In one of the most remarkable years for human spaceflight , 2021 has seen flights in numbers that rival 1985, when NASA flew the space shuttle nine times and held on to hope that it would usher in an era of private citizens joining professional astronauts in orbit.
That vision all but disappeared in January 1986 when the Challenger blew up on launch with teacher Christa McAuliffe on board.
Space tourism now includes luxury camps for adults - The Washington Post
Not all companies getting into space tourism are transporting travelers on flight missions. There's also Orbite , a company building what it says will be the first commercial equivalent of a NASA training center.
In 2019, after noticing a gap in the market for a company that would train private citizens to become commercial astronauts, Orbite co-founders Jason Andrews and Nicolas Gaume decided to step in to create a boot camp for space tourists.
Top space stories in 2021: Ingenuity on Mars, William Shatner goes to space, and more
There's nothing like a pandemic to give people time to contemplate the universe's greatest mysteries.
Over the course of the year, uber-rich tourists, including a Star Trek legend, ventured into space. Government and privately owned space travel companies reached new milestones, and scientists continued to make discoveries.
'It was magical' - meet the first disabled crew to fly in zero-gravity - BBC News
Becoming an astronaut is out of reach for most people. But could the tough selection process be doing more harm than good?
"It was magical," says Sina Bahram of his first experience of weightlessness. "I've wanted to do this since I was four years old, but the underlying assumption was 'that's totally impossible'."
FAA to retire astronaut wings program as commercial space tourism race ramps up | Fox Business
Fox News' Kat Timpf reacts to the astronaut allegedly damaging an aircraft after a breakup on 'Kennedy.'
The Federal Aviation Administration will retire its Commercial Space Astronaut Wings program as the number of human spaceflights are expected to dramatically increase in the coming years.
Sierra Space One Step Closer to Landing Spaceplane at Alabama Airport - FLYING Magazine
The FAA held a public hearing this week on Sierra Space's proposal to use Alabama's Huntsville International Airport (KHSV) as a low-Earth orbit (LEO) re-entry site for its spaceplane.
Sierra Space is currently developing a reusable re-entry vehicle, named Dream Chaser, that will deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS-2) program by NASA. If approved, Dream Chaser could be landing at KHSV as soon as 2023.
The Five Biggest Space Technology Trends For 2022
The past decade has seen a resurgence of interest in space travel and the technological innovation driving it. Billionaire space tourists Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson made the headlines in 2021, while Elon Musk has his sights set on the colonization of Mars.
So, where will space travel take us in 2022? Let's take a look at some of the most exciting implications of humanity continuing to venture beyond the final frontier …
The Paley Center for Media Announces New PaleyImpact Program: Television and Our Enduring
"It's our honor and pleasure to convene such inspiring figures from across the scientific community and the media industry, to shed light on television's important role and unique ability to explore the evolution of space travel," said Maureen J. Reidy , President and CEO of the Paley Center.
How the private space race is allowing NASA to explore new frontiers | Globalnews.ca
In February, NASA will launch the first un-crewed test flight of its Orion spacecraft and SLS rocket as it prepares to send astronauts back to the moon.
Artemis I is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions to take place over the next few years. It will be followed by a second crewed test flight and a third flight that will land astronauts on the moon's south-pole. NASA expects that will be in 2025, at the earliest.
Seiko pays tribute to space travel with special edition exclusive to the US - WatchPro USA
In tribute to space travel too, it is designed to connect its proprietary technology to its rich history, featuring Seiko's in-house Spring Drive movement.
In development for over 28 years, Seiko's proprietary Spring Drive movement continues to function when confronted with harsh conditions on earth, in the sea, or in outer space and can achieve an accuracy of +/- 1 second per day (+/- 15 seconds per month).
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