space race
Richard Branson to co-pilot space balloon's first crewed flight to edge of Earth's atmosphere at 125K a seat
October 17, 2024 | 7:48pmThe 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
September 30, 2024 | 1:22pmThe 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'
January 19, 2024 | 11:52amTOKYO, 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
November 4, 2023 | 10:03amIn “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'
December 15, 2021 | 8:42am“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
November 24, 2021 | 9:43amEer♍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
July 19, 2021 | 2:55pmJeff 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
December 9, 2020 | 2:30pmSpace-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
July 21, 2020 | 12:41pmChina 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
February 24, 2020 | 12:07pmIn 2015, then-President Barack Obama awarded💯 Johnson a Pre൩sidential Medal of Freedom.
Thrill-seeker watches worn by free divers🐎, daring aviators and Ryan Gosling
October 16, 2018 | 5:11pmKeen-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
September 4, 2018 | 1:18pmNASA 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
March 15, 2018 | 2:04pm𓃲 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
March 3, 2018 | 5:05pm“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
November 28, 2017 | 9:58amElon 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
May 5, 2017 | 9:42amJeff 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'
March 7, 2017 | 11:37amAmazon 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 🦂
January 29, 2017 | 3:29amA 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
November 29, 2016 | 2:45pmThe 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
May 31, 2014 | 5:46amHONOLULU — 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...