Space Travel

Pop star Katy Perry and Jeff Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sanchez will be on board Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket as it blasts off into space at 8:30 AM local time from the West Texas launch site on April 14. The crew also features CBS presenter Gayle King. What happened: The mission, which will be the...

In a historic moment, Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) successfully launched its Starliner spacecraft with astronauts on board for the first time on Tuesday. The spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams, took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 10:52 a.m. ET...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that his rocket manufacturing company is eyeing launching its Starship launch vehicle nine times this year. The company is now prepping for the vehicle’s third flight test this week. What Happened: Musk’s SpaceX is now preparing to launch Starship...

NASA is hunting for new crew members to embark on a year-long Mars simulation mission to deepen our understanding of life on the Red Planet. The initiative is set to commence in Spring 2025 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. It marks the second of three planned Mars surface simulations under...

Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) tentative Moon arrival date is Feb. 23, 2024. What Happened: According to Finance Feeds, crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX is loading a physical Bitcoin — engraved with a public address (1MoonBTCixFH3XTrWRCbMpK23o74nQrA1Q) and a private key — aboard a...

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) launched tourists into orbit for the first time ever Thursday in the company’s seventh spaceflight. The flight, called Galactic 02, launched from New Mexico’s Spaceport around 11:30 a.m. ET according to a post from the company on...

Russia, after nearly half a century, is marking its return to the Moon. The nation’s space agency, Roscosmos, is making final preparations for the Aug. 11 Luna-25 mission, its first lunar lander since the heyday of the Apollo era. But this time, it’s not just about reaching our...

In October 2021, actor William Shatner became the oldest astronaut to go to space. In a new book, the "Star Trek" celebrity shares what he really thought about his time in space. What Happened: Shatner became the oldest astronaut at the age of 90, flying aboard a...

Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and SpaceX, two companies attempting to solve world problems. Here’s the latest on Musk’s grand ambitions to colonize Mars. What Happened: Founded in 2002, SpaceX is now a $127 billion company that has transformed the space industry....

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday SpaceX plans to fly its fully reusable, biggest rocket Starship to orbit in January. What Happened: SpaceX’s first attempt to launch the Starship in orbit would be followed by many more such flights throughout the year, Musk said at a...

Jessica Watkins is set to become the first Black woman to join the crew at the International Space Station next year.  What Happened: U.S. space agency NASA on Tuesday named Watkins to serve as a mission specialist on the agency’s upcoming SpaceX Crew-4 mission. Tesla Inc (...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Wednesday kicked off the Crew-3 mission in collaboration with the space agency NASA. What Happened: The mission was launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9:03 p.m. ET for the nearly day-long journey to the...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said on Monday SpaceX’s Starship is designed to deliver 1,000 times more payload than all rockets on earth combined. What Happened: Musk was responding to a Twitter post that shared a Bryce Space Tech report listing the global orbital launches by...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk-led SpaceX said on Saturday its Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station has been delayed again. What Happened: SpaceX and the U.S. space agency NASA are now targeting the launch of the Crew-3 mission from the latter’s Kennedy Space Center in...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened: On this day in 1957, the USSR launched Sputnik I, the first artificial Earth satellite. Where Was The Market: The Dow closed around 496.03 and the S&P 500 traded at 41.24...