phase in hypersonic aviation by funding industry studies aimed at expanding flight test capabilities for reusable airbreathing vehicles that can cruise at several times t ... more 
Autophage rocket concept wins EU prize for debris free launch technologyParis, France (SPX) Jan 29, 2026 Alpha Impulsion, a space startup based in Toulouse and Naples, has received a 950000 euro award from the European Union for a major innovation in space propulsion aimed at more economical, efficient ... more 
NASA and GE run hybrid jet engine test toward commercial flightLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 28, 2026 To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside a Cincinnati area facility in December looked like standard hardware. For NASA and GE Aerospace researchers watching the unit fire up for a d ... more |
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SpaceX eyes IPO timed to planet alignment and Musk birthday: reportSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 SpaceX is targeting a mid-June initial public offering that would coincide with a rare planetary alignment and founder Elon Musk's birthday, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, as the billionaire entrepreneur seeks to raise a record $50 billion. ... more 
NASA Testing Advances Space Nuclear Propulsion CapabilitiesWashington DC (SPX) Jan 27, 2026 Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could benefi ... more 
Starfighters completes key wind tunnel campaign for STARLAUNCH 1 air launch vehicleLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 Starfighters Space Inc has completed a dedicated wind tunnel campaign for its STARLAUNCH 1 air launched rocket, marking a key technical milestone in the development of the sub orbital vehicle. The p ... more 
Major equity deal backs Gilmour Space expansion of sovereign launch capabilitySydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Gilmour Space Technologies has raised 217 million Australian dollars in private equity funding to accelerate the next phase of its sovereign space operations in Australia. The Series E round w ... more 
Stratolaunch secures major funding to scale hypersonic flight servicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Stratolaunch has completed a significant capital raise to accelerate the growth of its hypersonic test and flight services business, adding Elliott Investment Management L.P. as a new investor along ... more |
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Elon Musk hints at buying Ryanair amid Starlink spat
Dublin (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 US tech boss Elon Musk has polled followers on his social network X about buying Ryanair, stoking a clash with the airline's boss Michael O'Leary over using the Starlink system onboard to use the internet. By late Tuesday, lowcost carrier Ryanair had not replied to a request from AFP to respond to the poll that was posted Monday, with more than 900,000 participants. Musk, who founded Tesla and heads Starlink - a satellite internet system developed by his aerospace company SpaceX - has been sug ... read more 
Galactic Energy conducts sixth offshore Ceres 1 mission from Yellow Sea platformBeijing, China (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 Galactic Energy has carried out its sixth sea based mission of the Ceres 1 solid fuel launcher, adding four more spacecraft to the Tianqi commercial internet of things constellation. The lates ... more |
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