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SpaceX launches private Ax-3 mission to ISS, 1st Turkish astronaut on board

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today (Jan. 18), sending four people, including Turkey's first astronaut, toward the ISS.

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SpaceX launches 4 people for a private mission to the International Space Station

The mission, Ax-3, is the third time Houston-based Axiom Space has sent paying passengers to the I.S.S. During 16 days of orbit, the all-European crew will conduct 30 experiments and public outreach.

WEKU

Axiom Set For Third Mission To ISS, Carrying European Space Hopes

An all-European crew including Turkey's first astronaut are set to launch for the International Space Station on Thursday with Axiom Space, as countries increasingly look to the private sector to fulfill their final frontier ambitions.

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Will Elon Musk's Twitter Sex Jokes End the Administrative State?

SpaceX argues the federal agency trying to punish it for firing employees critical of Musk is itself unconstitutional.

Reason

European Crew Poised For Private Mission To International Space Station

An all-European crew including Turkey's first astronaut are poised to blast off to the International Space Station in a mission with Axiom Space, as countries hungry for a taste of space turn increasingly to the private sector.

International Business Times

SpaceX delays launch of private Ax-3 astronaut mission to Jan. 18

The SpaceX launch of Axiom Space's Ax-3 private astronaut mission to the ISS has been delayed one day, to 4:49 p.m. EST (2149 GMT) on Thursday (Jan. 18).

Space

SpaceX poised to launch private Ax-3 astronaut mission to ISS today

SpaceX remains on target to launch the private Ax-3 astronaut mission to the International Space Station on Wednesday evening (Jan. 17).

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'If it had had a payload, it would have made it to orbit.' Elon Musk reveals cause of Starship explosion (video)

SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket blew up about eight minutes into its second-ever test flight last fall because the launch team vented its liquid oxygen, Elon Musk said.

Space

What time is the SpaceX Ax-3 astronaut launch for Axiom Space? How to watch it live on Jan. 17.

SpaceX will launch the private Ax-3 mission for Axiom Space on Jan. 17 to send four astronauts to the International Space Station for two weeks. Here's when and how to watch.

Space

SpaceX rolls rocket to pad for Ax-3 astronaut launch (photos)

SpaceX just rolled its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule out to the pad for the planned Wednesday (Jan. 17) launch of the private Ax-3 astronaut mission.

Space

Meet the 4 astronauts of SpaceX's Ax-3 launch for Axiom Space

An international crew of four private astronauts are launching on Axiom Space's third mission to the International Space Station.

Space

Starlink close encounters decrease despite ever-growing number of satellites

Even though the Starlink constellation has grown by about 1,000 spacecraft in the last six months, its satellites made fewer avoidance maneuvers in that period than in the prior half year.

Space

The Smartest Sci-Fi Show of 2023 Reveals a Brutal Truth About Space Exploration

In 'For All Mankind' Dev Ayesa (Edi Gathegi) leads the fictional space agency Helios. Here's why he's better than Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, even if he is a ruthless space mogul.

Inverse

Elon Musk Holds Ground, Dogecoin and Bitcoin Retain Solid Positions On Tech Tycoon's Holdings

Musk, who christened himself as DogeFather, shared during a recent X Spaces event that he still owns DOGE while another one of his companies still has "a bunch" of Bitcoin on its portfolio.

International Business Times

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Watch live: SpaceX launches next batch of Starlink satellites

SpaceX is today launching another batch of Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in California.

Space

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on company's 300th successful mission

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sent 23 Starlink satellites to orbit Sunday night (Jan. 15) on the company's 300th successful mission to date.

Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 93 — Does America really want to go back to the moon?

On Episode 93 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod we talk space history and America's desire to go to the moon with former NASA historian Roger Launius.

The Conversation

What delays to the Artemis II and III missions mean for Canada

On Jan. 9, NASA announced it would be shifting the launch of Artemis II to September 2025. Artemis III — the first mission to land humans on the surface of the moon since 1972 — was moved to September 2026.

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SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at pad for Ax-3 astronaut launch (photos)

The SpaceX Dragon capsule that will fly the private Ax-3 astronaut mission to the International Space Station has arrived at its launch pad ahead of its planned Jan. 17 liftoff.

Evening Standard

SpaceX sends first text messages using satellites in space

The texts were sent over regular iPhones on the T-Mobile service in the US

Fortune

Elon Musk isn’t the first big-name CEO to use recreational drugs. But how much is too much?

Experts who spoke to Fortune expressed concerns over Musk’s behavior, including one who said, “It’s a serious thing no matter how you look at it.”

Space

China's record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket aces amazing debut launch from ship at sea (video)

The Gravity-1 solid rocket, built by Chinese company Orienspace, aced its first-ever launch today (Jan. 11), sending three satellites to orbit.

International Business Times

From Skepticism To Possibility: Musk Contemplates Bitcoin For Mars Colony

Musk, initially skeptical, is now reconsidering the use of Bitcoin as a potential currency for Mars colonization, contemplating its feasibility and the challenges of transaction times in space.

Space

SpaceX's new direct-to-cell Starlink satellites relay their 1st text messages

SpaceX just broke in its newly launched direct-to-cell Starlink satellites, using them to send text messages for the first time.

Space

SpaceX targeting February for Starship's 3rd flight test

SpaceX's massive, reusable Starship rocket made two test flights in 2023, and company representatives now say the third flight test could come as soon as February 2024.

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