Space business

Virgin Galactic launched its first private astronaut mission on Thursday from Spaceport America in New Mexico. The "historic" flight included an Olympian and mother-daughter duo.

Boeing's first astronaut flight on its Starline capsule has been delayed again after safety issues were detected with the parachute lines and flammable tape used aboard.

French aerospace company Airbus and U.S.-based Voyager Space said they will begin working even closer to build a private version of the International Space Station (ISS).

Boeing is facing growing fees tied to its Starliner astronaut program after it ran into even more snags. Boeing is currently working with NASA on a new test flight date.

Amazon’s Project Kuiper is building a $120 million satellite processing facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, creating 50 new jobs in the area.

Virgin Galactic unveiled the identifies of the three individuals that the space company will carry on its Galactic 02 mission next month: Keisha Schahaff, Anastatia Mayers and Jon Goodwin.

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. announced its first-ever private astronaut mission on Thursday, with the flight window opening on Aug. 10. It will carry three passengers to space.

Shares of Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic fell more than 10% on Thursday after the company successfully completed its first commercial spaceflight dubbed Galactic 01.

Virgin Galactic officially started its commercial spaceflight operations on Thursday morning with the launch of a crew on a suborbital scientific research mission.

Virgin Galactic's suborbital flight will feature three crew members from Italy and is expected to launch on Thursday morning. The company completed its final test flight last month.

Crew members of Virgin Galactic’s first research-based commercial spaceflight are from the Italian Air Force and the Italy’s National Research Council.

Virgin Galactic announced that the company will launch its first commercial spaceflights this summer with a research mission in June followed by a private astronaut trip in August.

Virgin Galactic's launch Thursday went off without a hitch, the latest move by one of three major billionaire-backed players in the space race. SpaceX and Blue Origin also had developments recently.

The Axiom Mission 2 space crew launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a private charter flight Sunday, marking the first time Saudi Arabians went to space in decades.

Virgin Galactic has revealed the date that will mark the opening of the window for its Unity 25 spaceflight. The opening for the mission will fall on May 25.

SpaceX launched a batch of 56 Starlink satellites into orbit early Sunday from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and successfully landed a rocket in the sea.

NASA and Rocket Lab USA, Inc. launched two small satellites into orbit from New Zealand on Monday to study hurricanes and other cyclones more frequently.

While SpaceX Starships remain grounded by the FAA, CEO Elon Musk predicted when they could lift off next – assuming a new lawsuit doesn't cause delays.

Environmental and wildlife groups sued the Federal Aviation Administration over SpaceX rocket operations in Texas. The company's Starship exploded minutes after launch on April 20.

The April 20 launch of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Texas started a fire on state park land and sent debris flying. Residents in a nearby town reported dust falling after the launch.