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Boeing’s crucial second Starliner flight test delayed again

Tuesday marked the second delay for the crucial demonstration mission for Boeing’s astronaut taxi.

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Jupiter rising: SpaceX just scored another major NASA contract

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket beat out SLS, the next mega launcher, to launch NASA’s Jupiter moon mission.

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, carrying the Arabsat 6A communications satellite, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida in 2019 [File: Thom Baur/Reuters]

How NASA’s shuttle shaped space travel 10 years later

A decade after its retirement, NASA’s iconic shuttle programme is succeeded by burgeoning commercial space initiatives.

The Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida in the United States for the last time on July 8, 2011, but NASA's shuttle programme's legacy lives on [File: John Raoux/AP Photo]

‘Wow, wow, wow’: Blue Origin astronauts gaze into space

Jeff Bezos is achieving his dream of flying into space while officially launching his company’s commercial operations.

Amazon.com and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos (centre), his brother, Mark Bezos (left), Oliver Daemen (right) and Wally Funk (seated) experienced about three minutes of weightlessness during their first space flight on Tuesday [File: Blue Origin via AP]

Wally ‘not a quitter’ Funk is finally blasting off to space

When Wally Funk blasts off on Blue Origin’s rocket Tuesday, she’ll be hoping more women follow in her footsteps.

At 82, pilot and fight instructor Wally Funk is set to become the oldest person to fly to space on Tuesday [File: NASA via AP]

Billionaires and their spaceships: What next for space tourism?

Richard Branson beat rival Jeff Bezos into space by at least 9 days, marking the start of a new era in space tourism.

Sir Richard Branson always dreamed of going to space, and on Sunday his dream came true as he shot there on his own spaceship [Photo Courtesy of Virgin Galactic]

Life on Mars: NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter aces ninth fight

In its longest flight yet, the plucky helicopter buzzed around the Seitah region of Mars, snapping pictures.

The tiny Ingenuity chopper hitched a ride to Mars attached to the belly of NASA's Perseverance rover, and ever since landing on the Red Planet on February 18, has exceeded scientists' expectations [File: Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo]

Space eye: Hubble trouble continues as Webb telescope moves ahead

Scientists at NASA are working to fix the Hubble Space Telescope as the James Webb Space Telescope passes a key test.

The James Webb Space Telescope, slated to launch in November, is expected to expand on the Hubble Space Telescope's 31-year legacy by peering even further into the universe than Hubble ever could [File: Desiree Stover/NASA via AP]

E3 highlights new titles and efforts to diversify gaming industry

After a blockbuster 2020 kept people at home, gaming industry faces the challenge of continuing to keep fans engaged.

Marvel has a few new releases popping soon, including a new game that features the quirkiest group of rebels in the universe — the Guardians of the Galaxy [Courtesy of Square Enix]

Bezos in space: Amazon CEO, brother claim seats on first flight

Jeff Bezos plans to be on the inaugural New Shepard rocket flight with his brother, Mark, and an auction winner.

Jeff Bezos, 57, the billionaire founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, said he has dreamed of travelling to space since he was five years old [File: John Locher/AP Photo]