On Aug. 29, NASA will launch Artemis 1 with the goal of exploring the moon and beyond. Artemis 1 is a crewless mission designed to test the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion Crew Vehicle before returning to earth.

The startup Orbital Assembly is close to having its pioneer station circling Earth. The hotel could start orbiting as early as 2025.

This year has been an extraordinary year for space travel.

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

Congratulations on a phenomenal accomplishment and welcome to the International Space Station, SpaceX Mission Control radioed from Hawthorne, California. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy greeted the incoming crew by ringing the ships bell aboard the space station. Hurley said the capsule handled really well, very crisp.The astronauts thanked everyone once the capsule was latched securely to the space station. NASA has yet to decide how long Hurley and Behnken will spend at the space station, somewhere between one and four months. Even so, getting the two astronauts safely to orbit and then the space station had everyone breathing huge sighs of relief.