Hacker News with Generative AI: Private Spaceflight

NASA seeks proposals for two private astronaut missions to ISS (spacenews.com)
NASA’s latest call for proposals to conduct private astronaut missions to the International Space Station opens the door to having those missions commanded by someone other than a former NASA astronaut.
Space Exploration, NASA, Private Spaceflight
4 points by TMWNN 21 days ago | 0 comments
Four private astronauts launch on first human mission to fly over the poles (arstechnica.com)
Four adventurers suited up and embarked on a first-of-a-kind trip to space Monday night, becoming the first humans to fly in polar orbit aboard a SpaceX crew capsule chartered by a Chinese-born cryptocurrency billionaire.
Space Travel, Private Spaceflight, SpaceX, Cryptocurrency
14 points by perihelions 24 days ago | 0 comments
SpaceX launches private Fram2 astronauts on first spaceflight over Earth's poles (space.com)
Space Exploration, SpaceX, Private Spaceflight
16 points by decimalenough 25 days ago | 3 comments
Firefly Aerospace becomes first commercial company to successfully land on moon (fireflyspace.com)
Cedar Park, Texas, March 2, 2025 – Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander softly touched down on the Moon’s surface in an upright, stable configuration on the company’s first attempt.
Space Exploration, Private Spaceflight, Moon Landing
88 points by contingencies 54 days ago | 3 comments
Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar Landing (nasa.gov)
With a suite of NASA science and technology on board, Firefly Aerospace is targeting no earlier than 3:34 a.m. EST Sunday, March 2, to land their Blue Ghost lunar lander on the Moon.
Space Exploration, Lunar Missions, NASA, Private Spaceflight, Robotics
202 points by rolph 55 days ago | 41 comments
SpaceX – Updates (spacex.com)
Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of Shift4 who commanded the Inspiration4 mission, announced today the Polaris Program, a first-of-its-kind effort to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities, while continuing to raise funds and awareness for important causes here on Earth.
Space Exploration, Private Spaceflight, Funding
4 points by bilsbie 61 days ago | 0 comments
SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew attempts first private spacewalk [video] (youtube.com)
Space Exploration, Private Spaceflight, SpaceX, Spacewalk, Video
26 points by nmwnmw 226 days ago | 7 comments
DearMoon, the first private circum-lunar flight project, will be cancelled (twitter.com)
Space Travel, Private Spaceflight, Cancelled Projects
27 points by fastball 329 days ago | 15 comments