Hot on the heels of a third consecutive successful launch from California earlier this year, Virgin Orbit plans to expand takeoffs to the UK. The company aims to launch for the first time this summer from Spaceport Cornwall in the west of the UK, Virgin Orbit announced on Wednesday (March …
Read More »Jane Poynter wants to take you to space – and she doesn’t like the Billionaire Boys’ Rocket Club
“I’ll never forget, I must have written an essay when I was 16,” said Jane Poynter, CEO and co-founder of Space Perspective. Contractor on the occasion of International Women’s Day. “And the subject of the essay – and it was a national essay, it wasn’t just given by my teachers …
Read More »Florida could have a private training center for astronauts
Space is important to us, which is why we strive to provide you with the best coverage of industry and launches in Florida. Journalism like this takes time and resources. Please support him with a subscription here. For half a century, there was only one way to fly in space: …
Read More »SpaceX takes the lead in space tourism
SpaceX starts again. A year ago – to the day, if not exactly to the day – Elon Musk’s pioneering satellite launch company announced plans to venture into space tourism as well. Announcing its arrival with a Super Bowl ad for “Inspiration4,” SpaceX described how it would launch the first-ever …
Read More »Beijing to Dubai in an hour? Introducing the Hypersonic Suborbital Space Plan
A Chinese start-up is developing a hypersonic space plane that will transport passengers from one country to another with suborbital flights. The ambitious project is called Space Transportation and is being developed by Beijing Lingkong Tianxing Technology. It will transform the travel industry if successful. For example, it would allow …
Read More »Virgin Galactic joins SpaceX, Blue Origin in space
In what could be a new “pay now, launch later” use case ready for take-off, Virgin Galactic is open for consumer business starting Wednesday, February 16, with tickets starting at just $450,000. The struggling space arm of Virgin Atlantic Airways said in an announcement on Tuesday February 15: “Ticket sales …
Read More »NatWest Group PLC dividends set to rise, Britishvolt fundraising helped by Glencore PLC, Branson’s Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc to sell space tickets and Pantheon Resources PLC finds hydrocarbons in drilling
Here’s Proactive’s roundup of the day’s top financial stories, with helpful links taking you straight to the news 1. State-owned NatWest will reimburse its shareholders NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) is expected to be brimming with cash this year, with results released on Friday likely to put more meat on the …
Read More »Space equities are having another tough year. Should you buy?
The Lockheed Martin logo is seen during the 70th Annual International Astronautical Congress in … [+] the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on October 22, 2019. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Our theme of Space …
Read More »OneWeb founder plans to launch 100,000 satellites into space
Greg Wyler, the space entrepreneur who founded Britain’s OneWeb, plans to put up to 100,000 satellites into orbit this decade with his latest commercial venture E-Space. The company announced on Monday that it has raised $50 million in seed funding from Prime Movers Lab, a fund that invests in breakthrough …
Read More »Human space mission: move on, NASA and SpaceX, ISRO is here
Under the chairmanship of S Somanath, the organization is expected to propel the Gaganyaan mission, taking Indians into space in 2023. Gaganyaan, India’s ₹9,023 crore first human space program, will see its first uncrewed mission take place in the first half of this year. India’s Space Research Organization, which has …
Read More »The twentieth series “Ten Years Dor” discusses the future of space travel // The Observer
With the advent of developing space businesses and recent conversations about Earth’s habitability, this year’s ‘Ten Years From Now’ series reveals deep insights not just for the business world, but for the whole of our current generation. “Life Beyond Earth” is the theme of the 2022 conferences, offered by the …
Read More »The year ahead for the space industry: SpaceX’s Mars rocket, tourism and other billionaire battles
Big companies are starting to permeate all areas of spaceflight, from the most spectacular private launches to the smallest details. A modified version of Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant will even hitchhike on a future NASA trip around the moon. Other space missions chartered by the ultra-rich are on the agenda. …
Read More »Forbes India – Space X, Elon Musk: A Year of Space Tourism, Mars Flights and the Rise of China
SpaceX entered the fray in September with a three-day orbital mission around Earth with a fully civilian crew on Inspiration 4. Image: Patrick T Fallon / AFP From the Mars Ingenuity helicopter’s first powered flight over another world to the launch of the James Webb Telescope that will scan the …
Read More »Space Activity Review: Special Edition – Top Ten Space Business Stories of 2021.
# 1 Space spaces At least thirteen space companies are announcing or concluding merger transactions with ad hoc acquisition companies in order to become listed on the stock exchange, producing a collective valuation of around $ 26 billion: Arqit, AST SpaceMobile, Astra, BlackSky, Momentus, Planet, Redwire, Rocket Lab, Satellogic, Spire, …
Read More »Bahrain takes first step into orbit, joining Gulf space race
Image of a previous SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base on May 4, 2019 in … [+] Cape Canaveral, Florida (Photo: Paul Hennessy / NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Bahrain said it sent a satellite into space on December 21, making its first …
Read More »Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars. Can he? Should he?
If SpaceX founder Elon Musk succeeds, he will have humans on Mars by 2026. His big dream, however, is to establish a self-sustaining “colony”, separate from Earth and with a population of ‘a million people. It’s extravagant, but as we speak, Mr. Musk is developing âspaceshipsâ to transport 100 humans …
Read More »Summary of Leadership Movements in Global Wealth Management
A busy month of moves and appointments in the global wealth management industry Tom Hall joined the private investment firm Sorbus Partners as a partner. Hall, who is an original co-founder of the company, left in 2014 for family business reasons. Previously, he was a director of UBS Investment Bank …
Read More »Virgin Galactic falls back to Earth, risks remain
Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) the action exploded in the stratosphere, then plunged back to Earth twice, punishing the euphoric investors who chose to drive it out. Now down more than 75% from its peak of around $ 60 a share, Sir Richard Branson’s visionary spaceflight company may finally be worth …
Read More »Japanese space tourists return to Earth – Spaceflight Now
Russian Commander Alexander Misurkin smiles after exiting the Soyuz MS-20 landing capsule, visible below. Credit: Roscosmos Two Japanese space tourists and a veteran Russian cosmonaut left the International Space Station and landed on Earth on Sunday, ending a 12-day mission with a parachute-assisted landing in freezing Kazakhstan. The Soyuz MS-20 …
Read More »Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and all the other names that made a difference in private space travel in 2021
Space tourism isn’t exactly a new concept, but 2021 has seen it move from a distant possibility to a real reality several times. While there are multiple factors behind these innovations, there are a few names that each play an important role in their own businesses. First, there’s the space …
Read More »UCF is part of a historic movement to build space ports around Earth
NASA’s decision to develop new destinations in space announced on December 2 is an exciting time in history and UCF is right in the middle of it. UCF is a member of the academic coalition supporting Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef project to build a commercially owned and operated space station …
Read More »Rocket Lab will unveil a “major development update” on its next-generation Neutron rocket on Thursday. Here’s how to watch it live.
Rocket Lab will lift the veil on its next-gen rocket on Thursday (December 2) and you can watch it live online. The private launch company will unveil a “major development update” on the new rocket, called Neutron, at an online event at 8:00 a.m. EST (1:00 p.m. GMT). You will …
Read More »BioHarvest Sciences appoints astronaut Chris Hadfield to advisory board
Hadfield’s expertise will lead to expansion of BioHarvest’s focus to include space biology VANCOUVER, BC and REHOVOT, Israel, December 1, 2021 / PRNewswire / – BioHarvest Sciences Inc. (“BioHarvest” or the “Company”) (CSE: BHSC) Appoints Renowned Astronaut Chris Hadfield to its advisory board as part of a campaign to leverage …
Read More »Each space tourism package in 2021 ranked: $ 125,000 to $ 60 million
Sir Richard Branson flew into space aboard a Virgin Galactic spacecraft, a trip he described as “the experience of a lifetime” at Spaceport America in New Mexico, the United States, on 11 July 2021. Virgin Galactic / Handout / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images 2021 is a historic year for …
Read More »Meet Anousheh Ansari, the only woman to ever travel to space on a self-funded mission
Fifteen years before Amazon founder Jeff Bezos catapulted himself into space in a rocket, Anousheh Ansari became the first female space tourist, spending nine days on the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. She is still the only woman to travel to space on a self-funded mission, which …
Read More »Look inside Firefly Space as the rocket builder prepares for the second launch
Space company Firefly is gearing up for the second orbital launch attempt of its Alpha rocket, as the company seeks to lay the groundwork for its business. “Firefly aims to be the next SpaceX, a very transformative space transportation company,” Firefly CEO Tom Markusic told CNBC. The company recently gave …
Read More »Virgin Galactic Holdings Share Price Prediction in November 2021 – Time to Buy SPCE?
Shares of US spaceflight company Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE: SPCE) are in the green today, closing at $ 19.55 with a 4.27% uptrend as of November 1 (11:56 p.m. EDT). Since founder Richard Branson was successfully put into orbit, the company has provided no reason for investors to celebrate. October …
Read More »Why celebrities go to space and what it means for our future Arts
Humans have long dreamed of going to space, and now the rich and famous can buy the chance to make that vision a reality. Celebrities such as Tom Hanks, Angelina Jolie, Leonardo Dicaprio and James Cameron have all bought tickets to fly on an upcoming space flight. A few weeks …
Read More »Terran Orbital goes public via SPAC at a valuation of $ 1.8 billion
Small satellite maker and operator Terran Orbital is gearing up to go public, making it the latest in a flurry of space companies to announce a SPAC merger this year. Terran merges with the special purpose acquisition company Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp., a SAVS that trades under the symbol TWNT. …
Read More »Virgin Experience Gifts launches US vacation campaign
Experiential gifts are the best way to overcome the stress of supply chain and shipping issues this season. Posted: October 26, 2021 at 9:07 a.m. CDT|Update: 12 hours ago DENVER, October 26, 2021 / PRNewswire / – After decades of success across the Atlantic, Virgin is launching its Blank experience …
Read More »The future of tourism? – Manila Bulletin
When William Shatner was finally able to take to space aboard one of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rockets on October 14, 2021, he not only became the oldest human to ever do ( at 90), he also helped bring the future of space tourism closer to reality. This year alone, …
Read More »Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC Director Appoints Virgin Management Investment Director
âWe had a shortlist of one person for this new role at Seraphim Space and we are delighted that André has accepted the challenge,â said CEO Mark Boggett. Seraphim Space, the manager of (), has appointed Sir Richard Branson’s former chief investment adviser, Andre Ronsoehr, as chief investment officer, with …
Read More »How SpaceX Can Live Up To Its $ 100 Billion Valuation
Astronauts Thomas Pesquet, Megan McArthur, Shane Kimbrough and Akihiko Hoshide with Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on April 23. Less than a month after sending four civilians on a historic three-day trip around Earth, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has taken a new step: a valuation …
Read More »How Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin failed to dominate the billionaire space race? | Blue Origin
The billionaire space race is just a name race. In reality, there is SpaceX – and everyone. Only the company founded by Elon Musk almost two decades ago sent an orbital rocket thruster into space and landed it safely again. Only SpaceX landed a rocket the size of a 15-story …
Read More »Rocket report: Virgin Galactic pulls out, SpaceX faces environmental lawsuit
Enlarge / Blue Origin’s New Shepard launches its second manned space flight on Wednesday. Welcome to the 4.20 edition of the Rocket Report! If this is bulletin edition 4.20, you know we’re going to bring in some extra smoke. So let’s go. As always, we welcome to readers’ contributions, and …
Read More »Space Perspective raises $ 40 million for stratospheric balloon system carrying tourists
Investors are apparently bullish on hot air balloon tourism. Spatial perspective, which is developing a balloon-based system to transport customers into the stratosphere, announced today (October 14) that it has secured $ 40 million in “Series A” funding (the next round of funding the initial “seed capital”). The Florida-based company …
Read More »Explorers Club: Women in Space | SpaceRef
THURSDAY – October 14 at 7 p.m. ET Meet 4 stellar women who are leading the way in the next era of human spaceflight – from commercial spaceflight professionals to budding astronauts to spacewalk operations engineers and more! Join moderator Dr Shawna Pandya to chat with these amazing Explorers Club …
Read More »UK should invest more in space exploration industry: President of Virgin Galactic
Rj pierce, Tech Times 10 October 2021, 05:10 The UK should invest more in space exploration, especially after Brexit, according to Virgin Galactic chairman Will Whitehorn. (Photo: Hugh R Hastings / Getty Images)NEWQUAY, ENGLAND – AUG 10: The Virgin Orbit Launcher One rocket in its hangar at Newquay Airport on …
Read More »William Shatner’s age will make him the oldest person to fly in space with the launch of Blue Origin
Now 90, William Shatner will soon be the oldest person to ever fly in space. Shatner, an actor who made history in his role as James T. Kirk, the very first captain of “Star Trek” in the original series, created in 1966, will fly in space soon and in doing …
Read More »Watch Owen Wilson and “SNL” make fun of Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson in a trailer mockup for “Star Trek: Ego Quest”
Youtube “Saturday Night Live” poked fun at the space tourism efforts of Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Elon Musk. In a pseudo-trailer for âStar Trek: Ego Quest,â Owen Wilson played Bezos on his âMidlife Crisis of Epic Proportionsâ. The sketch reflected the recent space race between Bezos and Virgin Galactic …
Read More »Watch below: What will happen to space debris in orbit?
Space has a moment. China launched the first Tianhe module for its Tiangong space station this spring, and SpaceX followed shortly thereafter with the first crewed mission from US soil since 2011. In July, Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin launched sightseeing flights. suborbital with their business leaders on board. Almost …
Read More »Rocket report: Virgin Galactic cleared to fly, Blue Origin “bet and lost”
Enlarge / Under the stars with the Ariane 6 launch base at the Europe spaceport in French Guiana. Welcome to edition 4.18 of the Rocket Report! As always, it’s been a busy week in the elevator world, and as it draws to a close, so has September. With three months …
Read More »Current and former employees raise major safety concerns and allegations of sexual harassment at Blue Origin – TechCrunch
Jeff Bezos just can’t walk away from manpower issues. The besieged billionaire, who has faced repeated and persistent criticism of working conditions at the company he previously ran Amazon, now faces allegations of a hostile work environment at his space company Blue Origin . An essay composed jointly by 21 …
Read More »Virgin Galactic cleared to resume flights and send actions to orbit
Shares of Virgin Galactic climbed 13.9% today after British billionaire Richard Branson’s company was given the green light to resume space flights following a temporary ban. The company’s flights were halted by U.S. regulators, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after a capsule flight in July deviated from its approved path. …
Read More »Las Vegas Moon Hotel casino aims to become tallest spherical building in the world
To travel Sep 30, 2021 12:10 AM3 minutes to read With Space X, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic sending paid experts into orbit, the past nine months have seen several giant strides made for space tourism. Closer to home, an awesome themed resort aims to capture some of the magic …
Read More »Sir Richard Branson to chair PANGEO 2021 Global Jobs Conference of Partners in Globalization
BOSTON, September 29, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Partners of globalization, which enables companies to quickly and easily hire anyone, anywhere in minutes, through its global employment platform, Sir announced today Richard branson will be the headliner of his PANGEO conference which will take place 20-22 October 2021. Sir Richard …
Read More »Elon Musk on Blue Origin suing NASA: “You can’t go on your way to the moon”
Elon Musk attacked Jeff Bezos and his space company, Blue Origin. Screenshot by Abrar Al-Heeti / CNET Elon Musk has some thoughts on Jeff Bezos Blue Origin sues NASA last month on the space agency’s lunar lander contract with Musk’s SpaceX. “He should put more energy into orbit than suing,” …
Read More »Elon Musk clarifies that Astra’s Chris Thompson was not SpaceX co-founder, although he was an early employee
Elon Musk clarified that Chris Thompson of Astra, the famous chief advanced technology engineer, was not a co-founder of SpaceX. He was one of the first employees of the space company Musk, but was not a pioneer in starting up SpaceX, which he quickly left for Virgin Galactic and Astra …
Read More »Rocket report: analyst rings Virgin Galactic, Atranis switches to Falcon Heavy
Enlarge / The Inspiration4 mission, inside a Crew Dragon, splashes into the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday. Interest in these tourist missions is skyrocketing. Welcome to edition 4.17 of the Rocket Report! After the successful conclusion of the Inspiration4 mission last weekend, we can now look forward to some big launches …
Read More »Walt Disney Company (The) (NYSE: DIS), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Disney’s Space 220 restaurant features NASA-inspired glimpses with Stellarvator, Orbit View, and more.
Space enthusiasts who are also Walt disney (NYSE: DIS) Fans have a good reason to cheer on the recently opened Space 220 restaurant in Epcot Center, Florida, as it features NASA Inspired Insights for customers dining at the immersive restaurant, Space.com reported Thursday. What happened: The Space 220 restaurant opened …
Read More »Why hasn’t Elon Musk been to space yet?
Updated at 11:51 a.m. ET on September 22, 2021. On launch day for SpaceX’s first space tourists, Elon Musk was here at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to watch them go, clapping as private astronauts walked up to the Teslas who would take them to get dressed. And after …
Read More »Elon Musk promises upgraded toilets and Wi-Fi on upcoming SpaceX flight
Following SpaceX’s successful adventure in space tourism, the founder Elon muskElon Reeve MuskElon Musk mocks Biden for ignoring his company’s landmark Inspiration4 space flight and the quest to cure childhood cancer SpaceX’s all-civilian crew returns to Earth, successfully completing a 3-day mission MORE said future flights would see some improvements …
Read More »You can buy your entry into space on a billionaire’s ship. Did you get the same badge as the astronauts?
This question, kind of like “What do we call non-NASA astronauts?” And ‘What is the real limit of space?’ – is driven by a new era where more people can buy tickets in space. And if you’re paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for weightless minutes with Virgin Galactic or …
Read More »Billionaires are so on Earth
Editor’s Note: Dean Obeidallah, a former lawyer, is the host of the daily SiriusXM radio show “The Dean Obeidallah Show” and a columnist for The Daily Beast. Follow it @DeanObeidallah. The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. See more opinion articles on CNN. (CNN) – Another day, another billionaire …
Read More »SpaceX capsule with world’s first fully civilian orbital crew returns safely
Sept. 18 (Reuters) – The newly created quartet of citizen astronauts including the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission splashed safely in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida on Saturday, completing a three-day flight of the first all-civilian crew ever sent in Earth orbit. The successful launch and return of the mission, …
Read More »Meet Melissa Thorpe, the woman who leads the South West space race at Spaceport Cornwall
The P3 hangar just off the runway at Cornwall Newquay Airport has hosted Spaceport Cornwall’s Story of a Satellite exhibition throughout the summer. Now closed to the public, it will host as many schools as possible until the end of September before the exhibit is dismantled and relocated to the …
Read More »Space tourists return to Earth after three days in orbit | Space News
The spacecraft developed by Elon Musk splashed in a calm sea off Florida on Saturday night. Four space tourists aboard the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission splashed safely off the coast of Florida on Saturday, completing the first-ever three-day mission to orbit Earth without professional astronauts on board. The SpaceX Dragon’s heat …
Read More »Inspiration4 Give Tour of SpaceX Dragon – Including the “largest continuous window ever flown in space”
Inspiration4 Give Tour of SpaceX Dragon – Including the “largest continuous window ever flown in space” SpaceX / Youtube Inspiration4 are coming from space! On Friday, the group – which is the world’s first fully civilian crew to orbit Earth – participated in a live broadcast with SpaceX, where they …
Read More »3 rocket stocks that explode – both right and wrong
Investors have flocked to space stocks over the past year, and for good reason. Space wasn’t just the last frontier on Star Trek, it represents a whole new potentially lucrative market for a wide range of businesses. Morgan stanley estimates that the global space industry could generate up to $ …
Read More »Pioneering tourist trip to orbit ends with a water landing
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Four space tourists ended their pioneering orbit journey on Saturday with a water landing in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida. Their SpaceX capsule was parachuted into the ocean just before sunset, not far from where their chartered flight began three days earlier. The fully …
Read More »Is space the new safari? Some wealthy travelers are ready to take the next step.
A trip to space has risen to the top of travel lists for those who can afford it, following successful suborbital escapades from Blue Origin by Jeff Bezos, Virgin Galactic by Richard Branson and SpaceX launches four civilians into orbit Wednesday. High-profile travel takes space travel up a notch in …
Read More »Float like an astronaut for a day
By Angela Moore SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 16 (Reuters) – As space-loving billionaires soar into space, the best most people can do is gaze longingly. There is, however, another way to feel what it would be like to float in space like an astronaut for just $ 7,500 per person …
Read More »SpaceX rocket to put world’s first fully civilian crew into orbit | Space
The world’s first crew of “amateur astronauts” are about to take off on a mission that will transport them to orbit before bringing them back to Earth this weekend. The four civilians, who have completed an astronaut training course in recent months, are to be launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 …
Read More »NASA’s first lunar rover to land on the moon in 2023
It has long been common knowledge that there is water ice on the surface of the Moon due to the pioneering efforts of numerous lunar expeditions over the past three decades. In order to truly explore and entertain the idea of ââhumans settling permanently on the moon, scientists at NASA …
Read More »Space tourism is here: book a trip to the last frontier
Last July we saw Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos take off in a giant leap for the space tourism industry, but their launches to the edge of space weren’t particularly well timed. Amid a global pandemic and climate emergency, two billionaires taking space walks might not have been a good …
Read More »Is Virgin Orbit’s stock going to take off like a rocket?
If you think you haven’t maximized your short time here on earth, read Sir Richard Branson’s autobiography, Lose my virginity. Let shame and self-loathing set in for a bit. What this charismatic human has accomplished in his 71 years on this planet is hard to understand. Hailed as the poster …
Read More »Do you want to live on “Mars”? NASA seeks participants to live in mock Martian habitat year-round
This photo provided by ICON and NASA in August 2021 shows a proposal for the Mars Dune Alpha habitat on Mars. To prepare for potentially sending astronauts to Mars, NASA began taking requests on Friday, August 6, 2021, for four people to live for a year in Mars Dune Alpha …
Read More »Rocket Report: Virgin Galactic Raises Ticket Prices, Spacecraft Soar In Texas
Enlarge / SpaceX’s Booster 4 is lifted from its orbital launch pad in South Texas. Welcome to edition 4.10 of the Rocket Report! There’s a lot going on this week – sure enough, it seems like there’s still a lot going on in space these days. However, it should be …
Read More »Netflix Docuseries to chronicle first fully civilian space orbit mission
The team behind Michael Jordan’s successful docuseries “The Last Dance” is now launching into space. Netflix has covered “Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission To Space” from producer Connor Schell and director Jason Hehir, which will chronicle September’s SpaceX Dragon Inspiration4 mission, in which four civilians will travel to space on a trip …
Read More »Do you dream of becoming a space tourist? Here’s how you can make it happen – Technology News, Firstpost
France Media AgencyJuly 23, 2021 5:15:10 PM IST Thrill seekers will soon be able to enjoy their adrenaline rush – and Instagram cravings – from the Last Frontier, as space tourism finally takes off. All you’ll need is a little patience. And a lot of money. Training astronauts for space …
Read More »Sub-orbital spaceflight creates more opportunities for space exploration
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind– Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson not only opened the door for future commercial spaceflight, but they also created a whole new path for researchers and scientists to learn about space. âI don’t want people to ignore that the tourism industry has created wonderful research labs for …
Read More »Former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine on launch of Bezos, the future of space travel
The future of space innovation will be controlled by companies, former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine told CNBC on Tuesday, shortly after Jeff Bezos became the second founder of a space company to go in. space. âThese business entrepreneurs are making huge strides that will transform humanity and move us further …
Read More »Amazon’s Jeff Bezos makes history with fully civilian suborbital flight
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, 57, has a new title to add to his resume: Astronaut. Bezos successfully flew to the edge of space on Tuesday aboard a rocket and capsule developed by his private spaceflight company, Blue Origin. The billionaire entrepreneur made history by participating in the first unmanned suborbital …
Read More »Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic and SpaceX hubs could help boost local property prices
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos spoke to FOX Business’s Neil Cavuto ahead of his trip on the aerospace company’s New Shepard rocket for its very first crewed launch, noting that he feels “very good” in the air. the adventure. The job growth and presumably high incomes of aerospace giants like …
Read More »Jeff Bezos ready to take a rocket ride, a small step towards his fantastic vision of space
Amazon founder, and in some ways the richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos will audition his version of space tourism for a wider audience on Tuesday (9 a.m. ET), when he boards a Blue Origin rocket. with three others. It comes just after Virgin Galactic showman Richard Branson arguably …
Read More »When is Jeff Bezos flying into space and how to watch Blue Origin launch
The New Shepard rocket and capsule that will carry Mr. Bezos and three others were developed by his company Blue Origin, named after the belief that this blue planet is only the starting point of humanity’s future. Why all the fuss about Jeff Bezos going into space? Mr. Bezos puts …
Read More »NASA says ISS astronauts are growing chili peppers for the first time
Astronauts on the International Space Station add something spicy to their diet: red and green chili peppers. Hatch chili peppers arrived at the station in June as part of an experiment initiated by astronaut Shane Kimbrough, NASA said. Kimbrough, who is part of the seven-member Expedition 65 crew, grew and …
Read More »Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin aims for bigger space goals
Jeff Bezos’ plans for space go well beyond his short trip there on Tuesday. Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -1.59% founder has poured billions into his space company Blue Origin LLC over more than two decades, believing that humanity must eventually establish outposts across the solar system. More immediately, Mr. Bezos’ company …
Read More »Now it’s Jeff Bezos’ turn to make history with a space flight
Just over a week after Richard Branson soared to the edge of space, fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos is ready for an equally important journey aboard his own rocket. Bezos will attempt to fly into space on Tuesday, July 20, launching aboard a rocket and capsule developed by Blue Origin, the …
Read More »Branson’s Virgin Orbit plans more satellite launches in 2022
Procuream CEO Andrew Chanin reacts to Virgin Galactic’s successful test flight. As Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic paves the way for space tourism, its sister company, Virgin Orbit, strives to dominate satellites by offering the most efficient fare possible at the lowest cost. Virgin Orbit’s new vice president of flight and …
Read More »More to this space race than billionaires: La Tribune India
Dinesh C Sharma Scientific commentator This month sees some unusual activity, with billionaires becoming astronauts. Richard Branson’s space flight earlier this week is to be followed by a similar space mission led by Jeff Bezos. Elon Musk’s third is not far away. More than half a century ago, the space …
Read More »can they be more than “space” walks for millionaires?
Billionaire entrepreneur Richard branson and his team successfully flew to the “edge of space” on the Unity 22 mission aboard a Galactic Virgo the plane on July 12. The event was hailed as the start of space tourism, narrowly beating the launch scheduled for July 20 by another billionaire business …
Read More »Space exploration cannot develop without leading role of state, Kremlin says – Science & Space
MOSCOW, July 12. / TASS /. Space exploration using only private investment cannot develop without state participation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. âOf course, space exploration is actually impossible without the leading role of the state. The process is too expensive, too huge and capital intensive,â Peskov said, …
Read More »Richard Branson lands safely after rocket in space
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson have a combined net worth of $ 400 billion, roughly the size of the GDP of the entire Irish nation. And the three have decided to devote huge sums of their wealth to the pursuit of their dreams …
Read More »Can the billionaire space race lift these ETFs?
British billionaire Richard Branson traveled to the edge of space on Sunday, about 55 miles above Earth. Next week, Amazon (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos is expected to fly into space aboard a rocket from his space company Blue Origin. Unlike Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, Blue Origin’s New Shepard is a vertical-landing …
Read More »Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity detaches from mothership
That’s a question for a lot of space nerds – and, Apparently, Jeff Bezos’ team at Blue Origin – cares a lot. There is no single definition of “outer space”. And deciding where space begins is largely an exercise in figuring out exactly where Earth’s atmosphere becomes less of a …
Read More »SpaceX’s Elon Musk and celebrities applaud Virgin Galactic’s Unity 22 launch (video)
Update for 5 p.m. EDT: SpaceX founder Elon Musk is apparently impressed with Virgin Galactic’s successful launch today. “. Musk wrote to Virgin Galactic on Twitter. Billionaire Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson, who is about to launch into space today (July 11) as part of the Unity 22 crew, received …
Read More »What is included in a space ticket? Maybe a costume. Maybe Jeff Bezos.
Virgin Galactic’s $ 250,000 Bill to the Edge of Space includes a spacesuit. Passengers paying $ 55 million for SpaceX’s mission to the ISS receive sleeping bags and hygiene products. Blue Origin’s $ 28 million space flight comes with a seat next to Jeff Bezos. See more stories on the …
Read More »Billionaire Branson gears up to take small step for entrepreneurs in space
Sir Richard Branson walks towards the edge of space. Wire picture Billionaire Richard Branson will finally aim to keep 17 years of promises and take a seat on his own Virgin Galactic rocket plane, the VSS on Sunday Unit, as he climbs 55 miles to the edge of space for …
Read More »The Last Voyage of the NASA Space Shuttle: Looking Back on Atlantis’ Last Mission 10 Years Later
The NASA Finale spaceship mission, which was launched 10 years ago this week, has hardly taken place. The Space Shuttle Mission Atlantis, called STS-135, launched on July 8, 2011. It was initially planned as an emergency flight and was not officially authorized in the NASA budget until January 2011, just …
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