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The mission commander and his three crewmates are plowing through a full slate of research and public outreach.

The test was delayed twice following a series of unrelated glitches.

The first non-government, privately-funded crew docked at space station Saturday for NASA-sanctioned research.

The flight is the first in a series sanctioned by NASA to encourage private-sector development in Earth orbit.

The flight is the first of up to two NASA-sanctioned "private astronaut missions" per year to space station.

A successful fueling test is required before NASA's new moon rocket can take off on its maiden flight.

Engineers will try to complete a practice countdown and fueling test Monday for NASA's huge Artemis moon rocket.

To meet rising demand, SpaceX plans three rideshare missions per year to give small satellites access to space.

NASA is expected to set a launch date after evaluating the results of the countdown test.

The company has now launched four crewed New Shepard commercial space missions.