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Blue Origin targets May 20 for next space tourist launch

Blue Origin's fifth human spaceflight will take place next week, if all goes according to plan. Jeff Bezos' aerospace company announced today (May 13) that it's targeting May 20 for the launch of NS-21…

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44B and will privatize company

Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion on Monday, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the social media platform where he — the world’s richest person — promotes his interests, …

Algae a winner in Elon Musk-funded greenhouse gas contest

From algae farming to producing a sort of artificial limestone, ideas for reducing greenhouse gas in the atmosphere are getting a funding boost from famed entrepreneur Elon Musk. The Tesla electric vehicle and Spa…

SpaceX launches 3 visitors to space station for $55M each

SpaceX launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station on Friday for more than a week’s stay, as NASA joins Russia in hosting guests at the world’s most expensive tourist destinat…

Virgin Galactic re-opens ticket sales for $450,000

Virgin Galactic, which last year flew its flamboyant founder Richard Branson to space, will re-open ticket sales to the general public starting Wednesday, for the sum of $450,000. Previously, only people who had paid…

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