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Space is where billionaires dream. Jeff Bezos thinks that we will soon move heavy industry and most humans off-planet onto massive revolving space stations, allowing the…

Dan Rubinstein and a friend set out from Port Hope, Ontario, on September 15, 2023. Dianne Shiels hide caption toggle caption Dianne Shiels A direct trip…

A week before Sally – a documentary about the first American woman to fly into space – landed at the Sundance film festival in January, Nasa…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of 20 Starlink satellites is seen in the evening sky above Lawndale, Calif., after being launched from Vandenberg…

The Trump-Musk Fight Could Have Huge Consequences for U.S. Space ProgramsA vitriolic war of words between President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk could have…

Tesla Although Tesla has received federal contracts over the years, these have mostly been rather small, considering the company’s size—less than $42 million between 2008 and…

Late last week the Trump Administration released its detailed budget request for fiscal year 2026 —a request that, if enacted, would be the equivalent of carpet-bombing…

In 2012 NASA stealthily slipped a morgue into orbit.No press release. No fanfare. Just a sealed, soft-sided pouch tucked in a cargo shipment to the International…

Musk was a key factor behind Isaacman’s nomination as NASA administrator, and with his backing, Isaacman was able to skip some of the party purity tests…

Why Do We Launch Space Telescopes?Telescopes in space give us a view we literally cannot get from the groundBy Phil Plait edited by Lee BillingsAstronauts Steven…