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Virgin Galactic shows off Under Armour spacewear
It’s a bit of a stretch to call them spacesuits, but the “spacewear” clothing line unveiled today by Virgin Galactic and Under Armour looks comfortable enough to wear even if you’re not rocketing to the edge of space. The Under Armour clothing … Continue reading
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Tagged Commercial Spaceflight, Space, Space Tourism, Spacesuits, Under Armour, Virgin Galactic
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Blue Origin CEO says space trips won’t be cheap
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has always shied away from saying how much it will cost to fly to the edge of the final frontier on its New Shepard suborbital spaceship. But today, Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith hinted … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Origin, Bob Smith, Commercial Spaceflight, New Shepard, Space, Space Tourism
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Space for Humanity seeks citizen astronauts
RENTON, Wash. — Space for Humanity is looking for more than a few good astronauts. The Colorado-based nonprofit group today opened up an online application processfor expense-paid trips to the edge of space, with the goal of giving citizen astronauts a … Continue reading
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Tagged Commercial Spaceflight, NewSpace, Space, Space for Humanity, Space Tourism
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Bigelow aims to sell space station rides for $52M
Just days after NASA laid out its ground rules for commercial travel to the International Space Station, Nevada-based Bigelow Space Operations says it’s targeting a fare of roughly $52 million a seat for rides that will make use of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket … Continue reading
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Tagged Bigelow Aerospace, Commercial Spaceflight, International Space Station, Space, Space Tourism, SpaceX
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SpaceShipTwo carries three people for the first time
Virgin Galactic followed up on last December’s first SpaceShipTwo flight past the 50-mile space milestone by sending up its first non-pilot on today’s test flight. The crew member who accompanied the two pilots was Beth Moses, Virgin Galactic’s chief astronaut instructor (and wife … Continue reading
Russians report deal to put tourists in orbit by 2021
Russia’s space agency says it’s getting ready to resume sending private passengers to the International Space Station and back, a decade after the last space tour. A contract has been signed with Virginia-based Space Adventures to send two non-professional spacefliers … Continue reading
What’s next for commercial spaceflight? Passengers
MOJAVE, Calif. — The first suborbital space passenger is less likely to be a billionaire like Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson or Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos, and more likely to be an as-yet-unnamed employee at one of their companies. That’s despite … Continue reading
