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Topics related to the emerging industry of space tourism, which involves private citizens traveling to space for recreational purposes.
First civilian crew launched into space aboard Virgin Galactic spaceship: video
After selling tickets for 18 years, Virgin Galactic has successfully taken its first tourists to the edge of…
2023-08-11
Virgin Galactic completes successful launch into space
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic has successfully completed its latest test flight into space. Called Unity 25 spaceflight, the…
2023-05-26
Virgin Galactic launches aircraft’s first flight since 2021
Virgin Galactic carrier plane VMS Eve has taken to the skies again, after spending 16 months grounded while…
2023-02-17
Virgin Galactic to restart space tourism flights after leadership restructuring
Virgin Galactic has announced a plan to restart flying tourists in the second quarter of 2023 after a…
2023-01-13
How Airbus tried to use this fighter jet for space tourism | Video
Space tourism sounds exciting, but it is wildly expensive. In the early 2000s, Airbus had an idea to…
2022-11-07
Virgin Galactic delays commercial space travel launch until 2023
Space tourism company Virgin Galactic has delayed the launch of its commercial space travel services until the first…
2022-05-09
Blue Origin completes successful crewed flight at full capacity
Blue Origin, the space company founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, completed its third successful crewed flight. The flight…
2021-12-13
Virgin Galactic delays commercial space travel launch until Q4 2022
The space tourism company Virgin Galactic will delay its commercial space service launch to the fourth quarter of…
2021-10-15
To boldly go: William Shatner sets space record aboard Blue Origin launch
Fiction became reality on October 13, 2021, when William Shatner, who played Captain James T Kirk in Star…
2021-10-13
High-altitude balloon company to break into space tourism market
World View, a firm known for manufacturing high-altitude balloons that can lift payloads to the stratosphere, announced its…
2021-10-08
SpaceX launches Inspiration4, first private orbital mission
The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule was successfully delivered to orbit in its first all-civilian mission, Inspiration4. The Falcon…
2021-09-16
SpaceX all-civilian mission Inspiration4 ready to launch
SpaceX announced that the Falcon 9 rocket is ready to send the Inspiration4 mission to space and awaiting…
2021-09-13
Bezos’ Blue Origin gets go-ahead for manned space travel
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reportedly granted Blue Origin a license to carry humans into space…
2021-07-13
Branson beats Bezos in the space race as Virgin Galactic is set to fly earlier
Virgin Galactic’s founder Richard Branson announced that he would be traveling to space together with five other crew…
2021-07-02
Seat on Bezos‘ New Shepard flight sells for $28 million
An anonymous benefactor will pay $28 million for an inaugural flight on Blue Origin’s suborbital spaceship. The seat…
2021-06-14
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to take part in first space tourism trip
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, will take part in the first space tourism trip organized by his company…
2021-06-07
The race to orbit: The new SPAC rush for space startups
A new funding gold rush underscores the current narrative of space companies pursuing orbital and suborbital exploits. As…
2021-05-28
Highest bid for Blue Origin space journey nears $3 million
Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin revealed that the current highest bid for commercial space voyage is up at $2.8…
2021-05-20