tourism
Robots
The Future Of Tourism Is…Robot Sex?
8:00PM Danny Allen | At Australia’s Tourism Futures conference, futurologist Ian Yeoman (of New Zealand’s University of Wellington) forecast artificial resorts with robot staff, and yep, even robot prostitutes could become a reality. More »
Design
NYC Subway Mapped To Street Gauntlet
5:20AM Mark Wilson | At last, your claims of knowing New York’s subway system “like the back of your hand” will be more than just boasting (OK, lying). More »
Science
Virgin Galactic’s Boss Says Space Travel Will Never Be Cheap
3:00AM Brian Lam | Warning, middle-class Earthmen. By the end of this post, your dreams of low-cost space travel will be delayed. Above: WhiteKnightTwo Eve’s Maiden Flight. Photo Credit Schereer Scherer. More »
Science
Charles Simonyi, Creator of MS Office, Becomes First Repeat Space Tourist
9:20AM John Mahoney | I imagine the first thing on everyone’s mind when they return from space is “When the f%&@ can I go back!?” Today, Charles Simonyi became the first space tourist to make a second paid flight. More »
Entertainment
Come to Japan, Get Killed by Robots and Aliens
2:56AM Jesus Diaz | I need a vacation. I was thinking Pavones beach, Costa Rica, or maybe some sailing in Hunnebo, Sweden. But no, the Japanese have convinced me with these videos: It’s going to be Hakodate, Japan. More »
Random Stuff
11:23AM Nick Broughall | Oh God yes. Remember the otherweek when we told you that Virgin Blue were teasing the idea that they were giving away a trip on Virgin Galactic? Well they are. Or, to be more precise, they’re giving away 25 million Velocity frequent flyer points, which is enough to claim your place on a trip to space. More »
Virgin Are Giving Away A Virgin Galactic Flight… (Kind Of)
11:23AM Nick Broughall | Oh God yes. Remember the otherweek when we told you that Virgin Blue were teasing the idea that they were giving away a trip on Virgin Galactic? Well they are. Or, to be more precise, they’re giving away 25 million Velocity frequent flyer points, which is enough to claim your place on a trip to space. More »
Science
To the Chagrin of Rich Geeks Everywhere, Russians Killing Space Tourism Program
3:45PM Elaine Chow | Richard Garriot and other well-to-do nerds will no longer be able to play spaceman, now that Russia’s cancelling its astrotourism program to make way for three real astronauts at the International Space Station. More »
Vehicles
Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo Flies For the First Time
12:00AM John Mahoney | We saw ground tests last week, but yesterday morning WhiteKnightTwo–the funky-looking double-wide plane that will take SpaceShipTwo and its cargo of millionaires on suborbital spaceflights–finally took off on its maiden voyage. More »
Vehicles
Virgin Galactic’s Spaceport America Gets FAA Green Light
5:00AM John Mahoney | It becomes less and less a future fever dream every day: Spaceport America in Las Cruces, NM, Virgin Galactic’s future home, has gotten FAA approval to begin construction. More »
Science
