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The International Space Station could become the set of Tom Cruise’s next high-flying flick. Later today, the SpaceX Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, carrying two NASA astronauts to the ISS. The historic mission will be the first time a commercial spacecraft brings humans into orbit. The “Mission: Impossible” star …

SpaceX is set to launch astronauts into space for the first time Wednesday in a historic mission for both NASA and Elon Musk’s rocket company. The planned flight from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station will mark the first time that a commercial spacecraft has carried humans into orbit. It will also …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX said on Tuesday that it raised $346.2 million in a new round of funding, a day before it launches two American astronauts to the International Space Station. The private rocket company’s launch of its first crewed mission on Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will put an end to the …

Federal agents have arrested a NASA researcher for allegedly failing to disclose ties to Chinese government entities, the Justice Department announced on Tuesday. University of Arkansas-Fayetteville professor Simon Saw-Teong Ang, 63, was arrested on Friday and charged with wire fraud. “Ang made false statements and failed to report his outside employment to UA, which enabled …

Tom Cruise is suiting up to be a space cadet, NASA has confirmed. A NASA official announced on Twitter that the “Mission: Impossible” actor wants to film a movie above the clouds — specifically, onboard the International Space Station. “NASA is excited to work with @TomCruise on a film aboard the @Space_Station!” writes NASA Administrator …