Richard Branson's extravagant jaunt to space on Sunday signaled the dawning of a new space age — for the few people that can afford it. Jeff Bezos is about to set off on a similar excursion next Tuesday when he launches to space with three others on his company Blue Origin's first crewed flight.
Jeff Bezos' space flight: Here's everything you need to know - CNN
Former NASA astronaut: Private space travel clears way for 'things we can't even imagine' | The
First, he noted, NASA has long wanted to "turn over" some of its work to private companies "so that it could help our economy.
As billionaires launch more private space flights, @MarthaRaddatz asks what are the long-term benefits to humanity. @Astro_Mike : "It's going to let people be creative to come up with things we can't even imagine that can be done in space travel.
The rocket engine that could transform space travel - POLITICO
— A plasma rocket engine now being tested holds new promise for NASA's space exploration plans.
— NASA would get a budget boost under a new House spending plan, including for its return to the moon.
— A space analytics company has hired a team of veteran staffers to raise its profile on Capitol Hill.
Travelers' Insurance for Space Travel Could Be on the Way | Barron's
Looking for insurance for your next space flight? Help could be on the way. AXA S.A. (ticker: AXAHY), the French insurance heavyweight, is hoping to launch a new line of coverage: insurance for space travelers.
"The product that we're working on developing would be to insure against bodily injury to the space flight participants, themselves," Chris Kunstadter, global head of space underwriting at AXA XL, AXA S.A.'s commercial insurance division, told Barron's. "That's what we're looking at for the
Ashton Kutcher returned his Virgin Galactic ticket to space after Mila Kunis
Ashton Kutcher had a ticket onboard Virgin Galactic's space ship, but the actor revealed he will not be making the trip after all. In an interview with Cheddar this week, Kutcher said his wife, Mila Kunis, talked him out of it.
"When I got married and had kids, my wife encouraged that it was not a smart family decision to be heading into space when we have young children," Kutcher said.
Opinion: Space travel with The Bookless Club | Vancouver Sun
Travel, especially space travel, is on everyone's mind right now. If the billionaires are to be believed, intergalactic travel is just around the corner.
A week ago, billionaire Sir Richard Branson became billionaire-astronaut Sir Richard Branson when he rocketed into space aboard his very own spacecraft. Branson's spaceship was hoisted aloft by two companion aircraft named Eve, after Branson's mother.
Renewing the excitement about space | Editorial | theeagle.com
More than half a century ago, in the heady days of space exploration, "Star Trek" spoke of space as the final frontier and pledge "to boldly go where no man has gone before. (Updated to the more politically correct "where no one has gone before" in "Star Trek: The Next Generation.")
This Week's Space Travel News in 400 Words | The Nerd Stash
Are you a huge fan of space travel? Let me guess: you head straight to the space travel section in the news without a second’s thought? If yes, that makes two of us. And this week brought us some very interesting new developments in our favorite area, didn’t it?
The British entrepreneur made history when he catapulted 50 miles above the earth’s surface aboard his Virgin Galactic spacecraft. He’s the first billionaire space geek to actually reach the edge of space.
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Indigenous people are more visible than ever in the tourism space, and that's partly thanks to a growing group of w… https://t.co/91eZ1ETAAK NatGeoTravel (from Washington, D.C.) Sat Jul 17 17:00:10 +0000 2021
Branson vs Bezos. Branson's Virgin Galactic has successfully pulled off a key test for space tourism. Bezos is up… https://t.co/IYnXgHDlq0 Quicktake Sun Jul 18 14:59:09 +0000 2021
Billionaires funding suborbital flights aren't building a future for humanity off Earth, so much as seeking capital… https://t.co/kFdgXngBpK motherboard (from Brooklyn) Sat Jul 17 21:12:04 +0000 2021
The space tourism industry is stuck in its billionaire phase https://t.co/eowh1C3j80 https://t.co/fkeQBBXU3w verge (from New York) Sat Jul 17 15:00:10 +0000 2021
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