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The SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom capsule carrying four Axiom Space private astronauts splashed down safely in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast on Feb. 9.

The Houston-based company is poised to become the fourth private entity to attempt a lunar landing.

Ax-3's splashdown and the start of SpaceX-led recovery operations are planned for Feb. 9 at 8:30 a.m. EST off the coast of Daytona Beach, Florida.

NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX plan an undocking of the Crew Dragon Freedom capsule from the International Space Station no earlier than 9:05 a.m. EST on Feb. 7.

Unfavorable weather has again stymied Ax-3's departure from the ISS, with NASA, SpaceX and Axiom Space to re-assess the weather outlook as the day progresses.

China cannot match America’s rate of space innovation.

Axiom Space’s first all-European private astronaut mission crew sent to the International Space Station was preparing to end a 14-day stay on the ISS on Feb. 2.

Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut have been selected for the SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon mission launch to the ISS, planned for no earlier than August.

The Pentagon has approached SpaceX about potentially taking over Starship for sensitive and potentially dangerous missions.

The U.S. Space Force is deep in planning for Rocket Cargo operations.

When astronauts land on the Moon, will taikonauts be there to greet them?

Impulse Space has unveiled additional details about its Helios kick stage, which is scheduled for a demonstration launch mission in early 2026.

A record 223 orbital-class rockets lifted off last year, a 20% hike over 2022.

SpaceX opened its 2024 launch manifest on Jan. 2 with a Falcon 9 mission to continue building its Starlink satellite constellation.

Led by SpaceX, the number of orbital launch attempts last year rose by 20% over 2022.

NASA believes it can leverage commercial service industries for deep-space exploration.

Recovery operations were underway after the successful Dec. 22 splashdown of the 29th NASA-contracted SpaceX Crew Dragon resupply mission.

An orbital propellant depot and fueling service are keys to the Starship lunar lander architecture.

In 2024, India and Boeing aim for low Earth orbit, while NASA eyes an excursion around the Moon.

As hardware prices come down, Amazon’s Project Kuiper aims to connect “tens of millions of customers.”

Velo3D, a maker of additive manufacturing machinery for SpaceX and other aerospace and defense customers, has ousted its founding chief executive.

The service is adding a new approach to launch contracting, as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture takes shape.

NASA has offered a preview of Sierra Space’s reusable Dream Chaser resupply demonstration mission to the International Space Station planned for 2024.

Axiom Space is looking at Jan. 9 for the launch of its third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

True Anomaly, a startup developing spacecraft for space domain awareness missions, has raised $100 million in a Series B round of funding.