WASHINGTON: Jeff Bezos, the richest person in the world, is set to join the astronaut club Tuesday on the first crewed launch by Blue Origin, another key moment in a big month for the fledgling space tourism industry. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
SPACEPORT AMERICA, United States: British billionaire Richard Branson flew into space Sunday aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel, a voyage he described as the “experience of a lifetime” – and one he hopes will usher in an era of lucrative space tourism. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
JIUQUAN, China: The first astronauts arrived at China’s new space station on Thursday in the country’s longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
WASHINGTON: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced Monday he will fly into space next month on the first human flight launched by his Blue Origin rocket firm. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
PARIS: A huge iceberg, the world's largest, has broken off from an ice shelf in Antarctica and is floating through the Weddell Sea, the European Space Agency said. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
WASHINGTON: The US space probe Osiris-Rex on Monday left the orbit of the asteroid Bennu, from which it collected dust samples last year, to begin its long journey back to Earth. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
BEIJING: China launched the first module of its “Heavenly Palace” space station on Thursday, a milestone in Beijing's ambitious plan to establish a permanent human presence in space. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
