Idalia forces ULA to cancel launch

United Launch Alliance was supposed to launch an Atlas V rocket on Tuesday morning, but the space company postponed the launch out of an abundance of caution ahead of Hurricane Idalia's arrival.

NASA/SpaceX launch of Crew-7 mission

SpaceX and NASA successfully launched the latest crewed mission to the International Space Station. After a scrubbed launch attempt on Friday, it was “all systems go” for an early Saturday morning liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket Florida.

Hot air balloon rides to space?

A new company aims to use hot air balloons to open up space exploration to more people. The balloons have a bar, lounge and wi-fi on board, giving passengers a "gentle journey to see Earth from a new perspective."