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Blue Origin Rebounds With New Shepard’s Successful Launch After Previous Mission Failure
The NS-24 mission carried 33 payloads to suborbital heights during an uncrewed flight on Monday.
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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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Man Who Flew to Space With William Shatner Dies in Plane Crash
Glen de Vries, the 49-year-old co-founder of Medidata Solutions and vice chair at Dassault Systèmes who made headlines when he flew to space with actor William Shatner last month, died in a plane crash in New Jersey on Thursday.
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William Shatner Will Ride Jeff Bezos’s Rocket to Space
I just heard an endearing interview on NPR mentioning that William Shatner likes to frequent the fan-constructed Star Trek bridge in Ticonderoga, New York and say stuff like “take me to the bridge!” It’s that characteristic sentimentality and the down-for-anything spirit that makes me feel ok about this news: Shatner is making the brief voyage…