space race

Richard Branson to co-pilot space balloon's first crewed flight to edge of Earth's atmosphere at 125K a seat

The luxe capsule designed by Space Perspective features a window-filled cabin, plush chairs, fin🍷e dining, cocktails, a spa-like bathroom and even onboard wi-fi. A ride cost $125,000 a person. ♔

🦩 NASA’s wild plan to grow mushroom houses on the 🌠moon

The space agency is betting big on fungus to build future habitats on the moon and Mars. ไ

Japan space agency says its lunar spacecraft is on the moon but is still 'checking its status'

TOKYO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Japan's space agency on Saturday said it was examining the communication with its probe after it lande♕d on the moon, during an attempt to become...

NASA's sexism couldn't keep the first women astronauts from taking off

In “The ඣSix: Th🌳e Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts," Loren Grush writes of the triumphs and tragedies of the pioneering space travelers.

Billionaire to billionaire: Elon Musk says Jeff Bezos needs to spend 'less time in the hot tub'

“He does not seem to be willing to spend mental energy getting into the deta🔯ils of engineering,” Musk said.

Stunning images of Russia's forgotten space program

Eer♍ie photos show the inside of an abandoned Soviet assembling and refueling complex near the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Bezos' space flight is an ego trip — but it sets the stage for so much more

 Jeff Bezos is scheduled to take off for outer space Tuesday morning. Showing faith in his engineers, he will ride the first passenger flight of his space company Blue Origin’s... 🐻

Out of this world: Billionaires find tax loopholes to help fund🍌 space race

Space-exploration compa🌳nies helmed by Elon Muꩵsk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson all have key facilities in opportunity zones, low-income areas where the feds offer tax incentives to attract economic development...

China, US reportedly launchinಌg separate spacecrafts to Mars within two weeks

China is preparing to se🀅nd its first mission to the red planet this week, launching a spacecraft on a seven-month🅠 trip to Mars.

NASA's 'Hidden Figures' mathematician dead at 101

  In 2015, then-President Barack Obama awarded💯 Johnson a Pre൩sidential Medal of Freedom.

Thrill-seeker watches worn by free divers🐎, daring aviators and Ryan Gosling

 Keen-eyed moviegoers will spo﷽t a distinctive watch on Ryan Gosling’s wrist when he plays astronaut Neil Armstrong in the new film “First Man.” But the timepiece, an Omega Speedmaster, isn’t..𓆉.

𒀰 NASA launches $1 million competition for Mars project

NASA is offering $1 million in a new t🐻ype of space race -- to convert carbon dioxide into other compounds that can potentially be used to sustain life on Mars....

Putin wants to beat the US t🅠o Mars 

𓃲 Red planet indeed. Russian strongman Vladimir Putin said his country plans to explore Mars "soon" — a mission by the Motherland that could beat the US expedition to the planet...

This 'aerospace nut' is paying $200K for a ride on Richard Branson's spaceship

“This is the most unique thing a human can do — tꩲo get out of this world,” Edwin Sahakian, 54, told The Post. “Nobody can one꧑-up you in terms of...

Elon Musk's SpaceX raises another $100 million

Elon Musk-led SpaceX has raised $100 million by selling shares, in an extension to a financing round earlier this year that raised up🐈 to $350 million, a regulatory filing showed...

Jeff Bezos dumps millions ꧃in Amazon stock for space hobby

Jeff Bezos is feeding his rocket habit again. The billionaire CE🐽O of Amazon unloaded 1 million shares of the Seattle-based web retailer's stock this week, reaping a $941 million windfall...

Jeff Bezos wants millions 'living and working in space'

Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos’ space-exploration venture isn’t just about sending a fe🦋w rich tourists into orbit — for long, at least. Blue Origin — the private space company which Bezos...

ꦕ The new space race: Private moon launches by Dec. 31 🦂

A new race to space is on this year — a private-sector one, among the five finalists in the ಌGoogle Lunar XPRIZE competitio🍬n. To stay in the race, each team...

The US coul🦋d be gearing♋ up for potential space wars

The US military is reportedly readying for the next generation of warfare in space, where science fiction-like weapon𓄧s such as kamikaze satellites and destructive lasers await — a prospect that...

🏅 Decades-olꩲd Apollo training photos surface

HONOLULU — Before Apollo astronauts went to the moon, they went t﷽o Hawaii to train on the Big Island's lunar landscapes. Now, decades-old photos are surfacing of astronauts scooping up...