Chun Wang, a Chinese-born crypto entrepreneur, paid an undisclosed amount for the mission. Some satellites are already in polar orbit, and researchers called it a routine flight.

The crew will observe Earth's polar regions 430 kilometers above the surface, allowing the Crew Dragon Resilience to travel ...

Mikkelsen, the first Norwegian bound for space, has flown over the poles before, but at a much lower altitude. She was part ...

Plenty more launches are to come, including another test of SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket, which exploded while in flight ...

The four-person crew, led by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, will spend three to five days on a rare flight path around ...

A crew of four international spacefarers on a private mission will soon seek to become the first humans to travel over ...

SpaceX's Starship megarocket, the world's most powerful rocket, is officially on NASA's list for future launches.

Fram2, a first-of-its-kind private mission to send four astronauts into polar orbit around Earth, is about to launch ...

When young, aspiring astronauts dream about shooting off into space in a rocket ship, their minds rarely wander to worst case ...

Chief Shekhar Gupta, Williams talks about her journey to space, Indian roots, and the inspiration she hopes to offer future ...

Seattle's Museum of Flight brings its collection of space artifacts up to the present day with a Blue Origin BE-3U rocket ...

SpaceX has had some incredible highs and lows. Founded in 2002, the private space company has become a key player in rocket missions and has helped accomplish founder and CEO Elon Musk’s goal of ...