SpaceX Plans To Take Tourists Around The Moon In Two Years

SpaceX will take tourists on an orbit around the moon in as little as two years.

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An American Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet plane at a maintenance facility in Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 2, 2020.

Former Boeing Test Pilot Pleads Not Guilty in 737 Max Case

He faces charges that he deceived regulators about a system that played a role in two deadly crashes.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the LUCY spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Lucy, will observe Trojan asteroids, a unique family of asteroids that orbit the sun in front of and behind Jupiter.

NASA's Asteroid-Hunter Lucy Soars into Sky with Diamonds

Lucy’s $981 million mission is the first to aim for Jupiter’s so-called Trojan entourage.

In this photo taken from video footage released by Roscosmos Space Agency, actress Yulia Peresild sits in a chair shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-18 space capsule, southeast of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021.

Russian Filmmakers Land After Shoot Aboard Space Station

The film depicts a surgeon who rushes into space to save an ailing cosmonaut.

In this Monday, March 1, 2021 file photo, The first Alaska Airlines passenger flight on a Boeing 737-9 Max airplane takes off on a flight to San Diego from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. A Boeing pilot involved in testing the 737 Max jetliner was indicted Thursday, Oct. 14,2021 by a federal grand jury on charges of deceiving safety regulators who were evaluating the plane, which was later involved in two deadly crashes.

Former Boeing Pilot Involved in Max Testing Indicted

He could face up to 100 years in prison.

The Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship on a Long March-2F carrier rocket prepares to be transferred to the launching area of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Oct. 7, 2021.

With Latest Mission, China Renews Space Cooperation Vow

China was excluded from the International Space Station, largely due to U.S. objections.

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket passengers, from left, Audrey Powers, William Shatner, Chris Boshuizen, and Glen de Vries during a media availability at the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Oct. 13, 2021.

William Shatner, TV's Capt. Kirk, Blasts into Space

The “Star Trek” actor and three fellow passengers hurtled 66.5 miles over the West Texas desert.

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Lunar Rover to Help Find Oxygen on the Moon

Oxygen extracted from the lunar surface could sustain a human presence and support future missions to Mars.

In this April 26, 2021, file photo Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked in a storage lot, near Boeing Field in Seattle. The Boeing Co. told employees, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, that they must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or possibly be fired.

Boeing Tells Workers They Must Get COVID-19 Vaccine

The policy will apply to roughly 125,000 U.S.-based employees.

A fire official looks over the scene of a small plane crash, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Santee, Calif. At least two people were killed and two others were injured when the plane crashed into a suburban Southern California neighborhood, setting two homes ablaze, authorities said.

Plane Crash Kills 2, Burns Homes in California Neighborhood

When the plane was close to the runway, an air traffic controller alerted the pilot that the aircraft was too low.

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took a selfie with the Ingenuity helicopter. This image was taken by the WATSON camera on the rover’s robotic arm on April 6, 2021, the 46th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.

Perseverance’s First Major Successes on Mars

Perseverance has tested out all of its engineering capabilities, driven 1.6 miles over rough terrain and taken thousands of photos, but there are three major milestones that scientists are particularly excited about.

Key Airline Group Targets Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

They said it will be a "huge challenge."

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Lockheed Opens Advanced Hypersonic Strike Production Facility

The facility integrates critical digital transformation advancements.