Space tourism company Virgin Galactic said Monday it planned a new test flight for its SpaceShipTwo craft this month after an aborted test in early December. Source: https://phys.org/news/2021-02-space-tourism-flight-virgin-galactic.html…
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Axiom Names First Private Crew Paying $55 Million For a Trip To the ISS
An American real estate investor, a Canadian investor, and a former Israeli Air Force pilot are paying $55 million each to be part of the first fully private astronaut crew to journey to the International Space Station. The Verge reports: The trio will hitch a ride on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule early next year, with a veteran NASA astronaut as the…
Blue Origin’s New Shepard completed its 7th launch and landing this week
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket successfully launched an uncrewed test flight on October 13, with both its capsule and booster later executing a flawless landing. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/blue-origin-new-shepard-7th-launch-landing-oct-13-2020…
Prone to motion sickness? Your sex, diet and shoe size may be to blame
We are finally solving the mystery of why motion can make us queasy – just in time to help us deal with nausea-inducing VR headsets, driverless cars and space tourism Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732961-000-prone-to-motion-sickness-your-sex-diet-and-shoe-size-may-be-to-blame/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Virgin seeks to revive supersonic commercial flight—but faster
Space tourism company Virgin Galactic on Monday announced a partnership with engine-maker Rolls-Royce to build a supersonic commercial airplane that flies at three times the speed of sound. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-08-virgin-revive-supersonic-commercial-flightbut.html…
One Lucky Space Tourist Could Get a Shot At An ISS Spacewalk In 2023
Space tourism company Space Adventures announced a deal on Thursday with the S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation to fly two space tourists to the International Space Station. What makes this contract an eye-opener is that it would give one of the tourists an opportunity to go for a spacewalk outside the ISS. CNET reports: Space Adventures said this person would…
SpaceX in new bid to send tourists into space
The space firm is expanding into the space tourism sector with plans to send tourists as early as 2021. Up to four people will be selected to launch i… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/334737/spacex-in-new-bid-to-send-tourists-into-space…
SpaceX has plans to fly space tourists twice as high as the ISS
SpaceX and space tourism firm Space Adventures have announced a plan to fly paying customers into Earth orbit, higher than the International Space Station Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2234344-spacex-has-plans-to-fly-space-tourists-twice-as-high-as-the-iss/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Avenue 5: Hugh Laurie discovers how space tourism can go badly wrong
Space tourism has taken off in HBO’s comedy Avenue 5, but the ship is off course, just like the jokes. Can the captain, Hugh Laurie, save the day? Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532670-600-avenue-5-hugh-laurie-discovers-how-space-tourism-can-go-badly-wrong/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Virgin Galactic goes public and leads space tourism race
Richard Branson rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on October 28 as Virgin Galactic became the first commercial spaceflight company to list on the stock market. It was valued at more than US$1 billion following its merger with publicly-listed holding firm Social Capital Hedosophia, then experienced a 20% drop in its share price after a week of…