Space Tourism

• Virgin Galactic launches rocket plane in space tourism venture

  Virgin becomes the latest commercial enterprise catering to wealthy customers willing to pay large sums of money to experience the exhilaration of travelling to space.

  World

  Jun 29, 2023
  
• Eat a Michelin-star meal at the ‘edge of space’ — for $176K

  The French company Zephalto is already selling $14,700 'pre-reservation tickets' for the trip in its pressurized capsule, fittingly named Celeste.

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  May 12, 2023
  
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• TV host Michael Strahan shoots to space in Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket

  Football star Michael Strahan shared the ride with the daughter of America's first astronaut. ``Pretty SURREAL!'' he tweeted on the eve of the launch.

  World

  Dec 11, 2021
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• SpaceX launches first all-civilian crew into Earth’s orbit

  The flight, with no professional astronauts accompanying SpaceX's paying customers, is expected to last about three days from liftoff to splashdown in the Atlantic.

  World

  Sep 15, 2021
• FAA grounds Virgin Galactic over Richard Branson’s wobbly trip to space

  Richard Branson narrowly beat Jeff Bezos in their race to the edge of space, but his craft won't be going back any time soon.

  Science

  Sep 3, 2021
• Virgin Galactic reopens space flight sales starting at $450,000 a seat

  The space tourism company said Thursday it is making progress toward beginning revenue flights next year. It will sell single seats, package deals and entire flights.

  World

  Aug 5, 2021
• Race to the stars: Richard Branson to go to space 9 days before Jeff Bezos

  Virgin Galatic announced Thursday evening that its next test flight will be July 11 and that its founder will be among the six people on board.

  World

  Jul 1, 2021
• Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to ship himself into space aboard Blue Origin rocket

  Jeff Bezos says he will be on the New Shepard rocket's first tourist mission into space this July.

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  Jun 7, 2021
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• Billionaire offering ‘free ticket to the moon’ on SpaceX Starship

  Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is seeking eight people to join him on a mission to the moon in 2023.

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  Mar 3, 2021
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• SpaceX to launch first all-civilian flight into orbit by end of 2021

  Elon Musk plans to send four civilians into space aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule in a mission led by billionaire Jared Isaacman.

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  Feb 2, 2021