Commercial Space
American Astronauts Will Fly to Space in Boeing's 'Starliner'
Boeing is vying with SpaceX to return America to manned spaceflight.
SpaceX Is Planning At Least Four More Launches This Year
The company will attempt another International Space Station resupply in mid November.
Judges Killed a Patent Aimed at Stopping SpaceX's Reusable Rocket Plan
Sorry, Jeff Bezos: Judges ruled you can't patent a plan to land a rocket on a drone boat.
SpaceX President: Prospect of Another Failure 'Keeps Me Up at Night'
SpaceX still plans to land its rocket on a drone boat by the end of the year.
When NASA Won't Hire You, Become a Freelance Astronaut
Brian Shiro was rejected by NASA. Twice. So he went and started an astronaut-for-hire service.
Chinese Research Will Fly on the International Space Station for the First Time
A private US company has agreed to take a Chinese DNA experiment to the ISS next year.
Human Error Caused the Virgin Galactic Crash, Officials Say
The US government says pilots were asked to do too much immediately after the ship was launched.
The Next Space Race Is Being Run By Lawyers
SpaceX says a competitor is obstructing its plans to build a space-based internet.
A Competitor Has Asked the FCC to Block SpaceX's Satellite Internet Test
Intelsat, one of the largest satellite companies in the world, says SpaceX must make more information public before it tests internet satellites.
Elon Musk: SpaceX Got 'Complacent' With its Launch Successes
Musk said that a faulty third party strut caused last month's crash.
NASA's Version of a Life Lesson Involves Blowing Up Students' Experiments Twice
If at first you don't succeed, keep building your experiment until it doesn't blow up on its way to space.