The launch of the SpaceX Polaris mission, which took place on Tuesday, September 10, drew considerable attention. Aboard the capsule were four civilians: CEO of Shift4 Payments Jared Isaacman, SpaceX ...

[UPDATE: The spacewalk will begin a little later than originally planned, and the live stream will now start at 4:55 a.m. ET.] Two non-professional astronauts are about to conduct the first-ever ...

First came space tourism. Now comes an even bigger thrill for the monied masses: spacewalking. The stage is set for the first private spacewalk Thursday. Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman will pop out ...

Having completed its first day in orbit, the Polaris Dawn mission is preparing to make the first private spacewalk in history. Two astronauts are scheduled to exit the Dragon spacecraft Resilience at ...

As The New York Times explains, the Crew Dragon has no airlock like the International Space Station does, so the astronauts will have to let the all the air out of the vehicle before opening one of ...

The ISS will host its third and final spacewalk of 2024 on Thursday, December 19. Expedition 72 crewmates Alexey Ovchinin and ...

NASA is making final preparations for its first spacewalk since January. It’ll also be the first all-female spacewalk since November 2023 and only the fifth in NASA’s history. Astronauts Anne McClain ...