richard branson
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Titanic Sub Disaster Should Serve as a Stern Warning to the Emerging Space Tourism Sector
Whether it’s diving to the depths of the ocean or flying to the edge of space, the risks associated with extreme tourism haven’t deterred wealthy billionaires and other privileged individuals from buying their way to severe environments. The recent loss of the five passengers on board the submersible vessel, however, should serve as a sobering…
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Sooty Emissions from Private Space Flight Are Way Worse Than We Thought
I don’t know about you, but when Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson were caught in their race to be the first billionaire in space, I wasn’t excited. It didn’t feel like a great leap forward for humanity or anything lofty like that. Instead, it just felt like a bunch of rich kids finding a new…
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How Do Astronauts Shit in Space?
There’s a ton of space-related news dominating the headlines right now. Billionaires are engaged in a space race, celebrities are riding along in rockets, and 1,500 pages of UFO-related reports were just declassified by the government. The age of space tourism may soon be upon us, but the age of space curiosity is already quite…
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FAA Says Jeff Bezos Counts as an Astronaut After All
Citing the rise of space tourism, the Federal Aviation Administration has decided to end its Commercial Space Astronaut Wings Program, the regulator announced in a press release last Friday. Launched in 2004, the program was intended to bring attention to commercial space flight and to certify the pilots of commercial spacecraft. The FAA says this…