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Virgin Galactic's passenger rocket plane VSS Unity, carrying billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson and his crew, begins its ascent to the edge of space above Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, U.S., July 11, 2021. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo
Virgin Galactic said "commercial service is now expected to commence in Q4 2022." Shares in the company fell 13% in afterhours trading.
UK's Prince William says great minds should focus on saving Earth not space travel | Reuters
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LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William has taken a thinly veiled swipe at the billionaires embroiled in a space tourism race, saying the world's greatest brains should instead be focused on solving the environmental problems facing the Earth.
During a BBC interview aired on Thursday, William appeared to criticise Jeff Bezos, the world's richest person, Elon Musk and Briton Richard Branson, whose rival ventures are all vying to usher in a new era of private commercial space travel.
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This may have partly to do with Allan's own contention, in her introduction, that she naturally gravitates toward novels rather than short fiction, and thus is curious about even minor characters and what their stories might be.
Shatner's flight highlights space race gaps, inequities, opportunities
How many chances will there be for Uhura's place in science fiction to become science fact during this civilian space race that seems quick to prop up the likes of Shatner for sleek publicity, but slower to dig deep for the breakthrough moments of minority inclusion that Shatner's show symbolized
Nearly 50% of Americans Want to Space Travel But Only 19% Would Shell Out $100,000 To Do So
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NEW YORK , Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As space travel and space tourism continues to make headlines and more civilians vie for seats on the next launch, many Americans have strong feelings about going to space.
According to a ValuePenguin survey of over 2,000 consumers, almost half want to go to space and some would even go into debt to do so; however, others think space tourism may not be ethical.
William Shatner responds to Prince William's comments about space travel | Entertainment |
On Thursday, the 39-year-old royal criticised space travel as a means of ignoring the climate crisis just one day after the Star Trek actor made history as the oldest person to travel to space.
How William Shatner's Blue Origin space trip can reignite passion for science - ABC News
The actor, who beamed into television sets and movie screens over four decades as Captain James T. Kirk, will take part in an 11-minute space flight aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-18 craft.
"I've heard about space for a long time now. I'm taking the opportunity to see it for myself. What a miracle," Shatner said in a statement Oct. 4.
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US firm sees 'exciting' moment as space tourism booms
"It's a very exciting time for us," Space Adventures President Tom Shelley told AFP in Moscow on Friday, describing this moment with the space tourism sector as "very interesting".
It's the company's first launch in over a decade after halting trips to the ISS when US space agency NASA bought up seats on Russia-operated flights and there were no other vehicles capable of making the journey.
Happening on Twitter
Looking like Virgin Galactic will stand down for as much as a year after Sir Richard Branson's spaceflight in July.… https://t.co/VrCCccYVKy SciGuySpace (from Houston, TX) Thu Oct 14 21:07:58 +0000 2021
Virgin Galactic will not begin commercial service until at least Q4 2022. Branson flying before Bezos was not an ac… https://t.co/7B1vAqiscY nextspaceflight (from United States) Thu Oct 14 20:51:50 +0000 2021
Flight test program update: We will begin our planned vehicle enhancement and modification period now, which is des… https://t.co/ON9tlVzGGN virgingalactic (from Earth) Thu Oct 14 20:46:25 +0000 2021
Virgin Galactic's stock plunged more than 20% after the space tourism company said it would delay its full commerci… https://t.co/tpjkyHQheh cnnbrk (from Everywhere) Fri Oct 15 12:27:09 +0000 2021
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