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China to send first civilian astronaut to space station

JIUQUAN (CHINA) - China will send three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian scientist into space for the first time as Beijing pursues plans to send a manned mission to the Moon by the end of the decade.

Bangkok Post

China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station on Shenzhou 16 spacecraft (video)

China's next crew of three astronauts is all set to launch for the country's Tiangong space station tonight (May 29) on a Long March 2F rocket and you can watch it live.

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China to send first civilian into space on Tuesday

China will send its first civilian astronaut into space as part of a crewed mission to the Tiangong space station tomorrow

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China outlines plan to land astronauts on Moon before 2030

China plans to land astronauts on the Moon before 2030, in what would be another advance in what's increasingly seen as a new space race.

The New Daily

China to send its first civilian astronaut into space

Payload expert Gui Haichao will set off for the Tiangong space station as part of a three-person mission on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

China will launch Shenzhou-16 mission to Chinese space station on May 30

China will send three astronauts to its now fully operational space station on Tuesday as part of a crew rotation, in the fifth manned mission to the Chinese space outpost since 2021, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Monday.

Reuters

Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans for space. Its astronauts on SpaceX's private Ax-2 mission are just the start, official says

Mishaal Ashemimry, special adviser to the CEO of the Saudi Space Commission, discusses the significance of the Ax-2 mission and the nation's ambitious space plans.

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Astronauts launched save skylab

Fifty years ago, three American astronauts rocketed into orbit to salvage the crippled Skylab space station

The Hindu

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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ISS welcomes Saudi astronauts: Rayyanah Barnawi becomes first Saudi woman in space

The International Space Station has rolled out the welcome mat for two Saudi visitors, including the kingdom's first woman in space. The pair is among a group of four that will spend about a week in space before returning to Earth. We take a closer look and speak to expert…

France 24

Russian cargo ship Progress 84 docks at space station just hours after launch (video)

A robotic Russian cargo craft arrived at the International Space Station today (May 24) after a speedy launch to deliver more than 2 tons of fresh supplies for astronaut.

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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

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

'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.

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The Independent UK

Space station welcomes 2 Saudi visitors, including kingdom's 1st female astronaut

A private flight carrying two Saudi astronauts and other visitors has arrived at the International Space Station

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

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

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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.

The Hindu

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

Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight on May 21.

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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.

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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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What time is the SpaceX Ax-2 private astronaut launch for Axiom Space?

SpaceX is launching the second all-private mission to the International Space Station today (May 21) and if you're hoping to follow it online, you need to know when it actually lifts off.

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