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USA's new space race slows down as Bezos sues to keep Musk from soaring

Bezos's companies are increasingly resorting to politics and legal filings to get ahead as they fall behind Elon Musk's SpaceX and satellite-based broadband services

Four space tourists end their trailblazing trip with Atlantic splashdown

The all-amateur crew was the first to circle the world without a professional astronaut

4 SpaceX tourists return to Earth after 3-day extra-terrestrial excursion

Four SpaceX tourists returned to Earth from a three-day extra-terrestrial excursion on Saturday evening, marking the end of the first-ever flight to Earth's orbit flown entirely by tourists

Inspiration4: SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip

SpaceX's first private flight blasted off Wednesday night with two contest winners, a health care worker and their rich sponsor, the most ambitious leap yet in space tourism. It was the first time a rocket streaked toward orbit with an all-amateur crew no professional astronauts. The Dragon capsule's two men and two women are looking to spend three days circling the world from an unusually high orbit 100 miles (160 kilometers) higher than the International Space Station before splashing down off the Florida coast this weekend. Leading the flight is Jared Isaacman, 38, who made his fortune with a payment-processing company he started in his teens. It's SpaceX founder Elon Musk's first entry in the competition for space tourism dollars. Isaacman is the third billionaire to launch this summer, following the brief space-skimming flights by Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson and Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos in July. Joining Isaacman on the trip dubbed Inspiration4 is Hayley Arceneaux, 29

SpaceX finally prepares to send first all-civilian crew into orbit

SpaceX, run by tech billionaire Elon Musk-run, is all set to launch to orbit its first all-civilian mission 'Inspiration4' on Wednesday. It will be the first completely private mission to orbit.

Amazon takes a swipe at Elon Musk, says SpaceX flouting regulations

Musk's SpaceX and Bezos's Kuiper Systems are before the FCC with rival satellite constellations in low-earth orbit to provide broadband internet access.

Amazon slams SpaceX, says Musk's companies do not care about rules

Amazon slammed Musk's SpaceX as a serial rule-breaker and sent FCC officials a list of Musk's past troubles with other regulators

Launching into space? Not so fast. Insurers baulk at new coverage

The insurance dilemma underlines a greater problem: no one is cleaning up the mess in space

SpaceX to use robot chopsticks to catch largest-ever flying object

Tech billionaire Elon Musk took to Twitter on Monday to announce that his aerospace manufacturing firm SpaceX will try to catch largest-ever flying object with robot chopsticks.

Is Elon Musk an alien? Guess what tech billionaire said

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has stated on Twitter that he is an alien.

SpaceX launches shipment of ants, avocados, robot to space station

The delivery due to arrive Monday is the company's 23rd for NASA in just under a decade.

Jeff Bezos retired to file lawsuits against SpaceX, says Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday openly criticised former Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos on Twitter, saying he has taken retirement only to file lawsuits against SpaceX.

The space race is getting harder

A vast technological gap is opening up as humans race to colonise the solar system

Elon Musk's SpaceX acquires satellite startup Swarm Technologies

SpaceX is acquiring satellite connectivity startup Swarm Technologies for an undisclosed sum, it first acquisition in the 19 years of its existence

What makes Elon Musk different

Two new books, written with Musk's cooperation, now deepen our appreciation of his achievements

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk applauds Isro's progress for Gaganyaan Mission

The ISRO on Wednesday successfully conducted the third long-duration hot test of the liquid propellant Vikas engine for the Gaganyaan programme

Virgin Galactic ride: Race for space may not just be rich man's fun & game

Craft engineering may improve transport safety on Earth; also encourage space debris clean-up

Space tourism spinoffs

Technology could find application in multiple areas

Elon Musk under fire again: CEO to testify over Tesla acquisition

In the runup to Tesla Inc.'s 2016 acquisition of a company called SolarCity, Elon Musk hailed the deal as a no brainer"

Elon Musk's Starlink to provide internet nearly worldwide within weeks

Company aims to offer broadband to as much as 5% of the world's population where conventional fiber and wireless networks can't reach.