Space tourism. The very term sounds like something from the far distant future. However, it is currently 2020, and this year could very well be the year in which the super-wealthy begin travelling to space as tourists. Both Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin seem to be on the cusp of bringing untrained, untested, but extremely wealthy individuals to space, if even for only a few moments. How did we get to this point, and what does the future hold for those who wish to “boldly go” to the edge of space, or even beyond?
Category Archive: NASA
In a journal report written by astronaut-doctor Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor, M.D. it was revealed that an ISS astronaut […]
Congratulations to NASA astronaut Christina Koch who set a record today for the longest mission in space by […]
President Trump signed the Space Force into existence on Dec. 20. Here is what that means for the United States.
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – On a Dec. 21 teleconference, NASA and Boeing detailed plans to return the CST-100 […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – After a perfect launch aboard an ULA Atlas V rocket, the CST-100 Starliner, operated […]
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – With the launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test (OFT) tomorrow, and the the […]
At 7:47am EST on Sunday, the SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule was berthed to the International Space Station, following […]
NASA is sending some buff moustronauts to the International Space Station. These “Mighty Mice” will ride aboard SpaceX’s […]
The Earth as seen from the inside of Mercury’s orbit. Thanks to the Parker Solar Probe, we get […]
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