SpaceX Launches NASA’s Psyche Bound for Asteroid Mission
It will take the Psyche spacecraft about six years to travel the estimated 2.2 billion miles to reach the metal-rich asteroid targeted for study.
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FAA Releases Updated Space Tourist Safety Recommendations
The recommendations are the first update from the agency since 2014 and cover design, manufacturing, and operations.
Blue Origin Flights to ‘Soon’ Resume After FAA Closes Investigation
The agency had grounded Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket, which it uses to bring paying customers to the edge of the atmosphere.
Can Blue Origin Course Correct with Amazon’s Dave Limp at the Helm?
After current CEO Bob Smith’s tumultuous tenure, can Limp get Jeff Bezos’ space tourism baby back in orbit?
NASA Astronaut Sets U.S. Spaceflight Record with Yearlong Mission
Frank Rubio’s 355 consecutive days aboard the International Space Station are an American milestone—not bad for his first trip to space.
Could Europe Beat Out the U.S. Air Taxi Industry?
We explore that question and more in this week’s Future of FLYING newsletter.
SpaceX Starship Is ‘Ready to Launch’ Again—Or Is It?
The FAA pushed back on CEO Elon Musk’s assertion that the world’s most powerful rocket is ready for a second test flight after an April explosion.
NASA Crew-7 Astronauts Arrive at International Space Station
The agency’s seventh Commercial Crew rotation mission successfully docked with the orbital laboratory Sunday.
Is the U.S. Government Secretly Harboring UFOs?
We explore that question and more in this week’s Future of FLYING newsletter.
SpaceX Yet to File Paperwork in Starship Investigation, FAA Says
Elon Musk and SpaceX continue to provide hopeful updates on the next Starship flight, but red tape may delay the launch.
