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Russians give their OK for selling a spacewalk
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Russian space officials say that they’ve signed off on a commercial deal with Virginia-based Space Adventures to fly two customers to the International Space Station in 2023 — and that one of those customers would be allowed to do … Continue reading
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Tagged International Space Station, Russia, Space, Space Adventures, Space Tourism
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Virgin Galactic, NASA team up for orbital space trips
Virgin Galactic says it has signed an agreement with NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas to develop a new readiness program for private-sector astronauts heading to the International Space Station. Theoretically, such astronauts could include the likes of Tom Cruise, who is looking … Continue reading
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Tagged Astronauts, International Space Station, NASA, Space, Space Tourism, Virgin Galactic
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Plan to fly passengers to stratosphere gets a reboot
The space entrepreneurs who planned to send passengers ballooning into the stratosphere for astronaut’s-eye views of the Earth below, way back in 2013, have revived the idea for a new venture called Space Perspective. Co-CEOs Taber MacCallum and Jane Poynter unveiled … Continue reading
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Tagged Balloons, Jane Poynter, Space, Space Perspective, Space Tourism, Stratosphere, Taber MacCallum, World View Enterprises
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Two-time spaceflier offers advice for travelers
Microsoft billionaire Charles Simonyi is the only man on Earth to buy a multimillion-dollar ride to orbit not just once, but twice — so it’s worth considering the advice he has for future commercial spacefliers: “Don’t sweat the small stuff,” … Continue reading
Virgin Galactic resumes sales effort for space trips
Virgin Galactic says it’s letting customers pay $1,000 refundable deposits toward suborbital trips on its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, resuming spaceflight sales after a hiatus of more than a year. In a news release, Virgin Galactic reported that 7,957 people have … Continue reading
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Tagged Commercial Spaceflight, Space Tourism, Spaceport America, SpaceShipTwo, Virgin Galactic
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SpaceX and Space Adventures plan high-flying trips
Space Adventures says it’s entered into an agreement with SpaceX to send private citizens into orbit on free-flying missions that would take them far above the International Space Station. The first flight could take place as early as late 2021, carry … Continue reading
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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