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Orion Span kicks off campaign for space hotel
Orion Span, a Houston-based venture that’s planning to put a luxury hotel in orbit, has kicked off a crowdfunding effort aimed at raising up to $2 million in new investment. The campaign is being run through SeedInvest, an online investment service … Continue reading
Artists vie for a free trip around the moon
It’s been only a day since SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled the plan to send Yusaku Maezawa and roughly half a dozen artists around the moon, but folks are already nominating themselves (and others) for a free trip. Maezawa is paying … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, BFR, Moon, Space, Space Tourism, SpaceX, Yusaku Maezawa
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Japanese billionaire signs up for SpaceX moon trip
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk today introduced Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the first paying customer for a trip around the moon. “Finally I can tell you that ‘I choose to go to the moon,’” Maezawa said, echoing President John F. … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, BFR, Elon Musk, Japan, Moon, Space, Space Tourism, SpaceX, Yusaku Maezawa
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SpaceX gets set to reveal first moon-trip customer
A year and a half after saying it had two passengers signed up for a privately funded flight around the moon, SpaceX says it will reveal the first passenger’s identity on Sept. 17. Get the news brief on GeekWire.
Blue Origin’s timeline for flying people slips
Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith today signaled that the Kent, Wash.-based space company founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is aiming to start flying people on suborbital space trips “early next year,” rather than later this year as previously envisioned. Get the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Origin, Commercial Spaceflight, New Shepard, Space, Space Tourism
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Space Adventures is back, for more than tourism
More than 17 years after Space Adventures put its first millionaire client in orbit, and nearly nine years after getting its last one launched, the company is raising its profile in the commercial space game once more. And this time, it’s aiming … Continue reading
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Tagged Commercial Spaceflight, Space, Space Adventures, Space Tourism
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SpaceShipTwo zooms through third supersonic flight
Virgin Galactic sent its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, VSS Unity, to its highest-ever altitude today during its third powered test flight — setting the stage for a full-powered push across the boundary of outer space. Unity was hooked beneath its WhiteKnightTwo carrier airplane … Continue reading
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Tagged Commercial Spaceflight, Space, Space Tourism, SpaceShipTwo, Virgin Galactic
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