Pop star Katy Perry comes out of the capsule in which she, journalists Gayle King, Lauren Sanchez, who is also billionaire Jeff Bezos’ fiance and other participants, landed back on earth after blasting off into space on a Blue Origin rocket, as part of the New Shepard Mission NS-31, marking the first all-female flight crew … Read more
A Chinese company, Deep Blue Aerospace, will begin selling tickets on Thursday for a commercial spaceflight scheduled for 2027. The tickets will be available during a livestream shopping event hosted by the company’s founder, Huo Liang. Each ticket costs 1.5 million yuan (approximately $211,000) and offers passengers a chance to experience five minutes of zero … Read more
A new study has found that rocket launches into space by commercial companies like Space X, Virgin Galactic, and Blue Origin can negatively impact the climate and ozone layer. It also pointed out that routine launches “may undermine progress made by the Montreal Protocol in reversing ozone depletion.” The study was published by researchers from … 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
Vacationing in space might become a reality in three years. US-based Orbital Assembly, a space construction company, has announced that a space hotel was in the works and could be opened to tourists as early as 2025. The hotel — Pioneer Station — will be able to accommodate up to 28 people. It will consist … Read more
Hailed as a milestone in commercial spaceflight, the first all-private team of astronauts ever launched to the International Space Station (ISS) arrived safely at the orbiting research platform on Saturday to begin a week-long science mission. On Friday, a team of four-man representing Houston-based startup Axiom Space Inc lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, … 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
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
Ushering in a new space age, Virgin Galactic‘s billionaire CEO Richard Branson on Sunday touched the edge of space with three employees, including one of Indian-origin, and has landed safely back to Earth. “Congratulations to all those who created such a beautiful space,” he said from space. Branson flew aboard his Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity … Read more