Showing posts with label space tourism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label space tourism. Show all posts
Monday, September 20, 2010

British Scientists Invent 'Skylon' Spaceplane That Will Take Tourists Into Orbit At Five Times The Speed Of Sound

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The 270ft-long Skylon space plane will be able to take passengers into space at a fraction of the current cost From The Daily Mail: A space ...
Friday, March 5, 2010

Russia Will End Space Tourism Flights When Shuttle Retires

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Charles Simonyi Prepares for Space Courtesy of Space Adventures and Charles Simonyi From Popular Science: Well, it looks like Charles Simony...
Monday, January 18, 2010

Space Pilot Jobs Set To Take Off

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Photo: Richard Branson's Virgin company already hopes to send people into space From The BBC: Becoming the pilot of a spaceship may see...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Who Should Be the First Band To Play in Space?

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Spandau Ballet From Popular Science: This morning an odd story surfaced and began orbiting the Web: Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galacti...
Friday, December 11, 2009

Virgin Galactic's Unveil Is Tip Of The Iceberg For Private Spaceflight

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Masten's Xoie flies against a backdrop of Mojave's windmills to the west. (Photograph courtesy of Mike Massee and Masten Space Syste...
Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Rutan And Branson Make A Giant Leap For Space Tourism

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From L.A. Times: The intergalactic entrepreneurs unveil the VSS Enterprise, the world's first commercial passenger spacecraft. Tests are...

First Look at Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo

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Image: VSS Enterprise stowed under the dual-hulled Virgin Mother Ship (VMS) Eve at the unveiling of the first SpaceShipTwo in the Mojave Des...
Monday, December 7, 2009

In 2010, The Civilian Space Industry Finally Takes Off

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The Final Countdown: October 15, 2009: Virgin Galactic’s bullet-nosed rocket, SpaceShipTwo, sits in the hangar of Scaled Composites in Mojav...
Sunday, December 6, 2009

Ottawa Businessman To Be Canada's Second Space Tourist

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John Criswick, an Ottawa entrepreneur who has booked a US$200,000 flight on board Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, stands in front of the...
Friday, December 4, 2009

Richard Branson Joins The Space Race

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An artist's impression of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo transported by WhiteKnightTwo. From The Guardian: For $200,000, you too cou...
Sunday, November 29, 2009

Russia: No Space for Space Tourists

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Soyuz Spacecraft From CBS News/AP: International Space Station Full with Crew for Near Future. (AP) There is no space for tourists wishing t...
Sunday, November 8, 2009

Space Hotel Reportedly On Track For 2012 Opening, Already Has Paying Guests

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Space Hotel 2012 Will these space pods fly on time? Galactic Suite From Popular Science: A company aiming to open the first space hotel a...
Thursday, November 5, 2009

Space Hotel 'On Schedule To Open In 2012'

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An artist's impression of the flight, displayed on Galactic Suite's website. Galactic Suite From The Independent: A company behind p...
Sunday, November 1, 2009

Clinical Immortality And Space Settlement

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Galactic space lines may not be as far fetched as they sound. (credit: Virgin Galactic) From The Space Review: There was a recent article in...
Sunday, October 11, 2009

Laliberte Still Has His Head In The Stars

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Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte smiles shortly after his landing with the members of the mission to the International space station, Russ...
Friday, September 18, 2009

'First Clown In Space' Promises To Bring Humour To Astronauts

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Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte, who owns Cirque du Soleil, is set to become the world's seventh and Canada's first space tourist...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Splashdown! Cirque du Soleil Founder Prepares For First 'Poetic' Space Mission

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Mr Laliberte in a rare serious mood at the Star City training centre From The Daily Mail: Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte made a splash a...
Saturday, September 12, 2009

Take An Orbital Vacation On A Surplus Soviet Military Spacecraft

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Almaz Spacecraft: Turning guns into space tourism, courtesy of a retrofitted Soviet-era military spacecraft. Excalibur Almaz From Popular S...
Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Big Artistic Performance To Be Set In Space

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From Space.com: The first ever widely acknowledged artistic performance from space will be broadcast from the International Space Station on...
Thursday, September 3, 2009

The First "Clown" Going To Space

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Guy Laliberte poses for a picture as he attends a training session in a space capsule at the Star City space centre outside Moscow July 9, 2...