Spaceflight

Inspiration4 crew member Jared Isaacman seen on their first day in space in this handout photo released on September 17, 2021. SpaceX/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

SpaceX capsule with world's first all-civilian orbital crew set for splashdown

To prepare for atmospheric re-entry and return to Earth, the SpaceX Crew Dragon vehicle completed two rocket "burns" on Friday to lower its altitude and line up the capsule's...

The Blue Origin rocket facility is shown near the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, March 3, 2019/ Reuters
World+Biz

Bezos and crewmates prepare for inaugural Blue Origin space flight

The Long March-2F Y12 rocket carrying the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft is transferred to the launch pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province, China June 9, 2021. A three-man crew of astronauts is expected to board the spacecraft to Tianhe, the core module of China's space station. Picture taken June 9, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS
Science

'Divine Vessel' to mark China's first human spaceflight since 2016

Yuri Gagarin with backup cosmonaut with Gherman Titov sitting behind him. Photo: NASA
Science

60 years of historic first human spaceflight

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, atop a ULA Atlas V rocket, stands at launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Nesius
Tech

Boeing successfully launches astronaut capsule from Cape Canaveral