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Flying to space? There's a tax on that now, too

Commercial companies launching satellites, flying orbital test missions, or conducting other space-related activities will soon need to pay to leave Earth. Per a notice the FAA published in the ...

Australia has to pay millions to fly an astronaut to space. What do we stand to gain?

In recent days, the Australian government made an offer to the European Space Agency (ESA) to send Australia’s first ...
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NASA unveils next crew of astronauts who will fly to space station

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Artemis II crew members may be back on Earth after a moon-circling mission, but the next group of astronauts are already ...
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SpaceX to fly more NASA crews to space station under expanded $5.92 billion deal

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lifts off on NASA's Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station, carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie ...
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New Virgin Spaceship to Start Flying People to Space in Late 2026

It’s been so long since the space company founded by Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic, performed its last flight, that I almost forgot these guys are around. They are, and they’ve been working off ...
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NASA and Boeing could fly Starliner spacecraft again this year. Their last mission was labeled a Type A mishap

The Starliner spacecraft on NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test approaches the International Space Station while orbiting 263 miles above Quebec, Canada on June 6, 2024. When the Boeing Starliner launched ...
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Flying to Space? There’s a Tax on That Now, Too

The FAA is implementing new user fees for commercial space launches, reentries, and other authorized operations, effective January 1, 2026. The initial fee structure for 2026 is 25 cents per pound of ...