space tourism
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Piece Falls From Virgin Galactic’s Mothership During Latest Suborbital Flight
During its most recent flight, Virgin Galactic’s carrier aircraft dropped an alignment pin which helps in the mating process between the mothership and the spaceplane. The company is investigating the issue, which could potentially delay its upcoming mission. Virgin Galactic discovered that the pin had detached from the launch pylon of the mothership, VMS Eve,…
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Blue Origin Finally Ready to Launch New Shepard Rocket After Last Year’s Fiery Anomaly
Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ private space venture, is ready to fly its New Shepard rocket again after over a year of being grounded. The company this week announced the rocket’s first cargo mission since its booster went up in flames in a liftoff malfunction back in September 2022. On Tuesday, Blue Origin revealed that it’s…
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Virgin Galactic Preps for Its Next Tourist Spaceplane…by Laying Off Staff
In an effort to cut cost for the sake of the development of its next generation spaceplane, Virgin Galactic will lay off a number of its employees and save on expenses in hopes of bringing in future profits from its commercial flights. Richard Branson’s private space venture announced on Tuesday a “strategic realignment of the…
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This Space Toilet Might Be the Best Seat Aboard Spaceship Neptune
In space, no one can hear you tinkle. But just to be sure, Space Perspective has designed a luxuriously private bathroom experience on board its balloon-propelled capsules. The space tourism company has already sold more than 1,600 tickets for its luxurious trips to the edge of space, which it says will commence in 2024. This…