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British billionaire Richard Branson arrives at Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, hours before his voyage to the border of space aboard a Virgin Galactic space vessel. The business magnate is hoping to finally get the space tourism industry off the ground, while getting one up on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos by winning the race to be the first person to cross the final frontier in a ship built by their own company. IMAGES
A SpaceX spacehip blasts off from the Kennedy Space Center from Florida for the International Space Station, carrying a Russian crewmate, in a voyage that carries symbolic significance amid the Ukraine war. IMAGES
A Blue Origin capsule carrying Jeff Bezos and three crewmates touches down in the west Texas desert after breaching the boundary of space, the company's live broadcast shows. "A very happy group of people in this capsule," says Bezos to the control room immediately after touchdown. IMAGES
Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner leaves the International Space Station (ISS) bound for Earth without astronauts after NASA deemed the risk too great. IMAGES
A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil capsized and sank off Manila on Thursday, authorities said, as they seek to contain a spill stretching several kilometres. IMAGES
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