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Virgin Galactic’s Second Commercial Flight for Space Tourism Will Fly Aboard 80-Year-Old Brit With Parkinson’s Disease

SPACE 08.10.2023 06:13 AM

Virgin Galactic is gearing up for its second commercial flight. Continue reading to learn the details of its preparation.

Virgin Galactic Crew Successfully Launches First Commercial Space Flight to 50 Miles Above Earth

06.30.2023 05:26 AM

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic adopts the mid-air launch approach instead of the capsules used by Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Read to learn more.

SpaceX Reservation for Space Adventures Expired; Space Tourism Mission Dropped Due to Lack of Customers

10.24.2021 23:12 PM

Space Adventures won't be flying with SpaceX's Crew Dragon due to expired reservations and they just canceled their planned mission due to a lack of customers.

Jellyfish Capsules Launched to Stratosphere Marking Major Step Towards Commercial Space Flights

10.18.2021 05:06 AM

Beyond Earht's new project Living Light recently launched artistic jellyfish crafts as part of research to provide artistic commercial space flights in the future.

Mystery Bidder Wins Blue Origin's First Space Tourism Flight for $28 Million

06.12.2021 23:09 PM

Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos will be going into space on July 20 with the winner of the auction for its first tourism flight - a mysterious bidder who pledged $28 million for the experience.

NASA's New Launchpad in Kennedy Space Center for Commercial Space Flights Is Now Open

12.23.2020 08:30 AM

The new launchpad of NASA in Kennedy Space Center for commercial space flights is now open for its multiple customers.

Commercial Space Stations May Soon Replace the International Space Station

10.28.2020 20:00 PM

Axiom Space and other companies in the private sector will soon build commercial space stations in low earth orbit. The International Space Station will be retiring soon and become a jump-off point for the future of deep space exploration.

Planet, Canon Are Next Rideshare Clients for Rocket Lab

09.23.2020 08:30 AM

Aerospace company Rocket Lab has announced that its next mission will be carrying payloads from Planet and Canon Electronics through the ridesharing capacities of its Electron rocket, September 22.

Rocket Lab on the Track For Its First US Launch

09.20.2020 08:20 AM

Rocket Lab, the aeronautics company headquartered in California, is wrapping up preparations for its first launch from American soil.

Vega Rocket Returns To Service, Carries 53 Satellites To Orbit

09.03.2020 08:50 AM

The European Vega rocket returns to work by carrying 53 satellites into orbit, lifting off from South America's Guiana Space Center on Wednesday evening, September 2.

NASA Is Looking for Flight Directors To Lead Its Future Spaceflight Missions

09.02.2020 08:10 AM

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is looking for the next class of its flight directors - who will lead its upcoming human spaceflight missions - in a press release Tuesday, September 1.

Upcoming SpaceX Starlink Satellite Launch to Set New Milestones

08.18.2020 00:40 AM

As SpaceX prepares to launch its next batch of Starlink broadband satellites on Tuesday, August 18, the world awaits whether the space company will be setting new records.

British CEO Richard Branson Is Set to Leave Earth in 2021

08.04.2020 23:00 PM

Sir Richard Branson, the English business magnate behind the Virgin Group, is set to go to space. He's travelling using his space company's maiden voyage, igniting another avenue for commercial space travel.

SpaceX Crew Dragon Undocks From the ISS

08.02.2020 06:00 AM

The SpaceX Crew Dragon, crewed by two NASA astronauts bound home to Earth, has already undocked from the International Space Station (ISS), Saturday, August 1.

SpaceX, NASA On the Lookout Before Endeavor Splashdown

07.29.2020 22:25 PM

SpaceX and NASA are monitoring a potential tropical cyclone in the Atlantic, ahead of the astronaut crew scheduled to splash down on Sunday, August 2.

Elon Musk to US Military, "Innovate Now or Risk Being Second Place"

03.05.2020 06:45 AM

Elon Musk urges the US military to make space innovation and industry a priority or it will be second in space.

For $58 Million, You can Take a Trip to Space

07.17.2019 09:10 AM

NASA has announced its decision to open the International Space Station (ISS) to various business ventures including space tourism.

Could Viewing the Earth From Outer Space Make People Reconsider Their Attitude Towards Single-Use Plastics?

05.24.2019 22:06 PM

Some are speculating that it might take an effort as huge as viewing the planet from outer space for people to realize the repercussions of their actions.

NASA Orders First Ever Commercial Human Spaceflight from Boeing

05.29.2015 16:09 PM

Since the retirement of the shuttle program, the restoration of launching American astronauts to the International Space Station from American soil by 2017 has been a goal of NASA. Now, that goal has taken a giant leap forward as NASA has ordered its first commercial spaceflight mission from Boeing.

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