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.

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

The private Fram2 mission lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex-39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ...

A unique mission called Fram2, paid for and led by a cryptocurrency billionaire who is flying with three guests, lifted off, carrying the crew into an orbit around the North and South poles. Follow ...

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

Isar Aerospace, the company behind the rocket, is still heralding the launch as a success due to the data it provided ...

The latest news, announced Sunday, is that Airbus will design and build the lander that will carry the ExoMars down to the surface of Mars. The mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than 2028 on a ...

Isar Aerospace, based in Germany, is the first in a crop of new European rocket companies to attempt an orbital launch. If ...

The billionaire is in position to speed up plans for a voyage to the planet, with a potentially huge impact on SpaceX.

Ninety years ago today, on March 28, 1935, Robert H. Goddard launched the first gyroscopically-stabilized liquid-fueled ...

Here’s a look at human spaceflight programs in the United States and around the world. Facts The United States ended its crewed space shuttle program with the launch of Atlantis on July 8, 2011, and ...

Dr. Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in space, shares wisdom and encouragement with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King ...