Billionaire who flew SpaceX last year going back into orbit
2 years, 10 months ago

Billionaire who flew SpaceX last year going back into orbit

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The billionaire who launched on his own SpaceX flight last year is headed back up, aiming for an even higher orbit and the chance to take part in a spacewalk. Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman announced Monday that he will make another private spaceflight launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, alongside two SpaceX engineers and a former Air Force fighter pilot. Isaacman paid undisclosed millions for last September’s three-day spaceflight for himself and three others, the first space tourism flight for Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Isaacman indicated that he’d like to be aboard the second spaceflight in this program named after the triple-star system Polaris — another Dragon mission — and on the first Starship crew as well.

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Who is Jared Isaacman? From private astronaut to Trump’s pick to head Nasa
Top News
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Who is Jared Isaacman? From private astronaut to Trump’s pick to head Nasa

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump has selected tech billionaire Jared Isaacman as Nasa’s next chief. The 41-year-old earlier made headlines for becoming the first private astronaut to conduct a spacewalk US President-elect Donald Trump announced that he plans to nominate Jared Isaacman, a tech billionaire and the first private astronaut to conduct a spacewalk, as Nasa’s next chief. AFP US President-elect …

Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman, Nasa chief pick, was once a school dropout
Top News
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman, Nasa chief pick, was once a school dropout

India Today  

Jared Isaacman, a billionaire astronaut who led the first private spacewalk during a SpaceX mission in September, has been tapped by US President-elect Donald Trump to lead Nasa, the country's top space agency. Three years later, he commanded another mission on Crew Dragon, which set several records, including the highest altitude achieved on a crewed mission since Apollo 17 in …

Trump picks Elon Musk's business associate Jared Isaacman as Nasa chief
Top News
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump picks Elon Musk's business associate Jared Isaacman as Nasa chief

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead Nasa, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Isaacman, CEO of payment processing company Shift4 Payments, has flown to space twice on SpaceX capsules in fully private missions arranged by his Polaris program, working …

Who is Jared Isaacman? Billionaire SpaceX astronaut picked to lead Trump’s NASA
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Who is Jared Isaacman? Billionaire SpaceX astronaut picked to lead Trump’s NASA

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The former president cited Isaacman’s accomplishments in business, philanthropy, and space, saying his passion and dedication made …

Trump names billionaire private astronaut as next NASA chief
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump names billionaire private astronaut as next NASA chief

Raw Story  

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Jared Isaacman, the online payments billionaire and the first private astronaut to ever perform a spacewalk, as the next head of NASA. The nod could spark questions about potential conflicts of interest, given Isaacman's extensive financial ties to Elon Musk, who is set to co-chair a government efficiency commission and is one of …

Trump picks Musk aide Jared Isaacman to head Nasa
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump picks Musk aide Jared Isaacman to head Nasa

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday selected Jared Isaacman to lead Nasa, choosing the billionaire private astronaut and close associate of Elon Musk to head an agency with strong ties to Musk’s SpaceX business Commander Jared Isaacman of Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission, speaks at a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, …

Billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump’s pick to lead NASA
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump’s pick to lead NASA

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A tech billionaire who bought a series of spaceflights from Elon Musk’s SpaceX and conducted the first private spacewalk was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to lead NASA. This next-generation Apollo program — named after Apollo’s mythological twin sister Artemis — plans to send four astronauts around the moon as soon as next year. …

Billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump’s pick to lead NASA
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump’s pick to lead NASA

LA Times  

Jared Isaacman speaks at a news conference after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Aug. 19, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated a tech billionaire, who bought a series of spaceflights from Elon Musk’s SpaceX and conducted the first private spacewalk, to lead NASA. This next-generation Apollo program — named after Apollo’s mythological twin …

Elon Musk's SpaceX planning to sell insider shares to boost value to $350 billion
3 weeks ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX planning to sell insider shares to boost value to $350 billion

Firstpost  

With an estimated valuation of $255 billion, SpaceX is already the most valuable private startup in the world. The potential sale would boost SpaceX’s valuation over $350 billion, which would place SpaceX among giants in the aerospace and technology sectors The potential valuation of $350 billion would put SpaceX on par with some of the largest publicly traded companies globally. …

Elon Musk was 3 weeks away from bankruptcy after coup at PayPal, then he turned things around
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Elon Musk was 3 weeks away from bankruptcy after coup at PayPal, then he turned things around

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump's 2024 presidential election victory also translated into a new win for his billionaire supporter Elon Musk. As per The New York Post, Isaacson’s book details that Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel, co-founder Max Levchin, board member Reid Hoffman, and COO and product leader David Dacks were behind the “coup.” PayPal board members masterminded Elon Musk's ouster The ouster …

Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman returns to Earth on SpaceX mission after historic spacewalk
3 months, 1 week ago

Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman returns to Earth on SpaceX mission after historic spacewalk

The Independent  

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SpaceX: Billionaire leaves spacecraft on perilous first ever spacewalk
3 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX: Billionaire leaves spacecraft on perilous first ever spacewalk

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A billionaire floated in space in the first ever private spacewalk on Thursday …

Who is Jared Isaacman? The billionaire pilot who just completed the first private spacewalk with SpaceX
3 months, 1 week ago

Who is Jared Isaacman? The billionaire pilot who just completed the first private spacewalk with SpaceX

The Independent  

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Elon Musk announces SpaceX to launch first Starships to Mars in two years
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk announces SpaceX to launch first Starships to Mars in two years

The Hindu  

SpaceX will launch its first uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday. "These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars," Musk said, adding if those landings go well, his space company will …

SpaceX to launch uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years: Elon Musk
3 months, 2 weeks ago

SpaceX to launch uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years: Elon Musk

India Today  

SpaceX will launch its first uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday. "These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars," Musk said, adding if those landings go well, his space company will …

Japan billionaire Maezawa cancels moon trip due to uncertainty over SpaceX rocket development
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan billionaire Maezawa cancels moon trip due to uncertainty over SpaceX rocket development

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Saturday canceled his planned flight around the moon on a SpaceX vehicle because of uncertainty about when it may be possible. Maezawa was aiming the moon trip for 2023, a target seen by most space observers as overly optimistic given the progress of SpaceX’s Spaceship mega-rocket project. “Without clear schedule certainty in the …

Dream of going to space? Virgin Galactic just launched commercial flights
1 year, 5 months ago

Dream of going to space? Virgin Galactic just launched commercial flights

LA Times  

Three Italian researchers and a Virgin Galactic employee flew to the edge of space on the company’s first commercial flight. On Thursday, that hype finally became reality when three Italian researchers boarded the VSS Unity space plane as Virgin Galactic’s first paying passengers and flew about four minutes in suborbital space. Business Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson plans to visit space …

SpaceX wants this supersized rocket to fly. But will investors send it to the Moon?
1 year, 7 months ago

SpaceX wants this supersized rocket to fly. But will investors send it to the Moon?

NPR  

SpaceX wants this supersized rocket to fly. Enlarge this image toggle caption PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images When SpaceX's newest rocket, Starship, lifted off last month, employees cheered as they watched the video feed. Enlarge this image toggle caption PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Musk's ambitions …

Elon Musk’s Space X to launch Starship rocket: What to know
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk’s Space X to launch Starship rocket: What to know

Al Jazeera  

SpaceX is counting down to the first test flight of its Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Elon Musk’s SpaceX made final preparations to launch its powerful new Starship rocket system into space for the first time on a brief but highly anticipated, uncrewed test flight from the Texas …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches latest crew of astronauts to ISS
2 years, 7 months ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches latest crew of astronauts to ISS

Al Jazeera  

The launch comes after the company and NASA successfully completed the first civilian trip to the space station. Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk‘s rocket company SpaceX has launched four astronauts into orbit as part of a NASA mission to the International Space Station. Kathy Lueders, NASA’s space operations mission chief, said the crew was likely “one of the most diversified” in …

Twitter confirms sale of company to Elon Musk for $44 billion
2 years, 7 months ago

Twitter confirms sale of company to Elon Musk for $44 billion

The Hindu  

Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion on Monday, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the platform where he promotes his interests, attacks critics and opines on social and economic issues to more than 83 million followers. Mr. Musk said in a joint statement with Twitter that he wants to make the …

SpaceX will take billionaire Jared Isaacman back to orbit
2 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX will take billionaire Jared Isaacman back to orbit

Daily Mail  

Billionaire tech entrepreneur, Jared Isaacman, will travel further into space than any human has in the past 50 years - when he goes to orbit with SpaceX. The Polaris crew are, from left, Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, SpaceX employees Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis and Scott Poteet, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel board the first time it carries a …

SpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March
2 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship — the world’s most powerful rocket ever built — could come in another month or two. If the FAA demands more information about potential environmental impacts or lawsuits emerge, Musk said Starship launches could move to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. …

Elon Musk Says Space X Starship Rocket To Reach Orbit Within 6 Months
2 years, 10 months ago

Elon Musk Says Space X Starship Rocket To Reach Orbit Within 6 Months

News 18  

Reiterating that humanity needs to become multi-planetary, Elon Musk said on Friday that the SpaceX Starship rocket will finally reach orbit this year. Musk, highly confident that Starship will reach orbit this year, also demonstrated a new video of Starship’s potential at the event. Late last year, Musk, in an email to SpaceX employees, asked them to work over the …

SpaceX's Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March
2 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX's Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March

The Independent  

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Starship will make launch this year
2 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Starship will make launch this year

Daily Mail  

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave an update on the highly-anticipated interplanetary Starship rocket which he aims to take to the Moon in 2025 and later Mars, during a press conference at his Starbase in Texas on Thursday. SpaceX Starship sits on top of its booster, Super Heavy, late Thursday night after Elon Musk's presentation in Boca Chica, Texas, in which …

SpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March
2 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship — the world’s most powerful rocket ever built — could come in another month or two. If the FAA demands more information about potential environmental impacts or lawsuits emerge, Musk said Starship launches could move to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. …

Time magazine's 2021 "Person of the Year" is Elon Musk
3 years ago

Time magazine's 2021 "Person of the Year" is Elon Musk

The Hindu  

Calling him a “clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman," Time magazine has named Tesla CEO Elon Musk as its Person of the Year for 2021. Mr. Musk, who is also the founder and CEO space exploration company SpaceX, recently passed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the world’s wealthiest person as the rising price of Tesla pushed his net worth to …

Billionaires rocketing into space draw UN chief’s red glare
3 years, 3 months ago

Billionaires rocketing into space draw UN chief’s red glare

Associated Press  

Space, we have an equity problem. When three billionaires rocketed into space this summer, they did more than escape Earth’s surly bonds, they helped spread “a malady of mistrust” plaguing an all-too hungry world, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told other world leaders Tuesday. In his opening speech to the General Assembly, a grim Guterres highlighted the gap between the …

Elon Musk taunts Joe Biden as ‘sleeping’ for ignoring SpaceX success
3 years, 3 months ago

Elon Musk taunts Joe Biden as ‘sleeping’ for ignoring SpaceX success

Live Mint  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a pot shot at President Joe Biden on Sunday, the day after his private spaceflight, SpaceX, completed a historic mission as the first all-civilian flight crew. One of Musk’s followers on Twitter asked him, “The President of the United States has refused to even acknowledge the 4 newest American astronauts who helped raise hundreds of …

Elon Musk Says First Orbital Stack of Starship is Almost Ready for Flight
3 years, 4 months ago

Elon Musk Says First Orbital Stack of Starship is Almost Ready for Flight

News 18  

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said on Saturday the first orbital stack of the Starship rocket should be ready for flight in the coming weeks, taking the unorthodox billionaire a step closer to his dream of orbital and then interplanetary travel. SpaceX in May successfully landed its Starship prototype, SN15, a reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle that could eventually carry astronauts and …

Elon Musk Told NASA 'I Love You Guys' On Winning Space Contract
3 years, 4 months ago

Elon Musk Told NASA 'I Love You Guys' On Winning Space Contract

News 18  

Elon Musk’s obsession with space is no secret. However, the program continued and Musk’s SpaceX competed with Boeing in bidding for NASA contracts to build the space transportation systems under specific parameters set by the American space agency. It even received a comment from Musk himself, who agreed with what he said in the nine-year-old interview and wrote, “It’s true.” …

Dream of becoming a space tourist? Here's how you can make it happen
3 years, 5 months ago

Dream of becoming a space tourist? Here's how you can make it happen

Firstpost  

First tickets sold by Virgin Galactic were sold for $200,000 to $250,000 each, but the cost for future sales will go up. Two companies are offering short “suborbital” hops of a few minutes: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic, founded by Richard Branson. The first tickets sold by Virgin Galactic went for between $200,000 and $250,000 each, but the …

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson took to Twitter to break down just how rich is Jeff Bezos
3 years, 5 months ago

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson took to Twitter to break down just how rich is Jeff Bezos

Firstpost  

Tyson had also said that neither Branson nor Bezos actually went to space since it was just a suborbital flight. pic.twitter.com/jbNbWDwEhR — Neil deGrasse Tyson July 19, 2021 For the uninitiated, Bezos flew 106 km high, a little higher than the Karman line. Not that anybody asked, but laid end-to-end @JeffBezos' 200-Billion dollars can encircle Earth 180 times, then reach …

What a Ticket on Jeff Bezos’ Rocket Will Cost You
54 years, 11 months ago

What a Ticket on Jeff Bezos’ Rocket Will Cost You

Slate  

Jeff Bezos and three other passengers spent roughly 10 minutes Tuesday morning flying on a round trip to space in the New Shepard, a rocket ship built by the billionaire’s aerospace company Blue Origin. LIFTOFF: Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen blast off into space https://t.co/5C820HM4EM pic.twitter.com/nmyQn0B2UE — CBS News July 20, 2021 The flight was Blue …

(Opinion) The billionaires’ space race is only just beginning
3 years, 5 months ago

(Opinion) The billionaires’ space race is only just beginning

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Don Lincoln is a senior scientist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. On July 1, a spacecraft called VSS Unity carried Sir Richard Branson, billionaire and founder of Virgin Galactic, the company that made the space capsule, into space.. And, of course, the past 60 years has had many successful manned missions into space, performed by countries including …

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin gets nod to send him and three others to space
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin gets nod to send him and three others to space

Firstpost  

It will be the first launch with passengers for Blue Origin, which, like Virgin Galactic, plans to start flying paying customers in the months ahead Cape Canaveral: Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has gotten government approval to launch people into space, himself included. It will be the first launch with passengers for Blue Origin, which, like Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, plans …

Elon Musk Pays $10,000 to Secure a Seat to Space on Richard Branson's Galactic
3 years, 5 months ago

Elon Musk Pays $10,000 to Secure a Seat to Space on Richard Branson's Galactic

News 18  

While Elon Musk is all set to head for the edge of space on Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic future flights, Branson revealed that the SpaceX CEO paid 10,000 dollars deposit to secure a seat on the future Galactic trip. On Sunday, as Branson jetted off to space, he was bestowed good wishes on his flight by none other than Elon …

Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos have opened up space for travel but not everyone can access it
3 years, 5 months ago

Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos have opened up space for travel but not everyone can access it

Firstpost  

Many private players are trying to make inroads into the space industry but the cost of travelling into the unknown is still very steep making it inaccessible for many. I’m convinced, however, that the true future of space travel does not lie with government agencies… but real progress will come from private companies competing to provide the ultimate adventure ride.” …

Elon Musk Has Bought a Ticket to Space on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic
3 years, 5 months ago

Elon Musk Has Bought a Ticket to Space on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic

News 18  

Elon Musk is definitely going to space – one way, or another. Musk who is also actively pursuing space tourism, has already bought his own ticket — with Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic. British billionaire Richard Branson strapped in and set off Sunday on his boldest adventure yet — a bid to reach space aboard his own winged rocket ship. Musk …

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship
3 years, 5 months ago

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship

Associated Press  

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. — Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality and beating out his exceedingly richer rival Jeff Bezos. Branson’s other chief rival in the space-tourism race among the world’s richest men, SpaceX’s Elon Musk, came to New Mexico to watch and congratulated Branson …

Richard Branson takes off first in space tourism race
3 years, 5 months ago

Richard Branson takes off first in space tourism race

The Hindu  

Swashbuckling entrepreneur Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship on Sunday in his boldest adventure yet, beating out fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos. The nearly 71-year-old Mr. Branson and five crewmates, including aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla, from his Virgin Galactic space tourism company reached an altitude of about 88 kilometres over the New Mexico desert — enough …

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches Space in his own ship; India-born Sirisha Bandla part of crew
3 years, 5 months ago

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches Space in his own ship; India-born Sirisha Bandla part of crew

India TV News  

Swashbuckling entrepreneur Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, beating out fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos. It’s a great moment.” Virgin Galactic conducted three previous test flights into space with crews of just two or three. Branson’s other chief rival in the space-tourism race among the world’s richest men, SpaceX’s Elon Musk, came to New Mexico …

Elon Musk has a ticket to space, too...with Richard Branson’s Virgin
3 years, 5 months ago

Elon Musk has a ticket to space, too...with Richard Branson’s Virgin

Live Mint  

LONDON : As Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin LLC prepare to blast their respective billionaires into space, Elon Musk, a third billionaire pursuing space tourism, already has his own ticket—with Virgin Galactic. Mr. Branson was set to travel to the edge of space aboard a Virgin Galactic vehicle scheduled to blast off from New …

As 'billionaire space race' begins, here's what Jeff Bezos told Richard Branson
3 years, 5 months ago

As 'billionaire space race' begins, here's what Jeff Bezos told Richard Branson

Hindustan Times  

Richard Branson, the British billionaire, is all set to fly into space today on his own company Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed test flight aboard a passenger rocket plane, the VSS Unity. In doing so, Branson will be one step ahead of his rivals Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in what has been dubbed the "billionaire space race". This combination …

Explainer: How Richard Branson will ride own rocket to space
3 years, 5 months ago

Explainer: How Richard Branson will ride own rocket to space

India Today  

Virgin Galactic will become the first rocket company to launch the boss when Richard Branson straps into one of his sleek, shiny space planes this weekend. The self-described tie-loathing adventurer and troublemaker will join five company employees for Sunday’s test flight from New Mexico’s southern desert — the company’s fourth trip to the edge of space. Branson assigned himself to …

Billionaire Blastoff: Rich riding own rockets into space
3 years, 5 months ago

Billionaire Blastoff: Rich riding own rockets into space

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two billionaires are putting everything on the line this month to ride their own rockets into space. The lucrative, high-stakes chase for space tourists will unfold on the fringes of space — 55 miles to 66 miles up, pitting Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson against the world’s richest man, Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos. But some at Blue …

Billionaire Blastoff: Rich riding own rockets into space
3 years, 5 months ago

Billionaire Blastoff: Rich riding own rockets into space

India TV News  

Two billionaires are putting everything on the line this month to ride their own rockets into space. The lucrative, high-stakes chase for space tourists will unfold on the fringes of space — 55 miles to 66 miles up, pitting Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson against the world’s richest man, Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos. But some at Blue Origin already are nitpicking …

Bezos, Branson and Musk: Who is winning the space tourism race?
3 years, 5 months ago

Bezos, Branson and Musk: Who is winning the space tourism race?

The Hindu  

Three billionaire entrepreneurs - Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Richard Branson - are each vying to usher in a new era of private commercial space travel. Reuters reported in 2018 that Bezos' Blue Origin was planning to charge passengers at least $200,000 for the ride,based on an appraisal of Branson's rival plans and other considerations, though its thinking may have …

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