By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business 7:23 PM ET, Sat May 30, 2020What happened: SpaceX's second attempt to launch two NASA astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station was successful.Why it's important: This is the first crewed spaceflight to take off from US soil in nearly a decade.34 PostsNASA and SpaceX will keep their livestream rolling at least until SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, carrying astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, dock with the International Space Station tomorrow.Docking is scheduled for 10:27 am ET Sunday. For now, Behnken and Hurley are biding their time on...…By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business 7:23 PM ET, Sat May 30, 2020What happened: SpaceX's second attempt to launch two NASA astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station was successful.Why it's important: This is the first crewed spaceflight to take off from US soil in nearly a decade.34 PostsNASA and SpaceX will keep their livestream rolling at least until SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, carrying astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, dock with the International Space Station tomorrow.Docking is scheduled for 10:27 am ET Sunday. For now, Behnken and Hurley are biding their time on...WW…

Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Jackie Wattles, CNN BusinessNew York(CNN Business) NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, the to travel into orbit aboard a commercially developed spacecraft, are aiming to return to Earth on August 2, the space agency announced Friday.The exact time and date of their return home will be determined by weather, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said.Millions of people watched as strapped into a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule , launching their months-long mission to the International Space Station. It marked the first time in nearly a...…Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Jackie Wattles, CNN BusinessNew York(CNN Business) NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, the to travel into orbit aboard a commercially developed spacecraft, are aiming to return to Earth on August 2, the space agency announced Friday.The exact time and date of their return home will be determined by weather, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said.Millions of people watched as strapped into a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule , launching their months-long mission to the International Space Station. It marked the first time in nearly a...WW…

MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy , CNN BusinessLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft — carrying four from three countries — docked with the International Space Station early Saturday morning ET, beginning the crew’s six-month stay in space.This mission, dubbed Crew-2, marks the third-ever crewed flight for Elon Musk’s company and the first to make use of a previously flown, privately-owned rocket booster and spacecraft.The astronauts took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida Friday morning and spent nearly 24 hours soaring through orbit at more...…MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy , CNN BusinessLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft — carrying four from three countries — docked with the International Space Station early Saturday morning ET, beginning the crew’s six-month stay in space.This mission, dubbed Crew-2, marks the third-ever crewed flight for Elon Musk’s company and the first to make use of a previously flown, privately-owned rocket booster and spacecraft.The astronauts took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida Friday morning and spent nearly 24 hours soaring through orbit at more...WW…

Austin, Texas (CNN Business)Japanese fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa, who first announced his intention in to take a group of artists with him on a six-day trip around the Moon, said Tuesday that he's inviting the public to apply to fill eight open seats on the mission now slated to take off in 2023.Maezawa also said that he's decided to expand his definition of an "artist," which he initially defined as singers, dancers, painters and other traditional creative fields. Now, he's open to including people from all walks of life as long as they view themselves as artists, Maezawa said in a video...…Austin, Texas (CNN Business)Japanese fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa, who first announced his intention in to take a group of artists with him on a six-day trip around the Moon, said Tuesday that he's inviting the public to apply to fill eight open seats on the mission now slated to take off in 2023.Maezawa also said that he's decided to expand his definition of an "artist," which he initially defined as singers, dancers, painters and other traditional creative fields. Now, he's open to including people from all walks of life as long as they view themselves as artists, Maezawa said in a video...WW…

MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy , CNN BusinessLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A rocket prototype, known as SN10, soared over South Texas during test flight Wednesday before swooping down to a pinpoint landing near its launch site. Approximately three minutes after landing, however, multiple showed the rocket exploding on its landing pad.SpaceX’s SN10, an early prototype of the company’s Starship Mars rocket, took off around 5:15 pm CT and climbed about six miles over the coastal landscape, mimicking two previous test flights SpaceX has conducted that ended in an ....…MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy , CNN BusinessLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A rocket prototype, known as SN10, soared over South Texas during test flight Wednesday before swooping down to a pinpoint landing near its launch site. Approximately three minutes after landing, however, multiple showed the rocket exploding on its landing pad.SpaceX’s SN10, an early prototype of the company’s Starship Mars rocket, took off around 5:15 pm CT and climbed about six miles over the coastal landscape, mimicking two previous test flights SpaceX has conducted that ended in an ....WW…

MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy , CNN BusinessLink Copied!Ad Feedback — NASA is giving SpaceX more than $330 million for a mission that will launch two key pieces of the , a space station that NASA plans to put in orbit around the moon as part of the space agency’s Artemis program.The Artemis program is the American government’s plan to establish a permanent human presence in deep space.SpaceX will launch “the foundational elements of the Gateway” — including a cylindrical module that will serve as astronaut living quarters and a large, box-shaped unit that will...…MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy , CNN BusinessLink Copied!Ad Feedback — NASA is giving SpaceX more than $330 million for a mission that will launch two key pieces of the , a space station that NASA plans to put in orbit around the moon as part of the space agency’s Artemis program.The Artemis program is the American government’s plan to establish a permanent human presence in deep space.SpaceX will launch “the foundational elements of the Gateway” — including a cylindrical module that will serve as astronaut living quarters and a large, box-shaped unit that will...WW…

Austin, Texas (CNN Business)The Federal Aviation Administration said it will oversee an investigation into a crash landing of a SpaceX prototype rocket on Tuesday. The announcement comes after the FAA forced SpaceX to delay the launch as it investigated a previous explosion of a similar rocket prototype. The destroyed vehicle, SpaceX's Starship SN9, was an early prototype for a rocket the company hopes will carry the first humans to Mars. Launched in a high-altitude test flight Tuesday, the vehicle traveled a few miles up in the air, hovered for a moment, and then conducted a belly...…Austin, Texas (CNN Business)The Federal Aviation Administration said it will oversee an investigation into a crash landing of a SpaceX prototype rocket on Tuesday. The announcement comes after the FAA forced SpaceX to delay the launch as it investigated a previous explosion of a similar rocket prototype. The destroyed vehicle, SpaceX's Starship SN9, was an early prototype for a rocket the company hopes will carry the first humans to Mars. Launched in a high-altitude test flight Tuesday, the vehicle traveled a few miles up in the air, hovered for a moment, and then conducted a belly...WW…

Skip to main contentYou have permission to edit this article.EditHomeSearchNewsCoronavirusWeatherSportsFeaturesVideoWatchContact(CNN) — Amazon has officially joined the race to build massive constellations of satellites that can blanket the globe in internet connectivity — a move that puts the tech company in direct competition with SpaceX and its Starlink system.The first two prototype satellites for Amazon’s network, called Project Kuiper, launched aboard a United Launch Alliance rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 2:06 p.m. ET Friday.“We’ve done extensive testing here in our lab...…Skip to main contentYou have permission to edit this article.EditHomeSearchNewsCoronavirusWeatherSportsFeaturesVideoWatchContact(CNN) — Amazon has officially joined the race to build massive constellations of satellites that can blanket the globe in internet connectivity — a move that puts the tech company in direct competition with SpaceX and its Starlink system.The first two prototype satellites for Amazon’s network, called Project Kuiper, launched aboard a United Launch Alliance rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 2:06 p.m. ET Friday.“We’ve done extensive testing here in our lab...WW…