Tag: Space

Next Astronaut From Down Under to Be Launched Into Space

The Australian government has injected more than $65 million ($US47 million) into the space industry to speed up the launch of Australian-made technology—and a home-grown astronaut—into space. Chris Boshuizen was the last Australian astronaut to be sent into space in Oct. 2021. He was the third Australian to do so, following the footsteps of astronauts…


Australia Looks to Send Next Astronaut Into Space

The Australian government has injected more than $65 million ($US47 million) into the space industry to speed up the launch of Australian-made technology—and a home-grown astronaut—into space. Chris Boshuizen was the last Australian astronaut to be sent into space in Oct. 2021. He was the third Australian to do so, following the footsteps of astronauts…


Ex-official: Space Station ‘Largely Isolated’ From Tensions

ATLANTA—Tensions in eastern Ukraine and heightened Western fears of a Russian invasion should not have a significant impact on the International Space Station or U.S.–Russia cooperation in space, the former head of the National Space Council told The Associated Press. Four NASA astronauts, two Russian cosmonauts and one European astronaut are currently on the space…


Space Traveler Hayley Arceneaux Writes About Her ‘Wild Ride’

NEW YORK—The youngest American to journey into space, Hayley Arceneaux, has a simple title for her upcoming memoir: “Wild Ride.” Convergent, an imprint of Random House, announced Tuesday that “Wild Ride” will come out Sept. 6. It is part of a three-book deal that includes a middle-grade and picture book edition of her memoir. Arceneaux…


SpaceX Announces 3 Private Space Missions Under Polaris Program

SpaceX is planning to launch three private flight missions in coming years, collectively called the Polaris Program, which seeks to demonstrate new technologies, advance deep space exploration while, at the same time, raise global awareness for Memphis-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Polaris Dawn, the first of these missions, is scheduled to be carried out…


Virgin Galactic Rockets Higher After Latest Space Travel Announcement

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. shares are trading higher Tuesday after the space travel company announce it will open ticket sales to the general public for the purchase of one of Virgin Galactic’s initial spaceflight reservations. During spaceflight, astronauts will experience a 90-minute journey including a signature air launch and Mach-3 boost to space. Virgin Galactic shares…


Billionaire Who Flew SpaceX Last Year Going Back Into Orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The billionaire who launched on his own SpaceX flight last year is headed back up, aiming for an even higher orbit. Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman announced Monday that he will make another private spaceflight launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. It will be the first of three crew SpaceX flights to try out…


Astrophotographer Snaps Hi-Resolution Solar ‘Mosaic’ Using Over 300,000 Shots From Telescope in His Backyard

There’s only so much beauty in the heavens that the human eye can capture. That’s why astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy trains his telescope and camera skyward from his backyard in Florence, Arizona—usually at night—to take in spectacular shots of stars, our silver lunar satellite orbiting overhead, or even the shimmering disk of the sun. The photographer…


NASA’s New Space Telescope Sees 1st Starlight, Takes Selfie

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a selfie of its giant, gold mirror. All 18 segments of the primary mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope seem to be working properly 1.5 months into the mission, officials said Friday. The telescope’s first target was a bright star…


Billionaire’s Space Trip Brought $125 Million to St. Jude Hospital

The charitable sector should hope that billionaire Jared Isaacman keeps seeking new adventures. Isaacman, who turned a payments-processing firm he started as a teenager into a multibillion-dollar company, periodically indulges his passion for aviation with head-turning flights. Each time, a prominent charity has joined the ride—and the stakes keep getting bigger. In 2009, Isaacman set…