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Japanese billionaire who spent $80 million flying to space said world leaders should do the same because it gives you a new perspective on Earth
Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire, made the comments in a press conference Wednesday, two days…
Marianne Guenot
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Watch SpaceX launch 4 space tourists into Earth's orbit
The Inspiration4 crew members have never been to space. They've only trained for five months. Their…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to launch its fifth tourist flight to space on June 4
The NS-21 will lift off from Launch Site One on Saturday, June 4 at 8:00 a.m. CDT (6:30 pm IST),…
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NASA astronaut Megan McArthur's warning to space tourists: Spaceflight is uncomfortable and risky. It takes grit.
Astronauts compare spaceflight to a camping trip for a reason. You have to give up showers, flush t…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Virgin Galactic completed its third flight to the edge of space as it gears up to accept space tourists next year
Shares of Virgin Galactic spiked in early trading on Monday following the successful test flight.
Tim Levin
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How to watch Virgin Galactic's first space tourist launch 300,000 feet above the ground
Virgin Galactic's Galactic 02 flight took off on Thursday. Here's how to watch the live stream as i…
Marianne Guenot
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Elon Musk: SpaceX is going to launch 2 space tourists 'beyond the moon'
We are excited to announce that SpaceX has been approached to fly two private citizens on a trip ar…
Dave Mosher
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SpaceX's first space tourists have returned to Earth, splashing down inside the Crew Dragon spaceship
SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission, a spaceship filled with tourists, has survived a high-speed plummet …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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SpaceX plans to send a small number of tourists into space
But space tourism isn't the only frontier SpaceX is pioneering. The Falcon 9 launch service caters …
Jessica Snouwaert
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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin passes 4 key milestones for its $172 million NASA contract to build a new space station
NASA awarded Blue Origin $130 million to build the Orbital Reef space station that will be a destin…
Ellyn Lapointe,Jessica Orwig,…
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From launch vehicles to space tourism, Indian space start-ups aim high
The Vikram-S rocket, developed over the past two years and built using 3-D printing technology, rea…
PTI
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Jeff Bezos just revealed a mock-up of the spacecraft his rocket company will use to take tourists into space
Near the top of a high arc, the rocket will detach from the space capsule, which will fall toward t…
Dave Mosher
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Space stations for tourists could be here as soon as 2020
"This innovative and game-changing advance will dramatically increase opportunities for space resea…
Danielle Muoio
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Jeff Bezos doesn't want his Blue Origin passengers to poop or pee in space
Astronauts who make the trip to space often relieve themselves into diapers due to the lack of bath…
Rafi Letzter
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Business owners in a tiny desert town are 'excited but apprehensive' to see whether a $220 million bet on billionaire Richard Branson's spaceport will pay off
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, where Spaceport America launches from, has languished for years.…
Heather Schlitz
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A developer is planning a commercial spaceport near Las Vegas that includes a pilot school and STEM academy
Real estate developer Rob Lauer is planning a commercial spaceport near Las Vegas that includes a h…
Lauren Edmonds
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Elon Musk: SpaceX is on track to launch its most powerful rocket ever within 4 months
The Falcon Heavy will be the most powerful rocket in the world, capable of launching 54 metric tons…
Dave Mosher
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Virgin Galactic's first space tourists will be wearing some really stylish jumpsuits
The boots are similarly high-tech, using a combination of Nomex and natural leather that is extreme…