Tech Billionaire Nominated To Lead NASA Jared Isaacman, tech billionaire with SpaceX ties, nominated to lead NASA, continuing America's space exploration legacy. Top News · Dec 4, 2024
Trump nominates Musk collaborator to head space agency NASA Jared Isaacman, who made the first private spacewalk in September, is among latest picks by US-president elect. Al Jazeera · Dec 4, 2024
Who is Jared Isaacman? Billionaire SpaceX astronaut picked to lead Trump’s NASA Isaacman, a billionaire tech entrepreneur, funded and led two private missions to orbit on SpaceX rockets The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2024
Trump taps billionaire and private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead Nasa Aerospace defense firm founder was first civilian to walk in space and led first flight of all-private crew of astronauts The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2024
Trump picks billionaire private SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA Donald Trump's choice for NASA chief is billionaire Jared Isaacman, a private astronaut who has funded and commanded two SpaceX missions. Space · Dec 4, 2024
Photo: The First Commercial Spacewalk Civilian astronauts on a SpaceX mission traveled more than 800 miles away from Earth. Reason · Nov 19, 2024
Exclusive: Doritos' 1st ad filmed in space features special 'zero-g' chips (video) It is not a sound often heard in Earth orbit, but in the newly released footage of snack and space history being made, it is clearly there. *Crunch* Doritos is releasing its first ad filmed in space. Space · Oct 21, 2024
SpaceX launches Crew-9 astronauts from upgraded Florida pad to return Boeing Starliner crew home SpaceX launched a NASA astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut toward the ISS today (Sept. 28), on a mission unlike any other the company has flown. Space · Sep 28, 2024
Spacewalk An 'Emotional Experience' For Private Astronauts The commander of the daring space voyage that included the first-ever spacewalk by private astronauts described opening the hatch into the void as an "emotional experience" that left him in awe, yet deeply aware of the dangers. International Business Times · Sep 17, 2024
9 firsts in 5 days: Polaris Dawn crew lands from history-making SpaceX mission Four private astronauts are back on Earth after a five-day mission that set firsts and broke records in an effort to advance human spaceflight. Space · Sep 17, 2024
NASA astronaut photographs SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn capsule reentry from ISS (photo) The private Polaris Dawn was within view of the ISS when the four-person private mission concluded its work on Sept. 15. Experienced NASA astronaut Don Pettit wielded the camera. Space · Sep 16, 2024
Tech billionaire returns to earth after first ever private spacewalk 460 miles above earth Jared Isaacman is the first non professional astronaut to carry out a moon walk Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2024
Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman returns to Earth on SpaceX mission after historic spacewalk Elon Musk’s space firm celebrated on X, saying: “Splashdown of Dragon confirmed! Welcome back to Earth” The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2024
Space photo of the week: Space X's Polaris Dawn astronauts 'touch the void' on 1st-ever private spacewalk SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronaut Jared Isaacman briefly "touched the void" as he embarked on the first-ever private spacewalk Thursday (Sept. 12). LiveScience · Sep 15, 2024
Space · Sep 15, 2024 SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts splash down to end historic spacewalk mission (video) The four Polaris Dawn astronauts splashed down safely off the coast of Florida today (Sept. 15), bringing an end to their historic commercial mission.
The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2024 Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk A billionaire spacewalker is back on Earth
The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2024 Watch: SpaceX Dragon and Polaris Dawn crew return to Earth after historic mission Watch as the SpaceX Dragon and Polaris Dawn crew returned to Earth on Sunday (15 September) after a historic mission.
International Business Times · Sep 14, 2024 Historic Private Astronaut Mission Prepares For Splashdown The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, which made history when its crew conducted the first ever spacewalk by non-government astronauts, is returning to Earth on Sunday.
Space · Sep 14, 2024 SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts will return to Earth early Sunday. Here's how to watch live online After five days in space aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon, the crew of Polaris Dawn will return to Earth early TKday, and you can watch the landing live.
International Business Times UK · Sep 13, 2024 'That Looks As Fake As When NASA Did It': Conspiracy That SpaceX's First Commercial Spacewalk Is A Hoax Goes Viral Previously, only astronauts from government space agencies had conducted spacewalks to build or upgrade space stations in orbit, repair satellites, and complete science experiments.
Reason · Sep 13, 2024 First Private Spacewalk Plus! Robots doing math, New York’s top cop resigns, election gambling is legal.
Space · Sep 13, 2024 SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts beam photos to Earth using Starlink satellites The private Polaris Dawn crew notched another milestone on Thursday (Sept. 12), beaming photos home using SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites.
France 24 · Sep 13, 2024 Polaris Dawn mission: Valuable space race progress or vanity project? The most ambitious mission yet in the billionaire space race saw Jared Isaacman become the first non-professional astronaut to walk in space on Thursday, in partnership with Elon Musk's SpaceX. The Polaris Dawn mission has been welcomed by the aerospace community for pushing the boundaries of 21st-century spaceflight, but dismissed…
Space · Sep 13, 2024 Polaris Dawn astronaut plays 'Star Wars' song in music video beamed from space (video) Polaris Dawn astronaut Sarah Gillis released a new music video from space while playing violin inside the mission's Crew Dragon spacecraft.
The Conversation · Sep 13, 2024 A billionaire and an engineer have completed the first private spacewalk. But this isn’t just a vanity project Two astronauts have carried out the first-ever commercial spacewalk, using new less-bulky spacesuits designed by SpaceX.