Elon Musk's SpaceX launches first tourist flight Inspiration4
The four astronauts will be in space for three days, circling the Earth.
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'Very ordinary' astronauts prepare for an extraordinary launch to space
New York Times: The Inspiration4 mission shows private spaceflight's promise.
Focus Live: Elon Musk's SpaceX launch rocket with all-civilian crew
For the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight, a rocket has blasted into orbit with no professional astronauts on board, only four tourists. Video / SpaceX
The women hoping to become Europe's next astronauts
Times: The European Space Agency is recruiting a new generation of astronauts.
Rocket Lab goes public on Nasdaq
Founder and CEO Peter Beck rings the Nasdaq bell in a virtual ceremony to start Wednesday trading. Video / Supplied
Watch: Rocket Lab rival runs test flights near Aoraki/Mt Cook
Kiwi-Dutch company hopes to run regular cargo flights from standard airports.
Documents reveal NZ role in Apollo 8 mission in 1968
The Apollo 8 mission was the first manned space flight to orbit the moon.
Nasa says an asteroid will have a close brush with Earth. But not until the 2100s
New York Times: Scientists forecast path of space rock size of the Empire State Building.
Latest space station supplies include pizza delivery for 7
The cargo ship should reach the International Space Station on Thursday.
Nasa wants to pay for you holiday to 'Mars'. Sort of
NASA is looking for volunteers to take a sabbatical in Mars Dune Alpha.
Hawke's Bay's Rocket Lab headed for the Moon
Rocket Lab is launching its first Moon mission from Mahia.
Want to pretend to live on Mars? For a whole year? Apply now
Nasa is looking for four crew members for a year-long mission simulating life on Mars.
It was his day off. Then the Space Station went for a spin
New York Times: The Nasa flight director had to declare a "spacecraft emergency".
'There's drama Everywhere': Dark Sky adventure at Takapō
Is winter a good time to stargaze in the Aoraki Mackenzie region?
Declassified documents: Inside Kaikoura's 1978 UFO sightings
Declassified government documents show officials were struggling to debunk TV1 footage.
Russia's new module docked, then sent the Space Station spinning
New York Times: It took 45 minutes to get the situation under control.
Fifty years ago, Nasa put a car on the moon
New York Times: The lunar rovers parked American automotive culture on the lunar surface.
From Wanaka to space: NZ to be launch-pad for car-sized telescope
Instrument ballooned to space from Wanaka may help solve dark matter mysteries.
Is Jeff Bezos an astronaut now?
New York Times: If you reach space, even for just a few minutes, are you an astronaut?
US officials tried to cover up Aussie's UFO sighting
US military officials in Australia bully woman and police into denying sighting of UFO.
Watch: Jeff Bezos latest billionaire to soar into space
Jeff Bezos the latest billionaire to race to space.
'Best day ever!': Jeff Bezos blasts into space
Jeff Bezos has made it into space, riding his own company's rocket.
Blue Origin: 'Big buzz' in little town ahead of rocket launch
Reaction to Blue Origin's operations on the town have been mixed.
Branson, Bezos and Musk: How the three spaceketeers aren't just vain, ego-stroking billionaires
The space race is being criticised as a vanity project. But could it save life on Earth?
Simpsons makes another eerie prediction
The Simpsons has made another correct prediction, this time about Richard Branson.
SEC says a SPAC misled investors about its space deal
New York Times: The recent boom in SPACs has drawn increased regulatory scrutiny.
Dutch teen joins Bezos' rocket as youngest person in space
Dutch teenager to become youngest person in space.
Editorial: Outer space playground for the ultra-rich
Editorial: Sir Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos buy the experience of being astronauts.
New type of stardust may unlock solar system secrets
Grains from fallen meteorite teaching scientists about the origins of our solar system.
'Magical': Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship
Richard Branson hurtled into space, thus bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality.
Live: Touchdown! Sir Richard Branson completes Virgin Galactic Unity 2 trip to space
Join our live coverage of Sir Richard Branson's mission into space.
'Won't be going to his funeral': Branson's wife more worried than hubby about space flight
Branson's wife has fears about space trip, but Branson "far more excited than worried" .
'Not high enough': Bezos' criticism to Branson before first space trip
Jeff Bezos has lashed out, saying Branson is not going high enough to be a real astronaut.