As two billionaires prepare for launch this month on milestone space flights, professional astronauts aboard the International Space Station said Friday they fully support commercialization and look forward to a rapidly expanding civilian presence on the high frontier.
Both companies plan commercial operations flying wealthy space tourists, government and private-sector researchers and experiments that can take advantage of the few minutes of weightlessness the flights will offer.
Branson aims to make space trip on July 11, ahead of Bezos | Reuters
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It would also mean that Branson would travel beyond Earth's atmosphere ahead of Bezos, the founder of rival space tourism venture Blue Origin.
Reuters reported last month that Branson was considering a show-stealing mission just days ahead of Bezos' planned trip.
The Deep Space Atomic Clock just passed its first test | Science News
An atomic clock that could transform deep-space travel has successfully completed its first test run in space.
NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock, which launched on a satellite in June 2019, outperformed all other clocks in space during its first year in orbit around Earth.
How rockets work: A complete guide | Space
Rockets are our species' best way of escaping the atmosphere of Earth and reaching space. But the process behind getting these machines to work is far from simple. Here's what you need to know about getting a rocket into space.
Writers and inventors have dreamt of exploring the universe beyond Earth for centuries, but the real challenges of traveling into space only became clear in the 19th century.
Clemson alum Vanessa Wyche tapped to lead NASA Space Center in Houston
Clemson University alumna Vanessa Wyche is officially the director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, according to a release from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The South Carolina native is the first Black woman to lead a NASA Space Center, according to the agency. She has worked at NASA since 1989. Wyche's main goal will be launching Artemis I, the first manned mission to the moon in decades.
What does space travel do to our cells? | UNSW Newsroom
UNSW Sydney scientists are exploring the effects of microgravity – the condition where people or objects seem to be weightless – on mammalian cells.
UNSW medical researcher Associate Professor Kate Poole and her team are set to investigate how our cells sense changes in gravity as we travel out of the Earth's atmosphere, thanks to a two-year research grant from the United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
Space Perspective to offer balloon rides to space - Axios
Space Perspective wants to take paying customers on flights into the upper atmosphere, 20 miles above the planet, and the company is ready to start selling tickets.
Why it matters: The company is stepping into an increasingly crowded market, with multiple space tourism companies — like Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin — expected to stage their first commercial flights with passengers this year.
The SpaceX Rocket Ship Will Have the Best Bathroom in Space | Travel + Leisure
You know those restaurants where half of the reason to visit is to spend some time in the gorgeous bathroom? Turns out space may be the same thing.
An astronaut set to board the first civilian space flight aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship revealed that the rocket's toilet will be housed in a glass cupola at its tip.
The Donlon Report: US economy shows positive signs; Billionaires race to space | NewsNation Now
Taco Bell is bringing back a "fan favorite" taco amid the NBA Finals — and even giving them away for free, if one team manages to stage a second-half comeback.
In many parts of the country where they're legal — and probably in many places where they're not — the sounds of fireworks and firecrackers have been heralding the Fourth of July holiday for weeks.
Happening on Twitter
This week... 👋 @NorthropGrumman's Cygnus spacecraft "S.S. Katherine Johnson" leaves the @Space_Station 🚀 New suppl… https://t.co/QXEVn1LyjP NASA (from Pale Blue Dot) Sat Jul 03 00:55:03 +0000 2021
Nine spacewalks down, hundreds of @ISS_Research experiments complete, and we're only halfway through the year! 🛰️… https://t.co/H2NbdLmDr4 NASA (from Pale Blue Dot) Fri Jul 02 19:16:58 +0000 2021
La Station spatiale internationale passée au fish-eye 🐡 . The International @Space_Station seen through the eyes of… https://t.co/mSHXd4Mmwv Thom_astro (from International Space Station) Sat Jul 03 16:15:29 +0000 2021
Docking confirmed. The @Roscosmos Progress cargo ship docked to the @Space_Station at 8:59pm ET (00:59 UT), deliver… https://t.co/l77r2uYPeB NASA (from Pale Blue Dot) Fri Jul 02 01:06:35 +0000 2021
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