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Private Ax-2 astronauts get warm welcome from space station crew (video)

The crew of Axiom Space's second private mission to the International Space Station arrived at the orbiting lab on Monday (May 22) to a warm welcome from the station's current crew.

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Danish astronaut flying on SpaceX shuttle warns Europe not to fall behind in space

Europe is at risk of falling behind in the global space race and missing out on key technologies, Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen said ahead of his second trip into space onboard Elon Musk's next SpaceX mission in August.

Reuters

A spaceport startup launched the 1st rocket from a floating launch pad in US waters

A mobile shipping platform in the Gulf of Mexico sent out the first rockets to suborbital space from U.S. territorial waters. The Spaceport Company is aiming for orbital launches next.

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SpaceX joining FAA to fight environmental groups' Starship lawsuit: report

SpaceX is joining the FAA to fight a lawsuit brought by environmental groups, which claim the agency didn't properly assess the damage the company's Starship rocket could cause.

Space

A historic day for women in space

Here are the best moments from a day of historic firsts in space

Salon

Watch SpaceX launch a big communications satellite into orbit tonight (May 23)

SpaceX will launch a big telecommunications satellite to orbit tonight (May 23), weather permitting, and you can watch the liftoff live.

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Sending astronauts to Mars by 2040 is 'an audacious goal' but NASA is trying anyway

Astronauts may orbit Mars by 2033, but setting foot on the Red Planet by the end of next decade would be an "aggressive" and "audacious" goal, NASA officials said.

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Saudi Arabia's first female astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi arrives at International Space Station

The first female Saudi Arabian astronaut to go into space, Rayyanah Barnawi, arrives at the International Space Station on a SpaceX rocket.

ABC News

She holds the NASA record for time spent in space. This week she headed back

Before this week, Peggy Whitson had spent a cumulative 665 days in space over her career, giving her the NASA record. She's not done yet.

WEKU

Thor actor Ray Stevenson dies, Real Madrid calls racist incident against Vinícius Júnior a hate crime, and astronauts arrive at the ISS — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

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Private astronauts welcomed aboard International Space Station

ORLANDO, Fla. — The population of the International Space Station grew from seven to 11 on Monday morning with the arrival of the private Axiom Space crew that launched from Kennedy Space Center.

Orlando Sentinel

Relive SpaceX launch of Ax-2 private astronaut mission with these stunning photos

Stunning images tell the story of the launch and landing of the Falcon 9 rocket that carried the Ax-2 crew to space on Sunday (May 21).

Space

15 of the weirdest things we have launched into space

From a dummy-driven Tesla, to a giant disco ball, to U.S. presidents' hair, here are some of the weirdest things humans have put into space.

LiveScience

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule is now a Matchbox die-cast model

SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft is landing — on toy store shelves. Matchbox, the classic die-cast toy brand, has released a miniature model of the commercial space capsule.

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'It feels amazing!' Private Ax-2 astronauts thrilled by zero gravity and Earth views after SpaceX launch (video)

The Ax-2 crew, including three first-time astronauts and the first Saudi woman to reach space, shared their reactions after reaching space on their way to the International Space Station.

The Hindu

Explained | What are reusable launch vehicles? Who’s using them? Does ISRO have one?

Explained | What is a Reusable Launch Vehicle?

Evening Standard

SpaceX sends first Saudi woman into space to land on International Space Station

‘It feels amazing to be viewing Earth from this capsule,’ Rayyanah Barnawi said after reaching orbit

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SpaceX Dragon capsule docks at space station with private Ax-2 astronaut crew (video)

A SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying four private astronauts arrived at the International Space Station early Monday (May 22) after a record-setting trip to the orbiting laboratory

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SpaceX sends Saudi astronauts, including the Middle East nation’s 1st woman in space, to the International Space Station

It’s the second private flight to the space station organized by Houston-based Axiom Space. The company had previously cited a ticket price of $55 million per person.

Orlando Sentinel

Private astronauts blast off from Space Coast on Axiom Space mission to the ISS

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Another four humans left the Earth on Sunday evening with the launch of Axiom Space’s private mission to the International Space Station hitching a ride aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.

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SpaceX launch of private Ax-2 astronauts just put the 600th person in orbit

The 600th person to enter Earth orbit, Rayyanah Barnawi of Saudi Arabia, is now on her way to the International Space Station on Axiom-2, the second commercial mission to fly there.

WEKU

Saudi astronauts, including nation's 1st woman, catch a SpaceX flight to space station

Saudi Arabia's first astronauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight. The crew will spend just over a week there before returning home.

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SpaceX launches Ax-2 private astronaut mission to station, 1st Saudi woman in space on board (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today (May 21), kicking off the pioneering private Ax-2 mission to the space station.

ABC News

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova's cancer update, Greek PM calls for second election, and SpaceX's latest private flight blasts off — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

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Build-A-Bear creates fluffy 'zero-g indicator' for Axiom Space Ax-2 crew

The zero-g indicator flying on the second private mission to the International Space Station may be the first that needed assembly. Ax-2's 'GiGi' is the first Build-A-Bear to launch into orbit.

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