Cryptocurrency pioneer Justin Sun will fly to space on billionaire Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin's flight next year and invite five other crew mates, he said on Wednesday, joining a small list of wealthy entrepreneurs indulging in space travel.
Sun, who founded blockchain platform TRON, also revealed himself to be the anonymous bidder who paid $28 million in an auction for a seat to join Bezos aboard Blue Origin's first crewed mission in July.
SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin driving affordable space travel: Space Capital managing
- Lift off. Cargo Dragon soars with the final supply run in 2021 for the astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
- You are looking at SpaceX's Falcon rocket lifting off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center this morning for an early Christmas delivery. The rocket hoisting the Dragon capsule loaded with more than 6,500 pounds of supplies and Christmas gifts for astronauts at the International Space Station.
Japan's Yusaku Maezawa returns to Earth after 12-day space flight | Space News | Al Jazeera
Fashion tycoon Maezawa has set out 100 tasks to complete on board, including hosting a badminton tournament in orbit.
DART probe, the size of a car, will slam into the Dimorphos 'moonlet' at more than 24,000kph in 2022.
The test blew up a Russian satellite, creating a debris cloud that threatened astronauts on board the ISS.
FAA looking for public comment on additional space travel in Huntsville | Alabama Public Radio
The Federal Aviation Administration is discussing plans for Sierra Space to land a new kind of space cargo ship in Huntsville. The company is hoping to start landing its new Dream Chaser spacecraft at Huntsville International Airport.
Mary Swanstrom is the Public Relations Manager for the Port of Huntsville. She said it would be a great milestone for Huntsville to be the first city in the U.S. to land the Dream Chaser.
SpaceX Dragon cargo ship delivers Christmas presents (and supplies) to space station | Space
The autonomous Dragon resupply ship docked itself at the orbital outpost at 3:41 a.m. EST (0841 GMT), ahead of its planned 4:30 a.m. docking time.
The Dragon capsule blasted off on its cargo mission for NASA , called CRS-24, early Tuesday (Dec. 21) atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It delivered 6,500 pounds (2,949 kilograms) of research experiments and supplies for the crew.
Russia ready to 'fight' for space tourism supremacy
Buoyed by the success, firebrand space chief Dmitry Rogozin talked up Russia's next steps to supremacy: a special module at the ISS for Russia's visitors, spacewalks outside the station, and—down the line—trips around the moon.
"We will not give this niche to the Americans. We are ready to fight for it," he told reporters at a press conference as Maezawa was blasting towards the ISS on a 12-day mission.
Space Economy: 4 Trends to Watch in 2022 | U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The space economy is booming, with some estimates projecting it to reach $1 trillion by 2040. Here are four trends that will shape the commercialization of space in 2022.
Working together, private sector business leaders and government agencies have transformed what was once merely a dream of travel among the stars into a fully functioning global market — forming private aerospace companies, launching rockets and satellites, and even creating opportunities for
NASA Approves Crew For First Private Astronaut Mission To International Space Station
In this photo illustration Axiom's logo is seen on a smartphone and on a screen. (Photo Illustration ... [+] by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The mission's members passed their medical evaluations and are expected to launch on February 28, NASA said.
Billionaire Space Flights Are a Carbon Bomb That Will Destroy the Planet
It's hard to imagine a starker illustration of carbon inequality than the recent phenomenon of recreational space flights, like those undertaken by Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, or Elon Musk's SpaceX earlier this year — flights whose ambition was clearly to
Dig into this year's World Inequality Report and you'll find the astonishing estimate that a single, eleven-minute space flight emits at least seventy-five metric tons of carbon per passenger (according to researchers, this is actually an extremely conservative estimate, and the figure may well
Kennedy Space Center's Astronaut Experiences Are Back | Travel + Leisure
Throughout the holiday season, the center wants guests to come and kick back for a cocktail and conversation with an astronaut through its new Chat With An Astronaut series and the relaunched Astronaut Encounter.
"Our programs, events, and attractions at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex are designed to bring our guests as close to space as possible, without ever leaving Earth," Therrin Protze, chief operating officer, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, said in a statement.
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I'm very excited to announce this news and turn this opportunity into a voyage with five other warriors to space wi… https://t.co/ZhN5ANzjmF justinsuntron (from Geneva, Switzerland) Wed Dec 22 14:51:22 +0000 2021
Crypto pioneer Justin Sun plans space trip with Blue Origin https://t.co/DafZK5oQc1 https://t.co/4sYXUGMQ4B Reuters (from Around the world) Wed Dec 22 16:25:16 +0000 2021
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