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Vast can put an astronaut into space for less than $100 million, says company advisor former NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel

World

Race for first private space station heats up as NASA set to retire ISS

With NASA’s International Space Station set to come out of service in 2030, American aerospace firm Vast has stepped into a frenzied race for...

AFPNovember 13, 2025

Crew-11 mission astronauts pause outside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building en route to launch complex LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on August 1, 2025

World

SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station

An international team of four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docked Saturday with the orbiting International Space Station (ISS). “Docking confirmed!”, SpaceX...

AFPAugust 2, 2025

World

International crew bound for space station

NASA and SpaceX launched a four-member crew to the International Space Station (ISS).

AFPAugust 1, 2025

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla blasts off into space next week as the first Indian to join the International Space Station

World

Fighter pilot takes next giant step for India’s space plans

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla blasts off into space next week as the first Indian to join the International Space Station (ISS), bearing with him New Delhi’s...

AFPJune 5, 2025

Crew-9 is expected to depart the ISS on March 16, carrying Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, Suni Williams and Aleksandr Gorbunov

World

‘Stranded’ astronauts closer to coming home after next ISS launch

A routine crew rotation at the International Space Station has taken on unusual significance: It paves the way for a pair of astronauts stranded...

AFPMarch 12, 2025

US astronaut Nick Hague (R) and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov head to a Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Florida

Tech & Science

SpaceX set to launch mission to return stranded astronauts

A SpaceX mission is set for launch Saturday with two passengers on board, leaving two seats empty to return the two stranded American astronauts.

AFPSeptember 28, 2024

The Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) members (L-R, front) Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria of Spain, Pilot Walter Villadei of Italy, Mission Specialist Alper Gezeravcı of Turkey and Mission Specialist Marcus Wandt of Sweden are joined by the Expedition 70 crew

World

Four astronauts splash down after Axiom private mission

An all-European quartet of astronauts, including Turkey's first, splashed down off the Florida coast on Friday morning.

AFPFebruary 9, 2024

Axiom Space was founded in 2016 by Michael Suffredini, a former ISS program manager for NASA, and entrepreneur Kam Ghaffarian

World

European crew arrives at ISS on private mission

An all-European crew including Turkey’s first astronaut arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday on a voyage chartered by Axiom Space. Dubbed Axiom...

AFPJanuary 20, 2024