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$200K to go to space? Blue Origin downplays claim
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space venture, Blue Origin, is playing down reports that a suborbital space trip on its New Shepard rocket ship could cost $200,000 to $300,000. “We have not set ticket pricing and have had no serious discussions inside … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Origin, Commercial Spaceflight, New Shepard, Space, Space Tourism
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SpaceX Crew Dragon arrives in Florida for test flight
After months of testing, a SpaceX Dragon capsule that’s designed to carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station has arrived in Florida, marking a significant step toward this summer’s scheduled test launch. Even though the vehicle is called … Continue reading
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Why space engineers move to (and leave) Seattle
A new employment study indicates that roughly 3,000 people are directly employed by Washington state’s space industry, and roughly half of them are at Blue Origin, Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space venture. Most of Blue Origin’s 1,500 employees work at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Origin, Commercial Spaceflight, EarthNow, Planetary Resources, Space
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Virgin Galactic signs deal for spaceflights in Italy
Virgin Galactic and a pair of Italian companies today signed a framework agreement aimed at bringing Virgin Galactic’s launch system to a future spaceport in the heel of Italy’s “boot.” The suborbital space launch system would be based at Taranto-Grottaglie … Continue reading
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Tagged Commercial Spaceflight, Italy, LauncherOne, Space, Space Tourism, SpaceShipTwo, Virgin Galactic, Virgin Orbit
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Why SpaceX and Boeing can sell extra seats to orbit
RENTON, Wash. — When NASA’s Phil McAlister worked out the contracts with SpaceX and Boeing to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station, he made sure they could make some money on the side. The contracts contain a clause … Continue reading
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Tagged Boeing, Commercial Spaceflight, International Space Station, NASA, NewSpace, Space, Space Tourism, SpaceX
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SpinLaunch raises $40M for space catapult
A stealthy Silicon Valley startup called SpinLaunch says it’s raised a total of $40 million from a high-profile array of investors to get a space catapult system ready for launch by 2022. The company, founded in 2015 by CEO Jonathan Yaney, has … Continue reading
Axiom offers space station vacations for $55M
How much would you pay for a 10-day stay in low Earth orbit? Houston-based Axiom Space has set a $55 million price point for trips that it says could begin as early as 2020. If you want to fly that soon, Axiom … Continue reading
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Tagged Axiom Space, Commercial Spaceflight, International Space Station, Space, Space Tourism
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