Space

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket beat out SLS, the next mega launcher, to launch NASA’s Jupiter moon mission.

Space tourism will be worth $8bn by 2030, but that’s a fraction of today’s $350bn space industry.

The global epidemic of surveillance using malicious spyware. Plus, Bild’s battle for political influence in Germany.

Space ‘tourism’ as performed by a pair of billionaires is, for now, merely an overpriced joyride for the ultra-rich.

A decade after its retirement, NASA’s iconic shuttle programme is succeeded by burgeoning commercial space initiatives.

Jeff Bezos is achieving his dream of flying into space while officially launching his company’s commercial operations.

Amazon founder set to blast off in Blue Origin’s New Shepard for a suborbital flight. Here’s what you need to know.

The space race was once decided by the wealth of nations, but now its future is determined by ultra wealthy individuals.

When Wally Funk blasts off on Blue Origin’s rocket Tuesday, she’ll be hoping more women follow in her footsteps.

China’s main space contractor did not say how high the spacecraft flew or elaborate on its flight path.

Blue Origin said that Oliver Daemen will be launching with founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday, rather than auction winner.

NASA and the US Department of Energy awarded three $5m contracts to produce reactor-design concepts for trips to Mars.

Richard Branson beat rival Jeff Bezos into space by at least 9 days, marking the start of a new era in space tourism.

Company filed to sell as much as $500m in shares after founder Richard Branson’s successful flight to space on Sunday.