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A company launching the world's first-ever private mission to Venus is getting ready with some help from NASA.

NASA Installs Heat Shield on Private Spacecraft for Journey to Hunt Life on Venus

By Noor Al-Sibai

Chinese space startup Deep Blue Aerospace sold tickets for a 12-minute journey to space, which could take place as soon as 2027.

Chinese Startup Offers Trips to Edge of Space for an Absolute Bargain, Sells Out in Minutes

By Victor Tangermann

Japanese lunar lander Hakuto-R Mission 1, developed by ispace, lost contact with mission control during today's landing attempt.

Private Company Landing on Moon Appears to Have Failed

By Victor Tangermann

Francisco Cadaba, ten year veteran at SpaceX, was horribly injured in January during a routine check up, and SpaceX has remained eerily quiet.

SpaceX Reportedly Kept Quiet After an Employee Was Horrifically Injured This Year

By Frank Landymore

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is launching a private space company called Privateer — but that's about as much as we know about the venture.

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Is Launching His Own Space Company

By Victor Tangermann

During a press conference, cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin told reporters that the leak on board the space station was a "scratch" about two to three cm long.

NASA Offers $400 Million for Companies to Build New Space Stations

By Tony Ho Tran

To some, collecting resources from other planets or asteroids instead of using up the Earth could be the key to ensuring that we — and our planet — survive.

Billionaires Are Dead Serious About Moving Factories to Space

By Victor Tangermann

UK Startup Shows Off World’s Largest 3D Printed Rocket Engine

UK Startup Shows Off World’s Largest 3D Printed Rocket Engine

By Victor Tangermann

The US Has Tons of Spaceports But Not Enough Launches

The US Has Tons of Spaceports But Not Enough Launches

By Kristin Houser

A Glimpse of Our Future in Space

A Glimpse of Our Future in Space

By Todd Jaquith