VAN HORN, Texas: America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos‘ rocket company on Sunday. Ed Dwight was an Air Force pilot when President John F. Kennedy championed him as a candidate for NASA‘s early astronaut corps. But he wasn’t picked for the 1963 class. Dwight, now … Read more
Blue Origin, the space tourism venture of Jeff Bezos, successfully launched its fifth crewed flight on Saturday. The launch was delayed due to a problem with the New Shepard rocket’s backup system. The fourth flight of the company, which took off in March, successfully landed in Texas after carrying six passengers. The flight lifted off … Read more
Access to space has become much easier in recent times with Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin, and SpaceX working to provide non-astronauts with space flights. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Saturday said it would no longer issue Commercial Space Astronaut Wings, instead recognising on its website individuals that reach space. Astronaut wings are pins … Read more
Virgin Galactic has sold around 700 tickets since flying its founder Richard Branson to space over summer, with commercial service expected to begin by the end of 2022, the company said in its financial results Monday. The current price of the fare is $450,000 per seat, well above the $200,000-$250,000 paid by some 600 customers … Read more
It is expected that the type of space tourism, which Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin are offering in near future, would make space accessible to the general (rich) public. (Source: Voyager Station) By Dr Ajey Lele, On July 20, 2021, Jeff Bezos the richest man in the world undertook space travel along with three other … Read more
Space tourism is the space travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes, said Dr. Punita Masrani (Photo: PIB Mumbai) Space tourism is like a wildest dream to many. Recently, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos blasted in space on his rocket company Blue Origin’s first flight. He is now a second billionaire to ride his own spacecraft. … Read more
The space bug caught Bezos’ fancy when he watched Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon as a five-year-old in July 1969.(Twitter/@blueorigin) Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will be on board the Blue Origin when it is launched into space from west Texas today. The flight will have no engineers or test pilots on … Read more
Regrettably, such self-experimentations by physicians and other biological scientists are known to have led to few deaths too. By Dr Ajey Lele In this ongoing phase of Covid-19 epidemic, there has been much discussion about various aspects of vaccine development. Today, there are many people who voluntarily had to offer themselves as a ‘subject’ for … Read more
Caviar, a luxury iPhone cover maker headquartered in London, has unveiled its latest series of special edition iPhone handsets dubbed Space Conquerors. Paying homages to space exploration over the years and iconic personalities such as Yuri Gagarin and Neil Armstrong, the new collection of iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max marks the 60th … Read more
During the test, the engine tallied 1,245 seconds of test-fire time and is expected to fuel the company’s National Team Human Landing System lunar lander. Blue Origin, space company of Jeff Bezos, will be taking a woman to the moon’s surface for the first time. While women have gone to space for exploration, they have … Read more