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SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn mission to Earth orbit has been pushed from late 2022 to no earlier than March 2023, according to the website of the Polaris Program.

Inspiration4 raised $250 million for charity during the first-ever all-private crewed mission to orbit, and it's just the start of a program using SpaceX vehicles for private flights.

Hayley Arceneaux's new memoir chronicles her journey from childhood cancer survivor to one of four civilians on board a private mission on a SpaceX spacecraft in 2021.

The first of the Polaris program launches should lift off in December 2022, its billionaire commander says.

The all-private Polaris Dawn crewed mission joined other space entities worldwide in supporting Ukraine.

NASA, SpaceX and Axiom Space will discuss a landmark private space mission today (Feb. 28), and you can watch it live.

The youngest American to journey into space, Hayley Arceneaux, has a simple title for her memoir.

Elon Musk's SpaceX is splitting the value of its common stock 10-for-1, CNBC has learned.

The billionaire commander of the first "all-civilian" space mission has now filed a new flight plan, underwriting a series of three SpaceX launches to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities.

A new study sponsored by NASA investigates the feasibility of sending people with disabilities safely into space and returning them back to Earth.

Astronaut Sian Proctor says it's the first time humans deliberately let a space rock revisit its home.

The 17-year-old program met its goal in raising awareness and the names will still be listed online, the agency said.

SpaceX has begun building a launchpad for its Starship rockets in Florida, CEO Elon Musk announced on Friday.

SpaceX will launch Crew-3 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 9:03 p.m. EST. Follow along for live updates.

Shares of payments processing company Shift4 surged after the company announced a five-year partnership with SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service.

Samuel Adams is ready to toast the first "all-civilian" orbital spaceflight with a beer made with hops flown on the mission. The brewery has announced "Space Craft," its Inspiration4-inspired release.

2021 has been a whirlwind for private space tourism, with this week especially crucial for the ventures founded by Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson.

SpaceX's newest crewed mission to space is ready for launch!

The Inspiration4 mission taking place in the midst of Hispanic Heritage Month brought to mind two trailblazing astronauts.

Director Klim Shipenko, actor Yulia Peresild and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov are scheduled to launch toward the orbiting lab aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on Oct. 5.

Toilets in space have fans to ensure waste goes in the right direction - but the fan on the Inspiration4 mission malfunctioned, a crew member said.

A new video shows the Inspiration4 crew unveiling the incredible view of Earth from space, as seen through a domed window in their Crew Dragon spacecraft.

The Inspiration4 crew says they hope the diversity of their astronauts helped inspire others and told NBC News that the spaceflight experience changed them forever.

Inspiration4 may be over, but many other missions are poised to follow in its pioneering footsteps.

The Inspiration4 crew safely returned to Earth Saturday evening after three days of orbiting the planet. It is the first all-civilian mission to orbit.

SpaceX’s Inspiration4 flight splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 18, completing the first all-civilian mission to orbit the Earth.

SpaceX is broadcasting a livestream from orbit on Friday, with the crew of the historic Inspiration4 mission giving an update

In between playfully snacking on M&Ms, the all-civilian Inspiration4 crew took a break from their science-heavy mission to chat with kid patients from a Memphis children's hospital.

Tom Cruise is getting a sneak preview of what it's like to circle Earth in a SpaceX capsule.

Inspiration4, which launched with Elon Musk's SpaceX on Wednesday evening, shared the first photos from day one in orbit.

The four private astronauts of SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew have shared their first snapshots from their historic first-ever all-civilian space trip and they look thrilled.

Elon Musk tweeted that he had spoken with Inspiration4 crew members, who flew to space on Wednesday. "All is well," he said.

SpaceX's all-private Inspiration4 mission has notched another spaceflight first — although most parents are probably hoping this one doesn't inspire their kids to similar action.

There's nothing quite like a night launch — and this one was extra-special.

It was congratulations all around the billionaires' table today as Jeff Bezos hailed Elon Musk's SpaceX for the private Inspiration4 launch.

Astronauts, celebrities and regular folks around the globe shared their excitement about Inspiration4's successful launch last night (Sept. 15).

The big cupola window on Inspiration4's Crew Dragon capsule is going to get quite a workout over the next few days.

As the second stage engine of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket cut off, Hayley Arceneaux reached into a pouch strapped to her leg and pulled out a plush doll. She then let it go. The toy, attached to a tether, began to float above Arceneaux's head.

The launch of SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission last night (Sept. 15) brought the population of the final frontier to 14, one more than the previous high.

SpaceX made history tonight as it launched a crew of private citizens on a jaunt around Earth.

SpaceX just launched four private citizens into orbit for a three-day trip.

Sian Proctor is making history as the first-ever Black female spacecraft pilot.

SpaceX's private Inspiration4 mission is cleared for launch and the flight's four crewmembers are excited to blast off today (Sept. 15) to embark on a three-day journey around Earth.

At least one of the Inspiration4 crewmembers will be munching on cold pizza as she zooms around Earth this week.

The four civilian crewmembers of SpaceX's private Inspiration4 mission launching into space today are spending their last few hours on Earth without preflight jitters or fear.

Watch the SpaceX 'Inspriation4' launch scheduled to take off on Sept. 15, 2021.

SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew trained for five months ahead of their launch. They're prepared for a range of worst-case scenarios.

The crew of the first-ever all-civilian orbital spaceflight will conduct medical experiments during the flight that will help researchers better understand spaceflight's effects on the human body.

Each member of the four-person crew has a unique call sign, a type of nickname that astronauts and military pilots are given during their training.

SpaceX will launch its first all-civilian crew on a three-day journey around the Earth and you can watch the action live online.

Hayley Arceneaux is soon to become the first person with a prosthetic body part to enter space. She will be the youngest American to orbit Earth. And she may be the first-ever astronaut to have shopped on Etsy to find some of her personal space gear.

SpaceX's Inspiration4 flight was launched on Sept. 15 from Kennedy Space Center. It was the first flight to reach orbit with an all-civilian astronaut crew.

Organized and funded by entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, the Inspiration4 mission touts itself as “the first all-civilian mission to orbit” and represents a new type of space tourism.

Are you counting down to SpaceX's Inspiration4 launch? Join celebrity guests and the mission's four soon-to-be astronauts for a livestream, hosted by Netflix.

Isaacman announced Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, that he aims to use the trip to raise more than $200 million for St. Jude. (St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital via AP)NEW YORK – SpaceX’s first all-civilian space flight set for late this year will provide an out-of-this-world fundraising opportunity for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which says it expects to generate $200 million for cancer research and other causes. St. Jude, which specializes in researching and treating pediatric diseases, also stands to increase awareness of its mission. The fourth seat will go to a frontline healthcare worker at St. Jude’s hospital to inspire hope about its mission. Inspiration4 should live up to its name for children at St. Jude’s hospital, Shadyac said.