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'Fully unlocking the orbital economy': This California company will fly astronauts to the space station in 2027

NASA has selected the California startup Vast to operate the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space ...
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Vast scores insane 2027 deal to fly private mission to NASA space station

NASA has awarded Vast the contract to fly the sixth Private Astronaut Mission to the International Space Station, a deal that positions the relatively young company alongside Axiom Space as one of ...
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Axiom Space Raises $350M to Advance Commercial Space Station, Lunar Suits

In August 2023, Axiom Space secured $350 million in Series C funding led by Aljazira Capital and Boryung to advance development of its commercial low-Earth orbit platform, Axiom Station. The raise ...

Astronauts in awe at 'utterly unique, fragile' Earth as they blast off to ISS

Four astronauts are travelling through space towards the International Space Station after a successful launch by Nasa and SpaceX . The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft blasted off atop a ...

Space mining without heavy machines? Microbes harvest metals from meteorites aboard space station

If humankind is to explore deep space, one small passenger should not be left behind: microbes. In fact, it would be ...